Club career Gerrard is a native of Liverpool and was trained by the Liverpool youth team. Gerrard was born in the Huyton area of ??Merseyside. When he was in high school, he was often sent as a scout to check the strength of the school's league opponents. Unlike Fowler, Owen and others (both of whom were Everton fans when they were children), Gerrard has been a Liverpool fan since he was a child. A loyal Reds fan since childhood, Gerrard has always dreamed of playing for his team, Liverpool. When he was only 9 years old, whenever the ball came to him, his eyes were not looking at the ball, but looking for where he wanted to pass it. After he was promoted to the under-16 school team, his team did not lose a game for three years. Considering his fiery temper now, people might find it incredible to say that he was a calm-minded and clear-thinking child when he was a teenager. But in fact, he is good at thinking and can always analyze his opponents clearly. He is also silent outside the game. One winter afternoon when he was 11 years old, his Heenan Middle School team was competing with its old rival Blue Robes for the Liverpool District Interschool Cup championship. The Heenan team was already three goals behind in the first half, and the players no longer seemed to have any hope of winning the championship. But a miracle happened in the second half. A child scored three goals in a row and led his teammates to a 4-3 victory. Eight years later, this child's name has resounded throughout Liverpool and even England. He is Steven Gerrard. At the age of 15, his talent was discovered by Liverpool Football Club. In the period since then, his football career has developed as rapidly as a rocket, which is jaw-dropping. Owen became famous in 1998, but the 17-year-old Gerrard dreamed of being like him at home. At that time, there were many outstanding midfielders in the Liverpool team such as Jami and Hamann. As a newcomer, Gerrard rarely had the opportunity to play. However, head coach Houllier, who had paid great attention to him in the youth team, had already seen this. Talent, and said more than once that "Liverpool's youth team is very good, and Gerrard is a genius." In the 1998-1999 season, Gerrard officially entered the Liverpool first team at the age of 18. Gerrard made his first appearance for the team in November 1998 against Blackburn Rovers. Just one season later, the young Gerrard became the main midfielder of the team and his performance has been very stable. At that time, Liverpool was the favorite to win the league every year with its frontcourt combination of Owen, Heskey and Gerrard. In the 2000-2001 season, Gerrard was a mature and courageous player. His outstanding performance not only established him as Liverpool's starting position, but also won the first championship in his career. He put his injuries behind him and Played 50 games this season, scored 10 goals, and helped Liverpool win the League Cup and FA Cup. In the UEFA Cup final against Ellaves, Gerrard scored a goal to help Liverpool win the championship with a score of 5-4. After the season, he was selected as the best young player of the year, and his achievements were comparable to those of Irving when he first debuted. That year Liverpool completed the feat of five crowns. They have won five championships: Charity Shield/Community Shield, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup, and European Super Cup. After the treble-winning seasons of 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, Gerrard's influence in Liverpool gradually increased, and he gained more playing experience without injury problems. Gerrard helped Liverpool finish second in the Premier League this season and achieve the highest league points score in the club's history. During this season, Houllier became seriously ill and required heart surgery. At this time, Liverpool's dynasty seemed to be about to return, but after Houllier recovered, Liverpool regressed again and became very unstable. In the 2002-2003 season, they had a bad record of losing 11 games. Gerrard and Owen became the only driving force for the team's victory. Gerrard was in a very sluggish state during this period. At half-time of the Champions League match against Basel, Liverpool fell behind 0-3 (3-3 at full time). After the game, many Gerrard fans criticized Houllier. He was also criticized for not fully focusing on football. Gerald said in his autobiography that his parents' divorce caused him to lose concentration. But Gerrard quickly regained his form and established his place in the team. After a series of outstanding performances, including scoring the first goal against arch-rivals Manchester United in the League Cup final to help Liverpool win, Gerrard reached one of the high points of his career. Gerrard became more mature in the 2003-2004 season. At the beginning of October 2003, Gerrard was appointed to replace Hyypia as Liverpool's new captain. Houllier hopes he can pass on his indomitable spirit to his teammates, improving their performances, and hopes he can improve his bad habit of fouling frequently, which has seen him pick up just two yellow cards during the season. His performance this season was extremely good, and he almost single-handedly sent Liverpool to the Champions League. He was also worthy of being named Liverpool's best player of the season. From that moment on, Gerrard knew the weight of the burden on his shoulders, and from that moment on, a new era for Liverpool arrived. In the summer of 2004, faced with the temptation of Chelsea's huge money, Gerrard did not choose to leave, and the only condition for him to stay was to wear the No. 8 jersey, which won the praise of countless Red Army fans. For Liverpool, he is indispensable. As team captain, he also has the responsibility to lead the Red Army to the championship.

In the 2004-2005 season, he was injured against Manchester United on September 20, 2004, and could not play again until the end of November. On December 8, in a UEFA Champions League match against Greece's Olympiakos, Gerrard scored an important goal 25 yards from the goal. Liverpool needed a "difference" in that game. “It takes two goals to get into the top 16. But they fell behind 0-1 in the first half, and then the team recovered two goals in the second half. Finally, Gerrard scored a 25-yard shot before the end of the game and became the team's "savior" and led the team. Advance to the top 16 and start the "Red Army" Champions League journey.

Miracle comeback to win the Champions League

Another classic goal that also showed an example of Gerrard’s leadership was his European Championship win in Istanbul, Turkey on May 25, 2005. When facing the Italian powerhouse AC Milan in the league final, with the team trailing 0-3 in the first half, he scored a goal early in the second half, which not only boosted the morale of the team players, but also set off a desperate counterattack by the "Red Army" "Prologue". Two minutes later, his former teammate Smicer scored the Red Army's second goal, and he was also one of the contributors to the third goal against AC Milan. He was violated by Gattuso in the penalty area and received a penalty kick. , the penalty kick taken by Xavi Alonso was saved by Dida, but Alonso followed up and scored the ball in time. After 120 minutes of overtime, the two sides still tied 3-3. Liverpool finally relied on the exchange of points. The penalty kick was 3-2, making Liverpool the European hegemon for the fifth time and retaining the Big Ears Cup forever. From that day on, Gerrard's position as the "core of the Red Army" has been unbreakable and he is Liverpool's well-deserved spiritual leader. ) After the game, Gerrard left a hint about his future destination: "How can I leave after a night like this?" ("How can I leave after a night like this?") However, the continuous efforts have not only made Gerrard Ladd became an inevitable starter for the national team, and in a Champions League final match in 2005, Gerrard's abundant physical strength has become a major strength, and as the second youngest captain in the history of the Champions League, he led Liverpool to win the 2005 Champions League. The champion of Europe's highest honor has since replaced Owen as the symbol of Liverpool. However, in July 2005, contract negotiations between the club and Gerrard reached an impasse. There are reports that he plans to move to Chelsea, the emerging Premier League champions, and Chelsea are rumored to have made a British record-breaking transfer fee of 32 million pounds. Although Liverpool insisted that they wanted Gerrard to stay, Gerrard publicly announced on July 5 that he wanted to leave the Red Army. He almost became a Chelsea player, and he received death threats from die-hard Liverpool fans for doing so. In order not to disappoint Liverpool fans, Gerrard changed his mind a day later and decided to hand over his future to the club and apologized to the club's supporters. He also tried to give up the captain's armband, but Benitez refused. On the morning of July 8, Gerrard signed a new four-year contract alongside teammate Carragher. On August 25, 2005, he was awarded the "2004-2005 UEFA Champions League Most Valuable Player" by UEFA. He was also named on French sports newspaper L'Equipe's Ballon d'Or shortlist, finishing second behind Barcelona's Ronaldinho and ahead of England teammate Frank Lampard. In the 2005-2006 season, Gerrard became more and more courageous as he played in both the central midfielder and right midfielder positions. He scored 23 times and became Liverpool's top scorer for the first time. Gerrard had an amazing performance against Argentina in a friendly match, with England winning 3-2 thanks to two late goals from Owen. Gerrard came second in the fan vote for England's best player, behind Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney. And on April 23, 2006, he won the first place as Mr. England Footballer selected by the English Players Union. What is particularly worth mentioning is the mythical FA Cup final. Gerrard played injured for the honor of the team. In the final against West Ham United, Liverpool trailed 1-3 by two goals in the second half. The situation was very grim. At this time, just like a year ago, Gerrard stood up again as the flag, dragging his injured leg and scoring two goals. One of the goals was in stoppage time, about 35 yards, and the ball passed through The penalty area, which hit the net in the lower left corner of the goal, is one of the great goals in the history of the FA Cup. The goal can reach 35 yards in one second, which means the speed of the ball is approximately 109 kilometers per hour. From that day on, there was another famous saying in the football world - with Gerrard, everything is possible! That year coincided with the World Cup year, and England became the second favorite before the game because of him and Lampard. In the 2006-2007 season, Liverpool won the first championship of the 2006-07 season, defeating Chelsea 2-1 to win the Community Shield. Gerrard was assigned as a substitute, while Carragher became captain and held the shield. Liverpool's performance in the league was not ideal, finishing the season in third place, 21 points behind champion Manchester United, and having the same points as fourth-place Arsenal. Liverpool was defeated by Arsenal in the third round of the FA Cup. In the League Cup, they were also defeated by Arsenal. Although Gerrard scored, his team was defeated 3-6 at home. Liverpool performed well in the UEFA Champions League. They defeated defending champion Barcelona in the round of 16 and faced their rivals Chelsea in the semi-finals. In the second round, Gerrard assisted Agger and equalized the score in two rounds for Liverpool.

During the exchange of penalty kicks, Gerrard later scored the third penalty kick. In the final on May 23, they once again faced AC Milan, their 2005 final opponent, but lost 1-2 and lost the championship. In the 2007-2008 season, Liverpool's performance in the UEFA Champions League was inconsistent. They failed to win a single victory in the first three group matches. In the next three group matches, they had to win all three group matches to secure a qualifying seat. Gerrard led the team to victory over Besiktas, Porto and Marseille in the remaining three games, scoring three goals himself, allowing the Red Army to qualify in second place. Gerrard also scored his 23rd career European goal in the Champions League against Marseille, becoming the player with the most European goals in Liverpool's history, surpassing Owen who scored 22 goals. On February 20, 2008, in the European Champions Cup match against Inter Milan, Gerrard's long shot from a 45-degree angle 28 meters away in front of the goal passed through three Inter Milan defensive players and the goalkeeper and hit the left goal. He scored the 500th goal in the Champions League for Liverpool. In the domestic league, Liverpool still failed to win the championship, and the Champions League also stopped at the semi-finals. But Gerrard still performed well. The captain of the Red Army is still so strong. In the 2008-2009 season, the club spent money to purchase a group of players such as Robbie Keane and Riera. These players surrounded Gerrard and hoped to win the coveted league championship. However, due to too many draws in the early stage, although after the league He performed well in the first half of the race and ended up in second place. Although the Red Army ultimately fell short in the title race, Gerrard's performance this season was exciting enough. When golden partner Torres was absent due to injuries many times, Gerrard carried the team's offensive banner. He scored 17 goals in the league and 7 goals in the Champions League. Such a number of goals is especially rare among midfielders. He also scored a hat-trick against Aston Villa in the league. Zidane praised him as "the best player in the world" and the British Football Writers' Union also expressed their recognition of the Red Army captain. They named him the best player in the Premier League this season. Beijing time on July 10, 2009, Liverpool officially announced that captain Gerrard officially signed a four-year contract extension with the team. This contract that was proposed as early as April this year finally has the name of the team spirit. . After the contract expires, Gerrard, who is 33 years old, is basically determined to stay at Anfield forever. As of January 3, 2010, Gerrard had scored 125 goals for Liverpool, approaching the top ten scorers in history. Although his national team career does not have the outstanding appearance and gorgeous skills of Beckham and Owen, God is still fair to Gerrard because he has comprehensive skills and strong fighting spirit, which makes him an important figure in the England national team. one. He serves as captain of the England Under-18 national team. Gerrard and Owen grew up together in the youth teams and are very good friends. Gerrard himself once said that he and Irving were friends who talked about everything. Irving's success greatly encouraged him, and he said that he would also follow in Irving's footsteps. When Owen played in the World Cup, he had not played for Liverpool yet, but he said he was going to the World Cup too. Finally in September 1999, Gerrard scored a goal in his first game on behalf of the England Under-21 youth team. Not long ago, in February 2000, he was called into the national team by Keegan, who was not yet 20 years old, and announced that he had completed his equally fast triple jump for the national team. After Gerrard was selected for the national team, many people were still skeptical about him. But doubts were dispelled in just 20 minutes after substitute Owen came on as substitute in the first game of the European Championship against Germany. A year later, Gerrard has become an indispensable member of the England national team. The extent of his injury and whether he can play in the game have become the focus of attention in England. As early as before the 2000 European Championship, his club's big brother Hamann stated that Gerrard was definitely England's future captain. A year later in Munich, he led his England teammates to a 5-1 victory over Germany in the qualifying round. His stunning long-range shot from 25 meters out sounded the clarion call for England's counterattack. A year later, when Beckham's World Cup tour was overshadowed by injury, there was little concern because Gerrard reassured them. But what was dramatic was that in the last round of that season, his old groin injury recurred and he failed to participate in the World Cup. In the 2004 European Cup, a healthy Gerrard unexpectedly sent a back pass in the group stage, causing the French team to complete a shocking reversal. This caused Gerrard to be criticized by all England. England also failed to get past Portugal and was eliminated in the eight-to-four match. In the 2006 World Cup, Gerrard dealt with the groin that had been bothering him for a long time, and from the Champions League reverse against AC Milan to the FA Cup reverse against West Ham United, the Red Army's flag has gradually matured. However, England's performance is still unsatisfactory, and this time it failed to achieve a historic breakthrough. In the qualifiers for the 2008 European Cup and the 2008 European Championship, England was defeated by Croatia 3:2 at Wembley Stadium and missed the European Championship final. This made Gerrard extremely sad. Gerrard is considered England's first choice to succeed David Beckham as captain. Gerrard was a more experienced member of the national team with 47 international games (opponent Terry only had 29 games), but McLaren chose to hand over the captain's armband to Terry, while Gerrard became vice-captain. On February 5, 2008, new England head coach Capello adopted a captain rotation system and chose Gerrard as captain. In September of the same year, Capello decided to hand over the captaincy of the England national team to Terry, and Gerrard was replaced as vice-captain by Rio Ferdinand.

In the friendly match against Egypt on March 3, 2010, because Terry was deprived of the captaincy of the national team and the successor Rio Ferdinand was not selected due to injury, Capello handed the captain's armband to Gerrard. 2010 World Cup in South Africa In the 2010 World Cup, Gerrard, wearing jersey number 4, became the captain of the England national team and opened the scoring for England in the 4th minute of the first round of the group stage against the United States. June 13 England 1:1 United States Group Stage On June 13, the first round of Group C of the World Cup started at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg. In the end, England drew with the United States 1-1. In the first half, England captain Gerrard scored the fastest goal since the opening of the World Cup, but goalkeeper Green made a low-level error and missed Dempsey's long shot into the goal. In the second half, American forward Altidore's shot was saved by Green and hit the goalpost. [1] June 19 England 0: 0 Algeria group match On June 19, the second round of the World Cup Group C second round was played at the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. England drew 0-0 with Algeria, level 2 with the United States. points, and will face the leader Slovenia with 4 points in the next round. Carragher received a yellow card and was unable to play in the final round. [2] After the game, Gerrard said: "We are very dissatisfied with our performance. If we still want to advance and stay in the World Cup, we still need to make a lot of efforts to improve the performance of the team." "Obviously, we Today’s performance was very abnormal. We didn’t show much aggression during the game, and the team’s condition was not very good. I don’t know why the team was so sluggish.” [3] England 1, June 23: 0 Slovenia Group Stage On June 23, the final match of Group C of the 19th World Cup was held at the Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. England beat Slovenia 1-0. Milner assisted Defoe for the winner. As the game ended at the same time, the United States beat Algeria in stoppage time. England, who had 5 points but fewer goals than the United States, had to qualify as second in the group. [4] After the game, Gerrard said: "When you have to win, you will be full of desire to win. But we should always maintain high passion and desire to win throughout the World Cup. We will try our best We tried our best and scored a very important goal, but we know that if we play like

Sad Gerrard

against Algeria, this will still be our last game. "[5] June 27 England 1:4 Germany quarter-finals On June 27, the 1/8 finals of the 19th World Cup started at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, Germany 4 1 big win over England. Klose and Podolski scored first, and Upson pulled one back. Lampard hit the crossbar twice, one of which bounced over the goal line but was not considered valid. Muller scored twice in a quick counterattack to seal the victory. [6] After the game, the media commented on Gerrard's performance - "Lahm is more of a leader than Gerrard." "In the 11 times Gerrard served as England captain, the team's record was only 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, with a defeat rate of 45%. Among players who have served as England captain more than 10 times, he has the highest defeat rate. Although from a personal performance point of view, one goal and one assist in four games in the World Cup is good, as a captain, his performance is far from enough. "[7] Edit this paragraph's technical characteristics: Gerrard is an all-rounder. A player who can play almost any position. When he debuted, he played as a left back and a right back. Later he became a central midfielder and also played as a right midfielder. After Torres came to Liverpool, Gerrard switched to shadow forward. In the England team, he also played left midfielder.

Steven Gerrard 2 Gerrard has outstanding physical fitness, strength and speed. His biggest weapon is the impact after running. No matter with the ball or without the ball, once he is beaten by Steven Gerrard, Ladd rushes into dangerous areas and is extremely lethal. The most classic example is the 2005 Champions League final against AC Milan. Gerrard first used a forward attack to break into the penalty area and scored a header. Later, he broke into the penalty area and won the penalty kick that equalized 3-3. In the technical aspect, Gerrard is relatively comprehensive, with balanced skills on his left and right feet, and of course his right foot is the main foot. He has the unique skill of powerful long-range shooting, and has performed well in the world many times, such as his long-range shot to tie West Ham 3-3 at the last minute of the 2006 FA Cup final (eventually winning the championship), and his first goal for the England team was also He scored against Germany with a long shot. In addition, when playing on the right wing in the past, the quality of Gerrard's crosses was quite high, and the arc, strength, placement, etc. were even not inferior to Beckham's. Gerrard's temperament and influence on the court are also outstanding. As captain, he has led the team to stage comebacks at the last minute many times. His willpower and mental strength are breathtaking.

Edit this paragraph's career data Season club number Appearances and goals National league ranking 2011/12 Liverpool 8

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2010/11 Liverpool 8133 England 16 2009/10 Liverpool 8339 England 17 2008 /09Liverpool 83116 England 122007/08 Liverpool 83411 England 142006/07 Liverpool 8367 England 132005/06 Liverpool 83210 England 132004/05 Liverpool 8307 England 152003/04 Liverpool 17344 England 142002/03 Liverpool 17345 England 152001/02 Liverpool 17283 England 12 2000/01 Liverpool 17337 England 131999/00 Liverpool 17291 England 14 1998/99 Liverpool 17120 England 171997/98 Liverpool 1700 England 13