‘Steven Gerrard had a face like thunder – I assumed we would want 4 ambulances’
Steven Gerrard’s on-pitch fury as soon as left an opposition participant fearing he and his team-mates would wish a number of ambulances on standby.
The Liverpool legend now cuts a calmer determine because the supervisor of Saudi Pro League facet Al-Ettifaq. However, when he was on the pitch, Gerrard, 43, would typically let his fiery mood get the higher of him.
Many followers would recall Manchester United’s 2015 go to to Anfield, when Gerrard was given a straight pink card for stamping on Ander Herrera, 30 seconds after coming off the bench. While most followers might recall that incident, former Crewe Alexandra participant and now supervisor Lee Bell, remembers a good angrier Gerrard in 2004.
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Bell confronted Gerrard when the Liverpool skipper was flirting with a transfer away from the membership. Throughout their pre-season match at Gresty Road, the midfielder was getting heckles and abuse from all angles. Unfortunately for the Crewe gamers, that solely provoked him.
“There were rumours that Gerrard was leaving not long after Rafa Benitez came in as manager,” Bell mentioned in an interview with The Sun. “Stevie G had a face like thunder and went around like a chainsaw. [He was] chopping people down and was in a bad mood.
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“I thought: ‘How can this guy not be in Rafa’s plans?’ I thought we were going to need four ambulances that day!”
Gerrard was closely linked with a transfer to Jose Mourinho’s dominant Chelsea facet. After his heroic show in opposition to Olympiacos saved Liverpool’s 2005 Champions League marketing campaign, Gerrard gave the strongest trace he was on the lookout for the exit door when he mentioned: “If issues aren’t wanting good, I’ll should see what occurs in the summertime.
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“I’m 25 at the end of the season and I’ve got six or seven years left in me at the top level to win things, so hopefully the turnaround can happen quite sharpish. I’m in a difficult situation because I’m a fan myself. I want to win things at this football club, but I haven’t got time on my side.
“I can’t really wait three or four years for the club to be turned around and to be made into a title-winning side. I’m hoping that will happen from now until the end of the season and that, come the summer, we’ll be in next year’s title race. I’m not giving up now but look at the table.”
Gerrard went on to win the Champions League, the Europa League, two FA Cups and three League Cups on Merseyside.
