JAMIE REDKNAPP: England never managed to get the best out of Steven Gerrard
- Gerrard was the best English midfielder since Paul Gascoigne
- But England never managed to get the best out of him at international level
- Deserved a place in a 半分s or a final at a major tournament
Steven Gerrard was the best English midfielder since Paul Gascoigne, but you have to ask why England didn’t get more out of him.
People talk about David Beckham and Paul Scholes, but Gerrard had everything ― quick as 雷, he covered so much ground, 取り組むd hard and, boy, could he pass.
The first time I saw him was in training at Liverpool when Gerard Houllier
brought him up from the 青年 team. I played the ball into him, 推定する／予想するing this young kid to give it straight 支援する. He turned around and 攻撃する，衝突する a raking 30-yard pass into someone’s feet.
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That’s when I knew he would be special.
He had so much 技術 and, if you ask players who they would want to play like, plenty would say Steven Gerrard.
He was like Roy of the Rovers and when he joined the England squad I thought he would show that same 信用／信任. I soon learned he had the same insecurities as every other player.
When the team met up I was his club captain, so I went to bring him 負かす／撃墜する for dinner. I only discovered later when I read his 調書をとる／予約する that he was terrified to come out of his room. He has always been a selfless individual and a bit of a worrier, almost to a fault.?
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He never wants to let people 負かす／撃墜する and playing for his country 重さを計るd on his shoulders at times.
It didn’t help that so many England 経営者／支配人s failed to use him 適切に and it was embarrassing watching him played wide on the left at the 2010 World Cup.
Gerrard has been a fantastic servant for England and his talents deserved a place in the 半分s or a final but, like so many players of his 世代, we never made the best of them.
