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Gerrard : Can you see you a place for him at LFC?

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Red Astaire

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Interesting quote from our former captain and arguably the greatest ever LFC player. Personally I would love to see him back. I wonder if a youth management role would suit him. He clearly wants to come back. Same for Carra as well but I suspect working in the media is very comfortable for him. Thoughts?

Former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard insists there is currently “no job opportunity” for him at the club despite being in contact with manager Jurgen Klopp.
The 36-year-old midfielder is into the final six months of his contract with Los Angeles Galaxy and accepts his playing days are numbered.
And while there has been much speculation about him linking up with his former club in some capacity, nothing is in the pipeline at the moment.
“People need to understand that Jurgen Klopp is his own man, he’s got his own team of people around him, that he is very happy and content with,” Gerrard exclusively told virtual reality company Laduma.
“Of course I’ve got a huge Liverpool connection and Liverpool is in my heart and always will be but there’s nothing to really comment on.
“There’s no future decision to work with Klopp, I get on really well with him, we’re in contact but there’s no job opportunity there at the moment.
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“There is absolutely nothing to say on my future beyond this MLS season at the moment.
“I know I’m in the twilight, I know I’m coming to the end pretty soon.
“I just want to try and enjoy every last moment really. The one thing I’m going to miss [is] walking on to the pitch.
“I’m going to miss that buzz very much because that’s what I play the game for.”
 
I can't see an immediate future. He's too big and recent a name to put immediately on the coaching staff at almost any level in my opinion. An ambassadorial role while he finishes his badges would be a good fit though.
 
No, not in the near future. Still have to much influence. Maybe in 10 years time or so.
 
Agree with others above - not yet awhile, plus I have my doubts that coaching will suit him anyway TBH, though I'd be willing to reconsider if he completes his badges.
 
Agree with others above - not yet awhile, plus I have my doubts that coaching will suit him anyway TBH, though I'd be willing to reconsider if he completes his badges.

For sure, go get some badges, but stop talking about there not being a job. Start talking about what you need to do, to get thought about instead. Because you're not entitled to anything, especially while this manager is building something new.
 
There's quite a few players from the last 10-20 years I'd have back to coach or work with the kids, Gerrard isn't one of them.
 
No, not in the near future. Still have to much influence. Maybe in 10 years time or so.

Agree with others above - not yet awhile, plus I have my doubts that coaching will suit him anyway TBH, though I'd be willing to reconsider if he completes his badges.
The wise old man & voice of reason in SCM agrees with the juvenile delinquent.

Arn is earning his net love today
 
I don’t see why we couldn’t use him now, particularly at the Academy. Surely any kid would learn tons from training with Steven Gerrard? In 10 years the kids at the Academy will never have seen him play and he wouldn’t have that same influence.
 
The problem with that is the approach he used to take while wearing the armband, namely just going out and doing his thing while chewing other players out for not being as good as he was. That is 100% not the way to coach other players, youngsters especially.
 
The problem with that is the approach he used to take while wearing the armband, namely just going out and doing his thing while chewing other players out for not being as good as he was. That is 100% not the way to coach other players, youngsters especially.

Yeah, that's the problem I've always had with preternaturally gifted players coaching. Of course there is plenty to pass on, but there's always going to be stuff that the likes of Gerrard or Fowler can simply DO, and can't be coached. It needs the right mentality and understanding.
 
Yeah, that's the problem I've always had with preternaturally gifted players coaching. Of course there is plenty to pass on, but there's always going to be stuff that the likes of Gerrard or Fowler can simply DO, and can't be coached. It needs the right mentality and understanding.
I'd be all about getting the likes of kuyt to coach ahead for Gerrard

Great player as kuyt was, he had the mentality of a champion, and that needs to be installed in to our youth players
 
I just don't see Gerrard making a good coach or Manager.

I'd be interested to know whether he has an eye for talent though
 
I just don't see Gerrard making a good coach or Manager.

I'd be interested to know whether he has an eye for talent though

Hmmm. Again:

"Not as good as me. Not as good as me. Not as good as me. Nearly as good as me - ooops he's gone to United for £100m. Not as good as me."
 
He seems to quite like kids (more than people in general), and the kids would be absolutely starry-eyed around him, as would parents from merseyside, who he'd need to communicate with. I think an academy role could work, perhaps as an assistant to the academy director and learning the ropes. I completely agree with some of the reservations expressed above but think those negativities might be mitigated with the youth players.
 
You can't really know in the here and now. Few fans were confident when Kenny took over as player/manager. He'd not even been captain, and there were few interviews in those days where one could hear if a player had much interest in coaching or managing, so that was a leap in the dark. We know much more about Gerrard, but I've never thought him that tactically astute - he wasn't a disciplined player because he was so good he was able to play more as a force of nature - and he never seems very insightful now he's working as a pundit. And he's not the most positive of people - the sight of him looking anxious and depressed on the sidelines would hardly lift the players. But maybe he'll grow into a good manager - I can see him as a manager who works with a really top coach, rather than as a coach himself. He certainly has the name and the aura around him. It's really up to him to get some experience.
 
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