Steven Gerrard Quotes (80 Quotes)

His reception was very disappointing. I played with Michael for several years and he's a world-class player. He's a legend here but the fans didn't want to see him go in the first place. He deserves a standing ovation here for the goals he scored.

To me it's the best trophy you can win and to bring it back for all them fans that have supported us right through would be something special.

I think it all goes down to who plays the better football on the night.

If we get the right result Thursday night, that will give us the springboard to reach the final. There's a feeling that this year could be ours.

There's a lot of confidence in the squad, a lot of togetherness and we're ready for this World Cup. We've got a lot of hungry players. And it could be a lot of players' last World Cup as well, so it's important that this group of players -- there's so much quality there -- and we need to deliver in the summer.

I just wanted to jump into the stand and start celebrating with those wonderful fans

That kind of performance is just not acceptable for Liverpool Football Club,

It was like a chess game. We defended well and 0-0 is a good result but the tie isn't over, it's just half-time,

My message to the fans would be that hopefully I can continue to perform as consistently as I have done this season and lift a trophy for them soon.

Statistics don't lie. I'm not going to disguise the fact that we need a poacher. The problem we have got is obvious.

How can I think of leaving Liverpool after a night like this

It was disappointing to hear him get a mixed reception. Michael is a legend here, always will be, and he deserves a standing ovation for all he has done at this football club.

I watched Italia '90 with my Mum and Dad and my brother, you know, leaping around the house when the penalties were on... It would be great to be part of that, to have that kind of impact.

But I think the Champions League Final puts a massive pressure on every player and the manager, but we're enjoying the pressure and hopefully we can go there and win it.

You've got to give him credit for his all-round performance against Croatia, he ran himself into the ground and was involved in two goals,

Obviously the fans are very important to me, in fact they mean everything to me and they are the people I try to please when I play.

Earlier on in the season I'd have been very surprised to think we could win this competition because there were some fantastic teams in it.

This stage is set for Wayne and hopefully he can produce again on Thursday night.

There's no doubt we are a better team than we were last season when we won the European Cup, so let's just say that we aren't about to give up our trophy easily.

The whole country has been behind the team and I am sure it's been an inspiration to Michael Vaughan and his players. Everyone's fallen in love with cricket.

We were accused of having a mini crisis recently, but we've answered that in the best possible way and when we get into a rhythm we stay in it.

I'm sure the media will build it up even more so hopefully we can get some good results there.

It is a hugely important game, that's for sure, but every time we play at home is a 'must win' for Liverpool. Three points are a necessity for us whoever we are playing and we'll be approaching it like we do any other.

Against Juventus we were massive underdogs, so to beat them was fantastic.

I fully intended to sign a new contract after the Champions League final, but the events of the last five or six weeks have changed all that.

The Champions League is the competition everyone wants to be in.

Not so most of the players, or either of the managers, but that's the nature of the beast. I think it's a good sign that we are disappointed, ... because a couple of years ago we might have come to places like Birmingham and been happy with a point.

We scored two good goals tonight and dominated for 70 minutes but we were all over the place for 20...Unfortunately, we let them back into it.

I just couldn't leave the club I love.

Paul has had a difficult time but he came through it. He's had a goal drought, but got us back in the game at a very important time and I'm sure more goals will follow.

I'm a fan myself and I'm frustrated just as much as them when we get beat.

The game was won when there were a few changes late-on but at this level it can always be dangerous when you have only got a 1-0 lead.

I'll make up for that error.

I've got absolutely no intention of ever going to play at another club.

In a way it's good and bad news for me.

Once a few teams came out of the pot we always thought it was going to be Chelsea.

Even now I can say I'd love to finish my career here, and then stay in the game after that.

I wake up every morning hoping to read that he's on his way to us,

I think we've got a lot players in the squad who are more suited to European football at the moment.

We need to perform again like that and I'm sure we're going to lift the cup if we do.

I was trying desperately to set him up near the end because that would have been the icing on the cake. But goals will come for him, because he's brilliant.

I share their frustration at times and I get down just like them when we suffer a bad result.

We've got the best blend of youth, experience and quality the club's seen in a while. We have a gang of very hungry players. Everyone wants medals. When you've got that desire in a dressing room, and when the punters in the stands and the people in the boardroom match it, then you've got a winning mixture. I look around the dressing room pre-kick-off now and you can see the will to win in people's eyes.

The keeper won't be happy with his mistake but he's been superb for us. We need to forget about mistakes and take the positives.

As club captain all I want to do is help us get back up the table and into the Champions League

This club is all about winning trophies and we've got a chance of bringing the greatest trophy of them all back to Anfield, so it means a great deal obviously.

There's no doubt that the squad needs strengthening if we are to get back up among the top three because they are operating on another level to us at the moment.

I know Michael Owen wanted to come here. I have got a good enough relationship with him to know that. That he didn't was down to Liverpool not making it happen, rather than Michael not wanting to come.

I've been here since I was eight years old and there has never been a single moment when I have wanted to move on and play for someone else,

I'm sure our fans will make the roof come off again. These are the games that you want to play in.