Arsenal FC hero Ian Wright believes Liverpool FC should allow their captain Steven Gerrard to leave Anfield in the summer.
Wright claims the long time Liverpool FC talisman looks unhappy and disillusioned with life at Anfield and his adoring Kop fans should respect the service he has granted them for all these years by allowing him to leave the club in the summer.
The once prolific Arsenal FC forward suggests Gerrard would benefit from leaving Liverpool FC in search of a new challenge because on the verge of his thirtieth birthday, he may not get another chance. Wright suggests Birmingham City’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool, during which Rafa Benitez withdrew Fernando Torres with 20 minutes remaining, may have been the nail in the coffin for Gerrard’s Anfield career.
The Arsenal FC legend told the Sun: “It was the moment that may have broken the camel's back as far as Steven Gerrard's Liverpool love affair is concerned.”
“The look of dismay on the skipper's face when Rafa Benitez inexplicably substituted Fernando Torres with 25 minutes to go in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Birmingham said it all.”
“For the first time since he broke into the first team 11½ years ago, Stevie G looked like he wants out of Liverpool.”
“And, with the way things are at Anfield right now, who could blame him?”
“With Premier League and Champions League hopes having long disappeared, the consolation prizes of fourth place in the table and the Europa League are now even touch and go.”
“It appears the only certainties on the horizon at Liverpool this year are more in-fighting and uncertainty.”
Wright claims Steven Gerrard, one of the greatest players in Liverpool’s history, deserves better then the club’s current malaise.
He continued: “Gerrard deserves better. Much better.”
“He turns 30 at the end of next month. It's a milestone that is bound to make him take a long, hard look at himself and his career.”
“It would be totally understandable if he came to the conclusion that he needs a new club. I know the Kop will be up in arms at this view, as they were when their inspirational captain came close to joining Chelsea in 2004.”
“Gerrard turned down a reported £20million switch to join Jose Mourinho and it proved the right decision.”
“He led Liverpool to a Champions League triumph over Milan 12 months later, an incredible FA Cup final win over West Ham a year after that before another Champions League final appearance in 2007.”
“But things are totally different this time. Gerrard's body language as he trudged off at St Andrew's suggested he needs a new challenge and the Koppites should respect that.”
“As the old saying goes, if you love somebody set them free. That is how Liverpool fans should be with Gerrard.”
“Nobody has given more for the Reds cause, particularly in recent seasons. Torres has got the goals but Gerrard has carried the club, almost single-handedly at times.”
“But the time may have come where he needs to think about himself. Spending a career with one club - even one as good as Liverpool - is not always healthy and players can get stale.”
“He would thrive at a big club where there are more than two world-class stars expected to carry the burden week in, week out.”
“A fresh challenge would rejuvenate Gerrard after a draining season with Liverpool.”
“And we might see a smile back on the face of one of English football's genuine world-class talents. Instead of the dejected expression we saw on Sunday.”
Wright claims the long time Liverpool FC talisman looks unhappy and disillusioned with life at Anfield and his adoring Kop fans should respect the service he has granted them for all these years by allowing him to leave the club in the summer.
The once prolific Arsenal FC forward suggests Gerrard would benefit from leaving Liverpool FC in search of a new challenge because on the verge of his thirtieth birthday, he may not get another chance. Wright suggests Birmingham City’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool, during which Rafa Benitez withdrew Fernando Torres with 20 minutes remaining, may have been the nail in the coffin for Gerrard’s Anfield career.
The Arsenal FC legend told the Sun: “It was the moment that may have broken the camel's back as far as Steven Gerrard's Liverpool love affair is concerned.”
“The look of dismay on the skipper's face when Rafa Benitez inexplicably substituted Fernando Torres with 25 minutes to go in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Birmingham said it all.”
“For the first time since he broke into the first team 11½ years ago, Stevie G looked like he wants out of Liverpool.”
“And, with the way things are at Anfield right now, who could blame him?”
“With Premier League and Champions League hopes having long disappeared, the consolation prizes of fourth place in the table and the Europa League are now even touch and go.”
“It appears the only certainties on the horizon at Liverpool this year are more in-fighting and uncertainty.”
Wright claims Steven Gerrard, one of the greatest players in Liverpool’s history, deserves better then the club’s current malaise.
He continued: “Gerrard deserves better. Much better.”
“He turns 30 at the end of next month. It's a milestone that is bound to make him take a long, hard look at himself and his career.”
“It would be totally understandable if he came to the conclusion that he needs a new club. I know the Kop will be up in arms at this view, as they were when their inspirational captain came close to joining Chelsea in 2004.”
“Gerrard turned down a reported £20million switch to join Jose Mourinho and it proved the right decision.”
“He led Liverpool to a Champions League triumph over Milan 12 months later, an incredible FA Cup final win over West Ham a year after that before another Champions League final appearance in 2007.”
“But things are totally different this time. Gerrard's body language as he trudged off at St Andrew's suggested he needs a new challenge and the Koppites should respect that.”
“As the old saying goes, if you love somebody set them free. That is how Liverpool fans should be with Gerrard.”
“Nobody has given more for the Reds cause, particularly in recent seasons. Torres has got the goals but Gerrard has carried the club, almost single-handedly at times.”
“But the time may have come where he needs to think about himself. Spending a career with one club - even one as good as Liverpool - is not always healthy and players can get stale.”
“He would thrive at a big club where there are more than two world-class stars expected to carry the burden week in, week out.”
“A fresh challenge would rejuvenate Gerrard after a draining season with Liverpool.”
“And we might see a smile back on the face of one of English football's genuine world-class talents. Instead of the dejected expression we saw on Sunday.”
1 comment:
Ian typical lack of knowledge ex footballer comment. Gerrard wanted to leaver AFTER we won the Champions League so it wasnt a geniuos decition from him! He has been part of the problem this season with niggling injuries and below par performances. Liverpool FC deserve better. get your out of his English back side and see the truth, Steven Gerrard is in the shadow of Torres and Reina amoungst the fans and his ego cant take it
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