The honesty in Gerrard

When Steven Gerrard was asked by the press before the England-Portugal Quarterfinal (which they subsequently lost), Gerrard’s reply simply underlined why he’s such an important keg in the Liverpool team.

Here’s his reply. Read the full article here.

When he was asked, on the eve of today’s quarter-final against Portugal, whether England could win the tournament if they carried on playing the way they have played in their first four matches, he avoided the verbal formulations used by most of the squad, including the head coach, to deflect the unwelcome thought. “I don’t think so,” he said, missing a beat. “Do you? I don’t.”

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