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Never was this more true than on that fateful night in Istanbul where a lacklustre Liverpool, 3-0 down to AC Milan at half-time in the 2005 Champions League Final, turned to their midfield general and “Stevie G” did not disappoint. The subsequent Gerrard-inspired comeback has gone down as maybe the greatest Champions League Final of all time and will certainly be remembered as one of the greatest night in Liverpool’s history, at least in the modern era. Liverpool fans owe so much to the man who turned down better offers, both in terms of money and opportunities for silverware, time and again throughout his career in order to stay with his beloved Reds. The Premier League does not feel quite the same without him and it will never again see the familiar sight of a Gerrard screamer nestling in the top corner. But from dizzying highs to crushing lows, Steven Gerrard will be remembered by fans from all over the country as an all-time great. (Lorton Distribution)
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There is an unwritten rule: Whoever loves Liverpool FC also loves Steven Gerrard. I have been a fan of this team for almost twenty years and Stevie is for me the best player that has ever graced the football pitch. The devoted captain has always wanted to be exactly that, the leader of the team with the Liverbird emblem. Anyone who does not know him and happens to come across this documentary will be able to recognize his greatest desire and at the same time his greatest pain – the effort to bring the team from the city of The Beatles back to the top of English football. This mirage has driven him throughout his career, but whether it was the slightly better (deservedly dominant) United in the 2000s, the financially driven Chelsea from the east, or the controversial phenomenon from City in the past decade, there has always been one step missing, one point, one small twist. It is truly painful irony that the general public, especially the youngest generation, so often recalls this player, the master of igniting the team, the legend of long-range shots, the team's record holder in this or that, because of one unfortunate slip at that cursed moment when the Liverpool title seemed more within reach than ever. Thankfully, this never-ending regret, which will haunt him until the end of his life, is balanced in the documentary by moments of glory and much more deserving repetitions. For me, it was a sight seen a hundred times, a comeback in the Champions League final against AC Milan, initiated by Gerrard, or a shot from a respectable distance that miraculously saved the FA Cup already in the outstretched hands of West Ham. As a fan who followed the number 8 in the beginnings, at the peak, and in the bitter end of his red commitment, I was even surprised by a certain revelation in the documentary: how close he was to moving to Chelsea at one point. Domestic media reported on this possibility only as a potential sensation, but in England, it was almost a done deal, and even the television spoke of the current round of the Premier League as Gerrard's last one in the red jersey. However, he, the one who started the whole transfer saga, eventually backed out because he knew that even if the club sold him, even if the fans forgave him in time, he himself could never forgive himself. I loved that part of the story where the player was himself the biggest fan, one who would never go against his team and who chose to give up trophies, money, and eternal (or rather more eternal) glory. You'll never walk alone, Stevie.
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