Did Liverpool offer him the same contract before he left to go to LA?
Not sure but i'd be surprised if they just let him go. I think it would have been fairly easy for him to get a contract on £80k a week at home, it was more that he didn't want to play for another English club.
This thread was set up with the purpose of looking back on a player who has had a very good impact on the game, and who rightly will go down in Liverpool folklore, for all that he achieved with them.
Can we keep the negative aspects away from thus thread at least, and just allow for people to talk about what he meant to them, as he brought quite a lot of goodness to a lot of people over the years, from Liverpool to LA.
He scored so many memorable goals, and put in so many good performances, he certainly was a player that I didn't look forward to seeing in the opposition line up, especially at Anfield.
Now that his career is over, I can put aside club loyalties, and say, good luck on his next career path, whatever that may be.
So many good memories of him in a LFC shirt, way too many to list but I think my fave 3 goals from him, with importance attached also have to be - the stunner v West Ham in the cup final, his cracker v Olympiakos & of course his header v A C Milan that began the comeback.
Top top player who hopefully will be back at LFC in some capacity very soon.
The West Ham cup final was his best game, he was phenomenal in that.
He is another who seems to have gone from playing at a very high standard to retiring, very quickly.
I suppose with the money earnt nowadays and having experienced matches at the highest level, retiring at 34-35 seems the way to go rather than at 38 having dropped down a level.
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Then as i said, Gerrard should be getting the same level of criticism as Rooney does for it.
Gerrard doesn't carry Rooneys off-pitch back story. It shouldn't count, but it seems to.
But I'm guessing that you'll be happy to accept that claim after May 2017 ;-)
Not sure but i'd be surprised if they just let him go. I think it would have been fairly easy for him to get a contract on £80k a week at home, it was more that he didn't want to play for another English club.
What is different in their back stories?
You're easily confused then.:D
So many good memories of him in a LFC shirt, way too many to list but I think my fave 3 goals from him, with importance attached also have to be - the stunner v West Ham in the cup final, his cracker v Olympiakos & of course his header v A C Milan that began the comeback.
Top top player who hopefully will be back at LFC in some capacity very soon.
Loved every goal v Man Utd & Everton too
He is another who seems to have gone from playing at a very high standard to retiring, very quickly.
I suppose with the money earnt nowadays and having experienced matches at the highest level, retiring at 34-35 seems the way to go rather than at 38 having dropped down a level.