Gerrard names Aston Villa priority for the rest of the season
Aston Villa have lost their last four Premier League games.
Aston Villa have lost their last four Premier League games.
“He’s so comfortable in himself… I don’t think he’s seen it as a threat. I think previous managers might have.”
Gerrard reportedly attended Marseille’s 3-2 victory over Nantes to watch the midfielder.
“Me and Carra were like, ‘my God, this fella’s got bundles, plenty’.”
Spurs kept hold of their leading marksman despite Manchester City’s £100million bid last summer.
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“The players in the building have to help me fix it now, if not we will get players in who will help me fix it.”
“It’s always a game with a rivalry, and it’s very interesting for both sides. I’m really looking forward to the kick-off.”
“If you are not happy, not enjoying being out on the pitch, I can never get the best talent out of me.”
Gerrard gave a strangely PFM response to Saka’s request for protection, for a man with steel pins in his hip.
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“He said we were too rough? They didn’t commit any fouls today?”
“We set up to be aggressive but lacked belief in what we were doing. I thought certain individuals lacked belief.”
“Tomorrow gives us another opportunity to try to prove that when we’re at our best we can take points off the top teams.”
“I know how his teams set up because of all the challenges we had against Everton back in the day.”
“I looked around my team and everyone delivered tonight. I loved it.”
Villa currently pay just 25 per cent of the Brazilian’s wages.
“It doesn’t make any sense to make any decisions now… We all know we’re dealing with a world-class talent.”
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“He probably finished my career a couple of years early, he’s the reason I’ve got screws in my knees and groins!”
“It’s all about backing it up this weekend going into a home fixture. We don’t want to be inconsistent.”
“It’s clear that we need to find that clinical edge again.”
“It’s a precarious step, it’s not a long-term profession for most people starting off in their mid-30s.”
“We need to see a change in the level of performance. We all know collectively we need to raise that.”
“Tyrone is a big boy, he understands how the game went for him from a personal point of view.”
“The good thing about Phil is he’s so humble, so level-headed, he’s so grounded.”
“Listen, he’s not following in anyone’s footsteps,” says Steven Gerrard of new Villa hero Jacob Ramsey.
“He reminds me of [Javier] Mascherano. The Argentinians are really competitive. They want to win everything.”
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