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.
Ianis Hagi is "one of the top 10 players in the world" for his age bracket, according to a former Romanian international.The 22-year-old joined Steven Gerrard's squad permanently last summer, having arrived on an initial loan from Genk.He's managed nine assists and five goals in the Premiership this season, and was impressive in the Europa League win over Royal Antwerp.There's a lot of interest in the attacking midfielder back in his native Romania, as the song of the country's greatest football Gheorghe Hagi.And Ianis Zicu, who was once seen as the heir to the 'Maradona of the Carpathians' believes the Rangers talent must be judged on his own merits.Zicu explained: "Hagi's name is definitely a burden, and it put a strain on me too."Because.
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