Gerrard's reaction

[mom]

Says it all. Fucking legend.

 

[Markeh]

Raheems face when the huddle broke up entertained me

 

[Modo]

Raheems face when the huddle broke up entertained me

Me too. Big smile on his face.

 

[localny]

Me too. Big smile on his face.

Looked like the joker

 

[RedZeppelin III]

His former Liverpool colleague Carragher told Sky Sports that Gerrard's reaction was a result of realising that, after over 15 years of personally striving to bring the league crown to Anfield, the club are just four games away from reclaiming the title.
"That comes from being at this club so long and not winning the league," said Carragher. "That's not just [about winning] today.
"I talked before the game about a lot of these Liverpool players looking like they're playing without that pressure and that they haven't got that burden on their shoulders, they've only just come to the club or don't know the history of it - but he does.
"You talk about pressure on someone's shoulders but how many times has he carried the club through his own performances? I think he's the one feeling it the most.
"If I was involved I'd probably be struggling to sleep and he's the one who will be going right through that. We saw his reaction at the end, shouting to his family and friends in the box - that's the build-up of going so long without winning the league."
Belief
Jamie Redknapp reckons Gerrard may have given up his hopes of winning the Premier League with Liverpool after the Reds finished 28 points behind champions Manchester United last season.
However, Philippe Coutinho's winner on Sunday, after a David Silva strike and Glen Johnson own goal had cancelled out first-half goals from Raheem Sterling and Martin Skrtel, put the title race entirely in Liverpool's hands.
"Whether you're a Liverpool fan or not, that's the sort of thing, as a football fan, that makes your hair stand on end," Redknapp said, reflecting on Gerrard's post-match celebrations.
"Gerrard got his players in a huddle and his character, everything about that man, was coming out there. It was pouring out of him. That was great to see.
"He knows now that they're in touching distance of something very special. He thought he'd never get that opportunity to win the league - but they're four games from changing Liverpool's history."
Turning point
In his post-match interview, Gerrard was quick to point out the league is yet to be won, and insisted Liverpool must be at their best to beat relegation-threatened Norwich next weekend.
But Carragher suspects his former club's 3-2 triumph over City may be the vital moment in this season's title race.
"Liverpool have been playing great and they've won ten in a row now but, if they go on to win the league, this will be what will be looked back at," he said.
"There's always a game when someone wins the title and you look back at and say 'that was the difference, that was the turning point'."

 

[Modo]

 

[mom]

Loved his interview with sky afterwards too. Bossed the reporter totally.

 

[King Binny]

 

[C/O]

Thank you Binny

 

[Whirly]

And the celebrations were still more muted than Arsenal's yesterday 😉

 

[jason]

classic smile

 

[Whirly]

I'm going to assume he's laughing at Glen Johnson's performance on the day. That's his head on the bottom left.

 

[Hansern]

Gerrard is a legend. Deserves to lift the trophy.

 

[Shadey]

Gerrard 'none of your business'
Haha class

 

[C/O]

Can we all have a round up and buy Stevie something?

Like a pair of boxing gloves draped around a Phil Collins CD?

Mods, make it happen

 

[HC]

I almost want Gerrard to win it more than the club as a whole. The man is class and has been my idol growing up, the missus is slowly starting to see what he means to me. Bit gay but seeing him so happy post match was the icing on the cake for me.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

This to me just reminds me of Istanbul. I fucking LOVE it ...

 

[SummerOnions]

He's shite at business but he's boss at footy. Said he's gonna drag us kicking and screaming to the title

 

[Mamma Mia]

Gerrard:

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/video/fi...l-vs-manchester-city-2014-4-13-14-05-00#17843

 

[Woland]

Special mention for the King Harry too.

 

[Mamma Mia]

Special mention for the King Harry too.

He's thinking about your lad

 

[FoxForceFive]

Someone who isn't drunk & doesn't have kids or a girlfriend has sat & watched it over & over to work out every word he said:

"This does not fucking slip now, this is gone, we go Norwich, exactly the same, we go again, come on!" - Gerrard

 

[Woland]

Fondly recalling the 'we should drop Gerrard' thread I made ages ago when loads of nobheads were saying he was shit

 

[Fabio]

Fondly recalling the 'we should drop Gerrard' thread I made ages ago when loads of nobheads were saying he was shit

Glad you proved me a cunt xx

 

[gkmacca]

He WAS shit, and now he's not again. Hoorah!

 

[Ceefax the Cat]

 

[keniget]

It was heartwarming to see that reaction at the end. You never quite know what goes on in the players minds behind the scenes but today it was on full show.

It's great to see that they (well, Gerrard at least) wants it as much as the fans, if not more. I want it for Gerrard almost more than I want it for myself!

 

[ClassicGirl14]

Put this in the post-match thread, but it deserves a mention here as well:

As a woman, and especially as one who prefers more masculine guys, I have to say Stevie's tears and emotions with the team were the hottest thing ever.

 

[Woland]

I came so hard, it was as embarrassing as it was liberating.

 

[moron]

.....
It's great to see that they (well, Gerrard at least) wants it as much as the fans, if not more. I want it for Gerrard almost more than I want it for myself!

I feel the same way regarding the last point - I really want him to lift that title for his own sake. I was not surprised by his show of emotion, and for many of us LFC supporters we should consider ourselves lucky that we have held onto him for so long. He could easily have had the pick of all the great clubs in Europe but decided to stay with us through bad times when we looked like we were going no where. He had me in tears today with that show of emotion because you know he wants it so bad and it is the only medal missing from his collection. This is the first time I think where the destination of the title is in the hands of the club this late into the season since he has been playing for us and personally think that if we do not win that title - he Gerrard will be a broken man.