Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who manages Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool, with most of that time spent as club captain, as well as captaining the England national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,
Gerrard was awarded the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award in 2005, and the Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé said that they considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world.
Graeme Souness is pretty sure a major reason behind Steven Gerrard’s sharp exit was a realisation Rangers were unable roll the dice for him.
The giveaway mention of “big money” being required to compete on a higher level, voiced in the wake of two Europa League defeats, spoke volumes.
But Souness reckons Rangers have hit the jackpot with the appointment of Giovanni van Bronckhorst. The Dutchman is richly endowed with qualities and armed with talent at his disposal, Souness admits, he couldn’t compete with when rocking up at Rangers thinking he knew it all in 1986.Van Bronckhorst has previous as a Rangers player in a trophy-laden era.The 46-year-old is a title-winning head coach from his spell at Feyenoord.
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