PART 3: GERRARD ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS
Source: Liverpoolfc.tv

In the final instalment of a three-part video interview,
Steven Gerarrd answers questions sent in by Reds fans. You can watch the
interview today if you have an e-Season Ticket or simply read the
question and answer session.
Did you feel that we had lost to Luton when Cisse missed that
penalty?
To be honest with you, I never ever thought that we were going to lose
to Luton even when we were 3-1 down. [Even when] we missed the penalty I
was always confident that we had enough players on the pitch and enough
quality to get back in the game. Although we were getting beat 3-1, we
were still creating a lot of chances and if you do play like that then
you know that the goals are doing to come and eventually they did.
Has being the captain of Liverpool changed you in any way?
I'd like to think so, yes. I think that it's made me a little bit more
mature off the pitch and I think it's improved me as a player but I
don't think its changed me as a person. I still like to think that I'm
the same person I was before I became captain.
Having studied the footage from the Champions League final, everybody
seems to run to Jerzy Dudek but where exactly did you run to because you
don't seem to be on any of the cameras?
I can't remember really but I think it was just to celebrate with the
fans, the staff and players who were left out. I can't really remember
exactly where I ran. I just remember us all starting in the blocks and
everyone going off in all different directions! Thinking about it, I
maybe should have run to Jerzy as he was the hero on the night but it
was just a great night. I've got so many memories from that night, it's
unbelievable.
Have you had much stick off Xabi Alonso for going mad at him before
he scored his second goal against Luton?
No. In fact I still go mad at him now because I think to myself that if
we were drawing the game and his shot never went in then we might have
had a few problems! In the end it was a great goal from a great player
but it was only a matter of time before he scored one of them any way
because he's always trying them in training. There's actually a picture
in a newspaper of about five of us about to go mad at him but it's just
that I got caught on Match of the Day!
We can guess your favourite moment in a Liverpool shirt but what's
been your worst?
It's difficult to put your finger on one but scoring an own goal in a
cup final and losing out to Chelsea was a low point but every time you
get beat it's a depressing feeling. It's horrible to be on that bus
after a defeat because it's just not a good place to be when you get
beat.
You've got the best souvenir ever from the Champions League final but
have you been tempted to buy any of the other sorts of memorabilia out
there?
No, I haven't really. I've got my shirt that I wore and scored in and
I've got Schevchenko's shirt and my winners medal. I've got a load of
photos and the programme and my captain's armband so I'm happy with what
I came away with from Istanbul. There are a lot of souvenirs out there
though and I just hope the fans don't get ripped off for them.
In your time playing for Liverpool, who's been the best player that
you have either played or trained with?
I've played with so many good players its difficult to put my finger on
one. Michel Owen and Robbie Fowler are two of the best strikers in the
world when they're on form. I'm playing alongside Xabi whose one of the
best passers of the ball I've ever played with and Jamie and Sami at the
back have been awesome so it's hard to pick jut one out. The current
side now is full of top top players and I'm sure that there is going to
be more on the way.
Do you ever get embarrassed by all of the Man of the Match awards
that you win?
No, not really. It doesn't embarrass me because it's a proud feeling
when you get Man of the Match. I don't go into any game trying to get
Man of the Match, I just try and approach every game the same. If I
don't get Man of the Match and we win then that's fine with me.
Have you ever won the lottery?
No, never not even a tenner.
Who was the first person you called on your mobile from Istanbul?
My dad because I knew he was over there so I wanted to get him to the
hotel. He was with my brother and a few friends so as soon as I got on
the bus, switched my mobile on and got rid of all the text messages I
had, I phoned my dad to come and meet me at the hotel to join in the
celebrations. |