Best to start this with the very obvious comment that the Superman boxer short-wearing Stephen Ireland isn’t even fit to lace the boots of Steven Gerrard, before we delve into his recent ridiculous claims.
Speaking with RH Elite Coaching on TikTok, the 36-year-old said: “I’ve played against huge names and on the day they’ve never really got the better of me, I never played against someone and thought ‘Wow, these are incredible’.
“Steven Gerrard for example, Frank Lampard every time I played against them, I’ve always got the better of them…
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“I’ve never had a game where I thought ‘God, I’m out of my depth’, that was never the case”.
The man who failed to win a major honour in his career and retired as a Bolton Wanderers player in 2018, where he failed to make a single senior appearance, has a very high opinion of himself and what he achieved.
For the player capped by Ireland on six occasions, it’s simply laughable that he thinks he was never bettered by some of the greatest midfielders of our generation but at least people are talking about him again!
You can watch Ireland’s comments on Gerrard courtesy of RH Elite Coaching on TikTok (via @MP24MP42 on Twitter):
— 24. (@MP24MP42) May 2, 2023
I love it when mediocre at best players say things that their to y brains can’t comprehend… let’s have a look at a few stats… Ireland played in Prem for 13 years compared to Gerrards 16 years at Liverpool, Both players played middle of park so stats should be pretty close the rest of the way hahahaha….
Stephen Ireland played :-
245 Premier League Games
19 League Goals and 28 Assists
22 Yellow Cards and 1 Red Card
Shot/On Target 212/70
Duels Won 723
Steven Gerrard played:-
504 Premier League Games
120 League Goals and 92 Assists
61 Yellow Cards and 6 Red Cards
Shot\On Target 743/251
Duels Won 1,271
So before even adding Franks Stats we can see Stephen Ireland over exaggerating like all the worst Irish men do… what a joker