Steven Gerrard has ‘underachieved’ at
Liverpool and should have joined Chelsea,
Jeremy Cross told the Sunday Supplement.
Gerrard has just three matches remaining at
Liverpool – starting with Chelsea on Super
Sunday – before beginning a new chapter in
Major League Soccer with Los Angeles Galaxy
at the age of 34.
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had been
speaking pre-match about how close he was to
bringing Gerrard, who has never won a league
title, to Stamford Bridge during his first spell in
charge, but the former England captain chose
to stay at Anfield.
It’s a decision that the Daily Star's Cross
thinks was the wrong call as he believes
Gerrard would have won multiple Premier
League titles if he joined the west Londoners.
“I’m a big fan of Gerrard but despite all his
success, he’s underachieved at club level,”
Cross told the Sunday Supplement .
“For a player of that ability to have never won
a league title, it’s such a shame. He chose to
stay with Liverpool, being a scouser, and
remained very loyal to Liverpool as it’s hard to
leave your hometown club. He’s been a part of
the fabric of that club for so long but if he
went to Chelsea when he had the chance, he
would have won four or five league medals.
“You look at people like Ryan Giggs and Paul
Scholes and they have won 20-odd titles
between them and Gerrard hasn’t won one.
It’s just such a shame.”
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail’s Chief Sports Writer
Oliver Holt thinks Gerrard’s legacy is strong
and he will be remembered for his exploits in
the Champions League final of 2005, where he
played a key role in Liverpool's famous win
over AC Milan.
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