Finally The Words I Wanted To Hear From Stevie G

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England midfielder Gerrard has led the Anfield club through a long period of drama both on and off the field, but he now believes under the ownership of John W Henry and Tom Werner, and the caretaker management of Kenny Dalglish, that good times are not too far away from returning. That did not stop him mourning the departure of Torres, though.

“I was heartbroken. Absolutely gutted. But I also called him after he left,” Gerrard told the Daily Mail. “There are no hard feelings. I built up a relationship with Fernando and became his friend. He scored some fantastic goals and I have fantastic memories. I enjoyed playing with him. So you can’t go from one extreme to another and fall out with him, start criticising him. But he will also understand how I feel. Fernando is a bright person and he will understand that the Liverpool fans are upset as well.”

Liverpool continue life without Torres on Saturday when they meet Wigan, and the decision whether to play Gerrard, who is recovering from a groin injury that kept him out of England’s friendly with Denmark in midweek, will be left until the last moment.

Torres’ Chelsea debut was a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool, the latest in a string of impressive results they have put together since Dalglish returned to the club to replace Roy Hodgson last month. And added to the signings of Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll – the £60million replacements for Torres – Gerrard can finally see happier times returning to his club.

He said: “The football club is much happier now. It’s in a better place than it has been for a few years. We’ve got new owners, who I’ve spoken to quite a lot, who are passionate about what they want to do.

“I trust them, I trust them even more after what’s happened in the last week or so. And the way they’ve acted, coming towards the end of the transfer window, has impressed me. I was a bit wary at first because I was maybe a bit guilty of trusting the previous owners too much.

“This time I’ve taken a bit more time in judging them. But they’ve been brilliant so far. They have put the club back in a good place already and the last three or four weeks have been really positive. We’ve had some good results. The lads are smiling again. I’ve actually enjoyed going to work again.”

-courtesy of liverpoolfc.tv-
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12 Comments

  1. Only thing wrong lol is Torres, not Carroll, we bought Suarez & Carroll as replacements for Torres :) fantastic article tho mate!!

  2. Thanks for the post. It is nice knowing that Stevie and Torres maintained a good relationship despite claims to the contrary. A classy interview from our captain.

    Hope he features today but I trust Kenny to make the right decision. If he can’t play it would have been a great game for Jonjo. With Shelvey and Spearing out I imagine Paulsen will feature if Gerrard isn’t fit. I’ve been hoping that this injury was just a ploy to pull Gerrard out of the England side to keep him fit. Would be nice if Joe Cole would come out from underneath his rock and prove his worth!

  3. Good going Stevie G, we were all so gutted at what He did to us fans. Glad to hear your positive cognition abt the NESV, hopefully they’ll redevelop Anfield if no new stadium is on their agenda.. YNWA

  4. Good article, and so refreshing to read SG’s comments. The timing of Torres leaving was bad, even though he was so loved it would have hurt whenever. It just seemed that everyone was buzzing with optimism and he took his decision when it presented itself.
    For what he did at Liverpool, most especially his scoring record notwithstanding the injury lay-offs and him not being our penalty taker, we all need to be grateful. I wish him well but I wish Liverpool will do much much better than Chelsea.

  5. Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll – the £60million replacements for Carroll.

    I think you mean “Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll – the £60million replacements for Torres”

    Awesome article tho. Two thumbs up!

  6. Well said Stevie G a true leader……………………..
    John Henry and NESV has just spent $285 million in upgrades to Fenway Park to make it better for the fans.. if we stay at Anfield just imagine what’s in store for the best fans in the world at LFC….YNWA

  7. “I’ve actually enjoyed going to work again”

    That’s one of those lines which is great to hear, but also brings home just how bad things had got…

    Nice article – thanks for sharing it!

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