Steven Gerrard – Football Scout

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Steven Gerrard faces huge challenge against Brendan Rodgers, Celtic

Steven Gerrard did not back down from journalists’ questions when asked about how he’ll handle the pressure as Rangers boss.

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Those close to Steven Gerrard will tell you that the former Liverpool and England captain is all about the challenge, measuring himself against the highest of standards and ensuring that everybody alongside him dances to the same tune.
For the past year-and-a-half, he has applied that philosophy to coaching Liverpool’s Under-18 team. However, friends of the man charged with restoring Scottish giants Rangers to former glories have told ESPN FC that working with youngsters at Anfield left the 37-year-old…

Steven Gerrard disappointed as Liverpool U18 thrashed by Tottenham

The FC panel assess how the arrival of Virgil van Dijk and departure of Philippe Coutinho will affect Liverpool in the race for the top four.
Steven Gerrard’s Liverpool under-18s suffered their first domestic defeat of the season after they were beaten 4-0 by Scott Parker’s Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League Cup on Wednesday.
It was just Gerrard’s second defeat as a manager as his side bowed out of the competition at the quarterfinal stage.
Parker, who took up his post in summer like Gerrard, will take his team to the semifinals as a brace from Rodel Richards and goals from Reo Griffiths and Dilan Markanday ensured a comfortable…

Xabi Alonso backs Steven Gerrard to become Liverpool manager

Stewart Robson weighs in on the current doubts over Jurgen Klopp following Liverpool’s latest draw against Newcastle.
Xabi Alonso believes Steven Gerrard will go on to become a “big manager” and says he is closely observing his progress with Liverpool’s under-18s.
Gerrard began coaching in February and took charge of the club’s U18s at their Kirkby academy in the summer.
Alonso, who played alongside Gerrard at Liverpool for five years between 2004 and 2009, says his former teammate has the ability and know-how to manage the first team.
“I’m following the early steps of his career closely and for sure he has all…

Steven Gerrard showing ‘no ego’ in Liverpool U18 role – U23 boss Critchley

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LIVERPOOL — Liverpool under-23s manager Neil Critchley says Steven Gerrard has “thrown himself” into management and that the former club captain taking charge of the U18s shows his lack of “ego.”
After retiring as a player in November, Gerrard took his first steps into coaching when became a coach at Liverpool’s Kirkby academy in January before becoming manager of the U18s this summer.
Before rejoining Liverpool, Gerrard had the chance to manage League One side MK Dons, but turned the job down…

El Hadji Diouf: ‘Steven Gerrard never did anything for his country’

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El Hadji Diouf has launched another tirade at Steven Gerrard, claiming, in an interview with the BBC, that the former Liverpool captain “never did anything for his country.”
Diouf, who played for Liverpool between 2002 and 2005, has been critical of Gerrard in the past, and has also spoken out against former teammate Jamie Carragher.
Now, Diouf says that while Gerrard may been an integral figure for Liverpool, the 114-time capped international failed to deliver with England.
“I have no problem with…

Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp: We’ll help Steven Gerrard be manager one day

Stevie Nicol breaks down the ins and outs of Liverpool this summer and who will be at the club come next season.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has backed Steven Gerrard to succeed him in the Anfield dugout one day.
Having ended his playing career last November, Gerrard, 37, returned to Liverpool in a coaching role at the club’s Kirkby academy in February.
The former midfielder is set to take over the Reds’ under-18 side next season, and Klopp told kicker that he is developing his own successor at Anfield.
He said: “It might sound a bit funny, but I would have never thought that Steven Gerrard might learn…

Steven Gerrard: I could’ve won trophies at Liverpool under Jurgen Klopp

Stevie Nicol breaks down the ins and outs of Liverpool this summer and who will be at the club come next season. Steven Gerrard says Liverpool would have won more trophies during his playing days had Jurgen Klopp been the manager.
Gerrard, who never won the Premier League title during his long tenure with Liverpool, suited up for Wednesday’s friendly against Sydney FC, and he came away with high praise after playing under Klopp for the first time.
“I was looking around and it was a strange feeling out there,” Klopp told the Liverpool Echo. “I was thinking if Jurgen Klopp had been at the club a bit earlier what…

Ian Rush refuses to rule out Steven Gerrard cameo in Sydney FC friendly

Second-half substitutes Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino led the way for an important Liverpool win.

Steve Nicol says Jurgen Klopp has a ‘slim-to-zero’ chance of getting the reinforcements Liverpool need this summer. Ian Rush has fuelled speculation that Steven Gerrard could pull the Liverpool shirt back on for next month’s showdown with Sydney FC, declaring the retired Anfield icon is still in top physical condition.
A one-off comeback for the Reds’ first trip to Sydney on May 24 at ANZ Stadium may yet be on the cards for Gerrard in a match that fellow club legend Rush has assured will feature the best of the Reds.
“Everyone that’s available and fit will be coming out,” Rush told the Australian Associated Press.
If…

Legendary players a thing of the past for Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool?

Gary McAllister believes the new stand at Anfield has improved the atmosphere ahead of the Liverpool v Real Madrid legends match.

Roberto Martinez feels the Premier League is the toughest league in the world for both players and managers.
In the absence of real football — internationals are usually about praying your own team’s players emerge unscathed — fans made do with a charity match between Liverpool Legends and Real Madrid Legends on Saturday.
It was for a good cause and unsurprisingly played at a relaxed pace. People were in such good humour they didn’t care if the word “legend” was abused a little.
For instance Edwin Congo, one of Madrid’s scorers in a 4-3 win for the Reds, never even registered a first class appearance…

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