GERRARD BACKS RODGERS

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The skipper of Liverpool, Steven Gerrard, has said that the new manager of the club, Brendan Rodgers, is doing a very good job with the young guys in the training sessions and under his guidance, the team would be able to qualify for the Champions League in the upcoming season. Liverpool hasn’t been able to play in the Champions League since the last three seasons. In the last season, they finished at no. 8 in the premier league which was a very poor performance according to the standard of Liverpool. After that, Kenny Dalgish was terminated from the post of the manager.

However, the owners of Liverpool, Tom Werner and John W Henry, have said that Rodgers would not be pressurized and he would be given ample time to build the team. As per Gerrard, if the Liverpool players play up to their potential, the team could easily finish in top 4 in the upcoming season. On being asked about the termination of Dalgish, Gerrard said that the club’s decision to remove Dalgish was an obvious one. Finishing at no. 8 was awful. However, the English midfielder has also said that Dalgish was not solely responsible for the team’s poor performance. The players were equally responsible for that.

Gerrard said that Rodgers has brought a lot of positivity in the camp and he is trying to change the attitude of the team. He wants the team to be more aggressive and play like a champion side. He is a bit different from the other managers and he has his own working style. On being asked about the transfer rumours related to Andy Carroll, Gerrard said that it’s the duty of the management to decide about the transfer issues and he has nothing to do with it.

GERRARD WANTS TOP

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England captain Steven Gerrard has said that he wants England to top the group ahead of France. England go into the final group match against Ukraine knowing that they can still finish top of the group D if results go their way. Steven Gerrard has said that it certainly does not matter whether England finished top of the group or not because either way they will be facing a former world champion in the form of Spain or Italy. However, Steven Gerrard wants to finish top of the group because it would provide great confidence for the members of the team.

England have been boosted by the return of Wayne Rooney, who is once again available for selection after being suspended for the first two matches of the Euro 2012. England drew the first match against France 1-1, but were more entertaining in the second group game against Sweden. The 3-2 victory coupled with the impressive performances from Danny Welbeck and Andy Carroll would have certainly been a great confidence for the other team members knowing that they need not really every time on the Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. Gerrard is expected to play an important role in the match against Ukraine, despite reports suggesting that he might be rested.

He told I Love Liverpool “the aim is always to finish top of the group. It is important we do not get ahead of ourselves and start worrying about who we can meet in the quarter-finals. There is a very important and very difficult job to do tomorrow night first. The aim is to win the game and see where that takes us. he lads are working very hard. They are training very well. We are recovering very well. We have got an excellent team behind the main football team. It is a professional atmosphere. We are enjoying it, because we are playing well,” said Gerrard.

CARROLL: STEVIE WAS MY IDOL

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Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has said that Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard used to be an inspiration for him when he was young. The striker has said that it is a dream come true to play alongside a player, who has been an idol to him till now. Gerrard is recognised to be one of the best players at Liverpool. Andy Carroll joined him last January for a transfer fee of £ 35 million, which is the record fee paid for a British player. However, he has been a disappointment at Liverpool for far, but that has been signs of resurgence within him in the last few weeks.

Andy Carroll has been able to score only three goals in 25 appearances for Liverpool this season. Despite this extremely poor record, Carroll is convinced that Steven Gerrard will be able to guide him through the lean patch. He has so far scored eight goals for Liverpool since making his move in 2011. Steven Gerrard recently scored a hat-trick in the 3-0 win over Everton at Anfield, thus becoming the first player to score a hat-trick in this fixture for more than 50 years. Carroll has said that he has not been able to settle at Liverpool due to the number of injury problems he faced during his initial part of the Liverpool career.

“You see Stevie playing the way he did against Everton, scoring three and driving the team on. It was really inspiring. He’s had an amazing career but you still know he’s desperate to achieve more. It’s the hunger you see every day, the determination to win more games, win medals and trophies. I used to watch him when I was younger and pretend to be him on the field with my mates. I’m very lucky to be able to share a dressing room with him now. It’s unbelievable,” Carroll said about Steven Gerrard.

TIME TO DELIVER

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Liverpool midfielder and captain Steven Gerrard has said that it is about time Liverpool delivered a trophy for the fans to celebrate. Steven Gerrard has just returned from a long layoff due to various injury problems. He oversaw the defeat of Manchester City in the two legged semifinals of the Carling cup. This huge victory helped Liverpool make it into their first-ever Wembley appearance for the final of the Carling cup, which will take place soon. Liverpool will be up against the Championship side Cardiff city. Just prior to the match, Steven Gerrard has said that it is about time Liverpool won a trophy that fans can really celebrate about.

Steven Gerrard has overseen the likes of the FA Cup and the Champions League during his time at Liverpool. The 2005 Champions league was one of the major trophies Liverpool last tasted success. It is simply not good enough for a club like Liverpool to go this long without a major trophy. It is one of the reasons for Steven Gerrard to come out with the statement saying that Liverpool do need to perform extremely well against Cardiff City in order to have any chance of satisfying the fans, who have grown extremely hungry for success.

“Six years without a trophy for this football club isn’t good enough. It’s been too long and everyone knows that. It’s time we delivered a trophy. Everyone knows the club has been through some tough times but we’re moving forward now. We’re all desperate to bring success back. It’s what we’re working so hard to achieve,” Steven Gerrard told in an interview given to Liverpool Echo. Liverpool last won the Carling cup back in 2001. Steven Gerrard was a part of that Liverpool side, although yet to establish himself as a first team regular.