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.
John Barnes warns Steven Gerrard over repeating Frank Lampard example
mirror.co.ukJohn Barnes has warned Steven Gerrard that taking the Liverpool job will be all about "timing" as he references the decline of Frank Lampard at Chelsea.
The current Rangers boss has been touted as a future Reds boss such was his success as a player at Anfield. His recent exploits at Ibrox coupled with Jurgen Klopp's struggles has seen talks over a return accelerated.
But Barnes has been quick to remind Gerrard of how swiftly things turned for Lampard in west London. He returned having managed Derby and immediately had the affection of the fans.
But he was sacked less than 18 months after being appointed and Barnes is conscious that the landscape can quickly change. He told Goal : “Well, it obviously depends on what’s considered as too
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