A relative newcomer to the England squad Gerrard only made one substitute appearance in Euro when he came on for Michael Owen in a win over Germany. Kevin Keegan's England team only recorded this one win and failed to qualify from their group. Gerrard was ruled out of England's World Cup squad in the summer through injury. Liverpool's form dropped considerably in the next two years. Despite these setbacks, Gerrard's influence had grown and on 15 October he was made captain of Liverpool Football Club, a dream come true for the boyhood Red: "I was captain of my school side and I used to go along to Anfield to watch the team.
I used to watch Barnes with the captain's armband and dream that one day it would be me captaining the team I love.
Gerrard's header nine minutes into the second half in Istanbul inspired an unlikely comeback that can be arguably called the greatest ever. What immediately followed no-one could have imagined. Liverpool's Chief Executive, Rick Parry, had told Gerrard that the club was going to renew his contract in the summer. Liverpool remained unresponsive and Chelsea with all its riches tempted Gerrard to leave for London. He later said in his autobiography it was the lowest point in his career.
Gerrard scored with a stunning volley in the fifty-fourth minute to make it and when West Ham seemed certain to lift the cup, being up with time running out, he scored from a long way out because as he said his feet could not carry him any further; an incredibly audacious effort by the captain. Liverpool won the FA Cup after a penalty shoot-out. Gerrard was recognised by his professionals as the best player in the Premier League that season.
He missed a penalty as England was eliminated by Portugal in a penalty shoot-out in the quarter-finals. His goal tally reached double figures for the fifth successive season. As autumn turned into winter, Gerrard scored in six successive home matches in League and cup and during the same period, he also scored a stunning free-kick up at Newcastle.
Gerrard had not even made the squad for the original tie in Bedfordshire but in the replay, he scored a hat-trick in 17 second-half minutes to ensure that there would be no big cup upset. Like the rest of his club colleagues, Gerrard put the disappointment of losing the Champions League final in Athens behind him as Liverpool prepared for another season. Newspaper speculation again linked Liverpool's skipper with a big-money move to Chelsea in the summer of However, as he and Jamie Carragher signed new deals on 4 June to keep both players at Anfield for four more years.
He also added another 45 goals. He scored twice as Real Madrid were humbled at Anfield in the last 16 in the Champions League, but he was unable to prevent Liverpool losing to Chelsea in the next round, the second leg of which he missed because of injury.
Costly draws proved Liverpool's downfall in wrestling the championship from Manchester United in It was, however, the first time that Gerrard had been involved in a really serious Liverpool challenge for the much-coveted title and his talent was evident enough for Football Writers to vote him the best player of the season.
He knew that the team was expected to 'kick on' from the second place it had achieved in and win the ultimate prize. His extraordinary ability to get the team out of a hole, something he had done countless times in the previous ten years, was suddenly waning.
He only missed seven matches so he was as much a regular in the first team as he had usually been. His contribution in terms of goals, just 12, was exactly half that of the previous season and his lowest for three years. Liverpool's finest was named captain of the England team when injury ruled Rio Ferdinand out of the World Cup in He responded by netting England's first goal against the United States, but it was a lead he and his colleagues were unable to hold on to.
He played in all four of England's matches including the one in the last 16 when Germany humbled them. This was partly because of an injury he received against Manchester United at Anfield in March.
United were prominent in Gerrard's season. The skipper scored twice at Old Trafford in September and his brace looked like rescuing a point until Berbatov's late winner. However, injuries restricted Gerrard to only 28 appearances. Gerrard still showed glimpses of world-class talent, especially when scoring an Anfield hat-trick against Everton in March.
He was also fit enough to lead the team out in both the domestic cup finals at Wembley. His joy in lifting Liverpool's first cup for six years was for all to see. In the middle of May, Roy Hodgson named Gerrard as outright England captain of the man squad for the European Championships in which he was his country's key player. As the year-old embarked on a new season under Brendan Rodgers he claimed he was not yet prepared to play in a deeper role in Liverpool's midfield, aiming to prove he is as dynamic as ever.
As Liverpool progressed under Rodgers, Gerrard gained strength and provided quite a few assists for his teammates. Despite missing the last two league matches against Fulham and Queens Park Rangers, he still made more first-team appearances than any other player. Gerrard adapted well to an unfamiliar position and his success played a big part in Liverpool almost achieving the impossible and winning the Premier League.
Gerrard was one of five Liverpool players named in England's squad for the World Cup finals in Brazil. He played from the start and captained his country in the opening two group matches against Italy and Uruguay.
With England eliminated after two defeats he came on with 17 minutes remaining in the final match against Costa Rica. Eight days after the World Cup it was announced that Gerrard had retired from international football after a year spell that brought him one hundred and fourteen full international caps.
On 2 January , Liverpool FC released this statement on its official website: "Liverpool Football Club can confirm Steven Gerrard is to leave the club at the end of the season. The Reds captain will bring the curtain down on a glittering Anfield career that has spanned nearly 17 years and included 10 trophies, as well as appearances and goals to date since joining the club's youth system aged eight.
Liverpool were beaten at the semi-final stage of both domestic cup competitions with the semi-final defeat in the FA Cup denying Gerrard the opportunity of playing in yet another final on his 35th birthday. He did, however, pass forty first-team appearances for the 12th time in his Liverpool career and in so doing reached five hundred Premier League appearances and seven hundred in all competitions.
Thirteen goals took him to one hundred and eighty-six as he moved past Robbie Fowler into fifth place in the club's all-time list. He finished the season with two goals from thirteen games, then announced early in the season that he would not be extending his contract any further, citing distances for away games as a problem. When the season ended he was linked with a move it Melbourne Victory but instead called time on his playing career, announcing his decision on 24 November.
Gerrard returned to Liverpool as coach of the under 18s, but left in May to take up his first management position with Glasgow Rangers. Appearances per season Season League FA LC Europe Other Total Totals 42 30 4 12 0 0 1 0 13 29 2 0 0 0 31 33 4 4 9 0 50 28 2 0 15 0 45 34 2 6 11 1 54 34 3 2 8 0 47 30 0 3 10 0 43 32 6 1 12 2 53 36 1 1 12 1 51 34 3 2 13 0 52 31 3 0 10 0 44 33 2 1 13 0 49 21 1 0 2 0 24 18 6 4 0 0 28 36 1 1 8 0 46 34 3 2 0 0 39 29 3 3 6 0 Goals per season Season League FA LC Europe Other Total Totals 15 9 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 0 2 0 10 3 0 0 1 0 4 5 0 2 0 0 7 4 0 0 2 0 6 7 0 2 4 0 13 10 4 1 7 1 23 7 0 1 3 0 11 11 3 1 6 0 21 16 1 0 7 0 24 9 1 0 2 0 12 4 0 0 4 0 8 5 2 2 0 0 9 9 0 0 1 0 10 13 1 0 0 0 14 9 2 0 2 0 Assists per season Season League FA LC Europe Other Total Totals 92 17 6 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 3 0 6 8 1 0 2 0 11 7 0 1 0 0 8 7 2 1 6 0 16 4 0 0 2 0 6 5 6 0 5 0 16 2 0 0 2 0 4 8 2 2 4 0 16 9 2 0 1 0 12 7 0 0 4 0 11 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 5 9 0 1 1 0 11 13 0 1 0 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 1.
League Minute Date Against Stadium Competition 1 69 Steven Gerrard - One of a Kind Carl Clemente's tribute to the longest-serving captain in Liverpool FC's history as 17 years ago today he made his debut. Got it? Right then, well, prepare yourself for controversy and debate by checking out what happens when you compare prime Gerrard and Lampard by their Premier League statistics down below:.
As far as the statistics are concerned, it's a pretty comprehensive victory for Lampard. Not only does the Chelsea hero have more goals, assists and clean sheets, but his shooting success rate, goal-per-minute ratios and number of headed and weak foot goals were also superior. Fantasy Hockey. Premier League.
La Liga. Serie A. Champions League. Europa League. International Soccer. Scottish Premiership. Fantasy Premier League. Women's College Basketball. Sports Business. Bay Area. Kansas City. Las Vegas. Los Angeles. New Orleans. New York. San Antonio. San Diego. Tampa Bay. Washington DC. Steven Gerrard has been confirmed as Aston Villa's new head coach , after The Athletic reported on Wednesday evening that he was edging closer to joining the West Midlands club after a breakthrough in talks.
Villa had targeted the Rangers boss following the dismissal of Dean Smith on Sunday after a run of five consecutive defeats. Elsewhere, the last two games of the World Cup qualifiers kick off on Thursday evening with no less than 20 European teams in action.
The visitors are top of Group G, five points above third-placed England having played a game more. We will be back with you tomorrow to provide you continuous updates about Norwich's manager hunt, build-up to England's penultimate World Cup qualifier match and other football-related news.
If you haven't already, end your day by reading this amazing piece by The Athletic's Gregg Evans who has detailed what is in Steven Gerrard's in-tray as the club's new head coach. The season began with a spell on the sidelines for Gerrard, as a foot injury sustained on 20 September in a defeat to Manchester United kept him out of action until November. Upon his return, Gerrard made possibly his most dramatic contribution in a Red shirt yet. On 8 December , Liverpool were playing their final game of the Champions League group stage.
They were hosting Olympiakos and were required to win by a two-goal margin to progress to the knockout stages of the competition. Having gone down in the first half, Liverpool equalised and then went up in the 80th minute. In the 86th minute- four minutes from elimination from the competition- Gerrard received a knock down from Neil Mellor outside the box. Gerrard rifled a shot into the bottom corner of the net to send his side through to the next round below.
Liverpool's League form was underwhelming however the season was proving successful in the cup competitions. Gerrard scored the only goal in both legs of Liverpool's League Cup semi-final tie with Watford, however he faced the disappointment of netting an own goal that helped Chelsea beat the Reds in the final. Liverpool had gone up early in the match, however Gerrard misjudged his defensive header from a Chelsea free kick and equalised for Chelsea.
This sent the game into extra time, which Chelsea ultimately won Despite this, and despite Liverpool only finishing fifth in the League, Gerrard's season ended on a huge high.
Milan raced to a first half lead, however Liverpool came out in the second half rejuvinated with Gerrard pushing his team forward. Gerrard netted a well-executed header to pull the score back to After Vladimir Smicer scored a second for Liverpool, Gerrard charged into the Milan box where he was felled by Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso to win his side a penalty.
Xabi Alonso 's spot kick was saved however he netted the rebound to tie the match. Liverpool went on to win on penalties with Gerrard being named man-of-the-match. It was from this game that the Liverpool fans began to tag him with the nickname 'Captain Fantastic. Despite Gerrard ignoring Chelsea's attentions the year before, speculation persevered that Gerrard was destined for a move to the Blues.
Rumours were rife that Gerrard had contractual issues with Liverpool, however when pressed on the issue after claiming the Champions League trophy, Gerrard proclaimed "How can I leave after a night like this? Liverpool's chief executive Rick Parry publicly stated Gerrard was leaving: "Now we have to move on. We have done our best, but he has made it clear he wants to go and I think it looks pretty final. Of the situation, Gerrard later reflected:. I was sitting dazed at home, watching the TV, and when I saw fans burning an old No 17 shirt by the Shankly Gates, it did my head in.
Show some respect. Don't you know how this is tearing me apart? Dad begged me not to go, but I replied, 'look at the TV, fans are burning my shirt, the club aren't stopping them, Liverpool don't want me any more'. I stared at the TV through flowing tears. I was suffocated by stress. My head was banging, and I was eating paracetamol like Smarties.
I could see the great possibilities of Chelsea, but my heart wouldn't let me leave. Finally, my mind was made up. At 11pm that night, on July 5, , I called my agent to tell Rick Parry Liverpool's chief executive that I wanted to sign. My heart stopped racing, and I put the paracetamol away. The following morning, I awoke with a smile on my face for the first time in weeks. With his future finally sorted, Gerrard went from strength to strength in the season. He then made his th appearance for the club on 5 November in a away League win against Aston Villa, with Gerrard also netting an 84th minute penalty in the game.
He completed the season with 23 goals in 53 games, and was Liverpool's top scorer in every competition. As with the season before, Gerrard capped the season with a memorable Cup final performance- this time in the FA Cup on 13 May Liverpool's opponents were West Ham and, with Liverpool the heavy favourites, West Ham took a surprise lead early in the first half.
Liverpool pulled a goal back when Gerrard launced a high, raking ball from the half way line over into the West Ham box that found the the foot of Djibril Cisse to bring Liverpool back into the match. Gerrard then brought the score level with a fierce short-range volley into the top corner, however Paul Konchesky later restored the Hammers' lead.
With Liverpool still trailing in injury time and staring at an unlikely defeat, Gerrard collected a loose ball 30 yards out and arrowed a fierce shot into the bottom corner of the net below.
The goal is often recalled as Gerrard's finest, and it sent the match into extra time. Liverpool ultimately won the tie on penalties. In the season , Gerrard again amassed over 50 appearances and netted 11 goals in all competitions.
The season culminated in yet another major cup final as Liverpool again made the final of the Champions League - again against AC Milan. This time however Gerrard would be unable to perform the same heroics that had seen him drag his Liverpool side to the Champions League and FA Cup titles as Liverpool lost In the summer of , Gerrard again signed a new four-year contract with Liverpool.
At the beginning of the season , Gerrard experienced an injury scare as he suffered a hairline toe fracture on 15 August in a game against Toulouse. The injury only kept him out for four days however, and Gerrard went on to make his th Liverpool appearance on 28 October in a home League tie against Arsenal, with Gerrard netting Liverpool's goal.
In the summer of , Liverpool had signed Spanish striker Fernando Torres who Gerrard quickly struck up a fruitful partnership with. The two paired famously and netted a combined 54 goals- 21 of which were netted by Gerrard.
Despite this Gerrard failed to lead his side to a Cup final, and Liverpool were only able to make 4th place in the League. Gerrard's most prolific season for Liverpool came in as he helped propel his side to second place in the League- finishing only four points behind Manchester United but with a much superior goal difference.
Gerrard underwent minor surgery on his groin at the start of the season, however he recovered quickly and went on to net his th career goal for Liverpool on 1 October Gerrard netted twice as he inspired Liverpool to a memorable win.
Gerrard formed a famous midfield partnership with Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano as Liverpool made a strong push on a first League title in 19 years.
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