An excellent player, in my opinion, he is a modern player because he is a player who runs, marks, knows how to pass, cross, score goals and he is a leader on the field for Liverpool. So he is a player that I would like to have in my team.
У Бразилии есть Неймар. У Аргентины есть Месси. У Португалии есть Роналду. У Германии есть команда!
He is without doubt the greatest player I have ever played with, he has everything. At Liverpool, he is irreplaceable. Every big club has a standard bearer, a home-grown talent, someone with a lifelong commitment to the cause. People come and go but he’s always there. It’s him and 10 others. He’s everything to the side. That’s Steven Gerrard at Liverpool. I can’t even begin to imagine the place without him.
His story is one of those stories to be told, one of those fairytales — just like it happened to me — to be narrated to your children and grandchildren.
Gerrard has been my idol for 10 years and is one of the best players in the world. He is the example of what all midfield players aspire to. He is always there in the heat of the battle, leading by example. He is everywhere you look — in defence, in the middle of the pitch and in attack. I would love to be close to that level.