After
seeing his team suffered one of the most knock-out punch out in recent history,
Steven Gerrard has decided to retire from International role. From a career that is filled with sorrows, what-could-have-been and unfulfilled desires,
Steven Gerrard has decided to step down from a position that frankly was the
most under-fire position after the World Cup recently. Keeping the Liverpool
fans apart as they have a history of supporting their players through thick and
thin, nearly most of the remaining fans were hoping for this decision the day when World Cup ended for England.
Having
scored 13 goals last season and created another 13 for his Liverpool
team-mates, everybody was expecting from the English Captain to come out with
flying colors at-least as an individual. Rather it was his ill-fated header
that resulted in England being out of the World Cup with a Luis Suarez goal and
criticism shifting its way from Wayne Rooney to Steven Gerrard. And make no
mistake, he is never the man to hide himself from any storm, rather he weathers
it.
From
Sven Goran Eriksen decision to combine the Frank Lampard and Gerrard partnership in
midfield to Roy Hodgson decision of linking him with Henderson in a two-man
midfield, it just didn’t work out for the English Captain at the big stages.
His greater achievement at a World Cup was reaching the Quarter final and make
no mistake, it was the generation not only Steven Gerrard that was responsible
for this barren spell for the English football.
Coming
back to Liverpool and being relieved from National football duty will only add
to his already beautiful appearances in a Red Shirt. Having already make 475
appearances for the Reds with 111 goals, he has battered numerous defenses in a
Red Shirt. From that FA Cup late equalizer against West Ham to that leaping
header against Brazilian great Dida, Steven Gerrard Liverpool career has been
amazing so far.
Now
when he has been free to play for Liverpool rather than be ready on Weekends
demanding meaningless friendlies, Brendan Rodgers might be the man looking to
make the most of the decision made by his captain. After Suarez left Liverpool,
a huge void was left back and it was only the all time Liverpool great that
could make both ends meet there.
With
a brigade of new players coming at Anfield and many of them relatively unaware of
the pressure on Champions League nights, no matter home or away, Steven Gerrard
is the catalyst for the upcoming talent to show them how to perform. And with 2
or probably 3 years of his club football remaining in locker, Steven Gerrard
will be looking to make the best of this God gifted opportunity to land the
Premier League title home.
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