Chapter 1: What makes Steven Gerrard one of the greatest midfielders in Premier League history?
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For more information about land referrals and energy power in the full festive fixture Hello and welcome to The Rest Is Football with Alan Shearer, Micah Richards and me, Gary Lineker. We've got another episode of Premier League Greats, the moments that made them. Well, this week's episode is about someone that you two have probably played...
against possibly with Alan not sure come to it in a minute but a certain well one of the great midfielders of the Premier League era some people would say the best of the Premier League era we can have that debate once again a Liverpool legend a certain Steven Gerrard Stevie G he's the best You've always said that. He's the best.
All round. Defending, attacking, passing, scoring goals, crosses, passing, everything. He's a complete midfielder, without doubt. And all these people who say, oh, he's never won a Premier League. Yeah, but look at some of the teams he played in.
Yeah, that wasn't the greatest Liverpool era, was it?
No, no. He won the Champions League, dragged them through that. He's just phenomenal. He's unbelievable. Playing against him and playing with him, played with him for England as well. In training, he was the best by far. There's always levels and he was just above everything. Rio Ferdinand and JT could see there was different level.
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Chapter 2: How did Gerrard's loyalty to Liverpool shape his career?
No way that's a half volley.
That is a great volley.
Are you a volley half empty or a volley half full? It's ridiculous. It is. But it was interesting around that period, wasn't it? And I mean, you were at Newcastle. It's slightly different because you had the chance to go perhaps to Manchester United before you went to Newcastle. You weren't already there. So it is slightly different.
But there's that pull of your boyhood club against possibly winning more, which would have been the case earlier. I suspect for Stevie, because he would have been in a very, very good Chelsea side under Mourinho. Whereas at that time at Liverpool, it was not their best period. I mean, latterly, they were probably a stronger side when they just missed out on the title.
But is there heartstrings over the head?
No, there's heart. There's definitely heart. But I think what also comes with that is extra pressure. the expectation of you because you're a local boy and it's your team, your area, and everyone looks to you to be the difference. You know, when you go into the big games, it's you or you're the captain, you're the local boy, you have to do something to get us.
And that comes with an extra pressure, but I don't think, I mean...
How close were you to going, though, without trying to upset the Newcastle fans?
Close to Man United? Oh yeah, before, it was going to be either Newcastle or Man United, and I'd made the decision, really. Everything was, the house was chosen. That was that far.
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Chapter 3: What were the defining moments of Gerrard's career?
He's just got a different aura around him. You know, just when he's in the dressing room and whatnot, you're looking up to him and... I told the story about me borrowing his boots, didn't I? It's just, he's so selfless. But once he gets on that whack on the pitch, it's just... You borrowed his boots? Yeah, I borrowed his boots, didn't I?
Did you start pinging the ball 40, 50 yards across? I did, yeah.
I was unbelievable in training.
Get out! I've told this story before! No, I know you're lying. I've told...
I've told you this before. It's just proof, really, that... It was the boots. It was all in the boots, wasn't it?
Yeah. Was it those Adidas Predators? Adidas Predators, mate. Was it?
Yeah, there was eight. I think it was eight and a half as well. I was nine and a half.
What?
I told you the story of the kit man. Do you remember? Yeah. He left my boots. Well, he put two left in me. And then I had to knock on... He'd watch you play a lot.
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Chapter 4: How did Gerrard's infamous slip impact Liverpool's title hopes?
Just head to join.whoop.com slash triff to get started. I mean, talking of rivalries, the Merseyside derby is always... I mean, I know Liverpool have had the best of it for quite some time now, certainly since Stevie's day.
And he scored a hat-trick, didn't he, in a Merseyside derby.
I mean, I was fortunate enough to play in three Merseyside derbies and my one season at Everton. What was the results? Won one, lost two. Unfortunately, one was the FA Cup final. Scored in all three though, Alan. Did you?
Well, yeah. You did your job then.
Yeah, it wasn't my fault. It wasn't my fault. I mean, to score a hat-trick in a Merseyside derby, quite tasty.
And still Suarez and Gerrard, this time in front of the court, doubles Liverpool's derby lead.
What was the atmosphere like back then? Was it similar to now?
Well, yeah. I mean, even better, I would say. Would you say even better back then? There's tend to be more people in the grounds and stuff, you know, in those days. There was standing back then and all that. So it was unbelievable atmosphere in the grounds. So probably more fans.
What was it like though, scoring in the derby? What was... The feeling. Well, I think Steven Gerrard knows quite well.
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Chapter 5: What was the significance of Gerrard's leadership on the pitch?
No, I don't... He's slightly unlucky. He's gone through his legs. No.
The hurt and the pain. Oh, yeah.
No, no, no. That would have been, it ended up being a pretty iconic moment. And then he had an emotional farewell at Anfield. I mean, they lost the game and it really didn't, it wasn't about that, was it? Before his transfer to LA Galaxy. Had a little bit of a sabbatical in LA. Family came out with him, obviously. Great send off, wasn't it? Yeah, look at that. Captain. Cat deserved it.
A real leader as well. I mean, do you think that side of him as well?
Well, you look up, I think when you see a leader, you want sticky moments for a team. You need someone to stand up. And that's what he did when Liverpool needed him, didn't he? Champions League and FA Cup and all that. So, amazing player.
You played with him and Scholes, sorry. Who was better? Not better. I don't want to say better. Different.
Yeah. So different. I mean, they were both great players. They were great at what they did. And they were both great at different things. And could produce special moments when you needed them as well, you know. But I don't know. It's too hard to say, isn't it? It is, yeah. Because they were both great players.
It's the same as... I mean, we started it. We might as well finish it with this. But with... with which one and which two would you play and all this sort of stuff. But in those days, you remember that with England, they used to play the 4-4-2 and they used to stick one of them out on the left and it never really worked.
And I think there might be a similar conundrum for Tuchel now in the thing where you can't fit everyone in. But if you end up putting however good they are, if you put a square peg in a round hole, it doesn't tend to work. So I think Tuchel gets that and he's almost said that. But I think what you could have done in those days is to adapt a system. I mean, it was Sven, really, wasn't it?
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Chapter 6: How did Gerrard's performances in derbies define his legacy?
Goodbye from me. Goodbye from me.