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GERRARD: FOCUS

Steven Gerrard, the Liverpool captain, does not believe that Chelsea will be ready after making it to the Champions League final when the Blues walk out for the FA Cup final on Saturday at the Wembley Stadium.

The London Premier League club will confront Bayern Munich on 19th May at the Allianz Arena as the bid to grab the European football’s most coveted title for the very first time. Along with that they are also expecting to secure the top – 4 finish in the English Premier League standings that will give them a direct entry into the next season’s Champions’ League.

Even though Liverpool’s job was made quite tough by their defeat against Newcastle on Wednesday, their captain anticipates Roberto di Matteo’s team to be focused on their FA Cup final match.

The England midfielder told that he is quite sure that the Stamford Bridge side will think of top – 4 once the match begins on Sunday. Chelsea are an experienced side and they are full of quality footballers and it will go down to the tiny details on that day – who gets huge decisions and who get a bit of luck. He does not think that there is a huge difference between them and Blues.

He also thinks that this game will help them as they could not do much in the league this season and nothing is going right for his team, therefore this time they can concentrate on this game. Liverpool were anticipated to at least pose a challenge for the top – 4 spots, but they are well short of points.

DALGLISH BACKS GERRARD

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has said that Steven Gerrard is a player who can keep on playing for Liverpool for many years to come. Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish was speaking on the occasion of awarding Steven Gerrard a new contract.

The terms of this new contract, including the length of the contract, has not been revealed by Liverpool. However, it is thought to be a contract that will make Steven Gerrard one among the top earners in the Premier League. Kenny Dalglish has drawn comparisons with Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes for saying that Steven Gerrard is very well capable of playing for the next five years with Liverpool.

Steven Gerrard will be turning 32 in may and there have been speculation is that he is coming towards the end of his career. The England international, who is currently the international player with the most number of international caps at Liverpool, has suffered a number of injuries over the last season and half, which has prompted speculation from various quarters that Steven Gerrard may not be around for long. Players were much older than Steven Gerrard like Frank Lampard, for example, continued to the present Chelsea at the highest level without any major injury problems. Steven Gerrard, unlike these players, has been suffering hamstring and groin injuries on a frequent basis in recent years.

“You have to wait and see how they get through injuries. Ryan Giggs is 38, isn’t he? That’s seven years down the line – that’s a long time to predict – but if he’s fit there’s no reason why not. I’ve not got a crystal ball,” Kenny Dalglish said after Steven Gerrard signed a new deal. Gerrard came extremely close to leaving Liverpool back in 2005 when he was tempted towards the unstoppable Chelsea, but decided to stay at Liverpool.

Focus on: Steven Gerrard

Born on the 30th May, 1980 in Mersey side, England Steven Gerrard is an English footballer. His current club is Liverpool.  He is usually associated with the center midfielder position, but shows equal talent when put into the second striker and right winger position. He is known for his long strike ability and has also scored quite a number of goals during important crucial matches. Gerrard has had 89 caps to his name all in the name of the England team. He made his debut playing for Anfield in the year 1998. He moved on to becoming the captain for Liverpool in the year 2003. During his captaincy, he managed to put on a great game play bringing about 2 FA Cup wins, 2 League cup wins and UEFA Cup and a UEFA Champions League win.

Steven Gerrard made his international debut in the year 2000 where he represented England for the Euro 2000 and 2004 tournaments. He also represented them at the World Cup of 2006 and as the top goal scorer for his team in that World Cup tournament. His excellent performance has given him the position of the vice captain. He has also shown great potential when he captained the Englan team during the 2010 World cup during the absence of Rio Ferdinand who could not make it due to an injury.

Steven Gerrard is regarded as one of the greatest footballers in history. He has gone a long way to show his great array of skills and talents and has done a lot to ensure that he has risen with the years passing by. The Guardian has named Gerrard in their World’s XI team which is a compilation of some of the best footballers of all time. He has managed to create a huge fan base during his years of play.