CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL Break-up so hard now for Gerrard

His manager, Rafael Benitez, had done as much as he could in terms of backing his man. ``Yes,'' Benitez said, ``Chelsea have Lampard, Makelele, Tiago and Gudjohnsen. All fine players, some of the best in the world. But I have [Steven Gerrard]. He is better than the lot.'' Having...

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Published inDaily telegraph (London, England : 1969)
Main Author ALAN SMITH AT ANFIELD
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Daily Telegraph 04.05.2005
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Baros, Milan
Gerrard, Steven
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Summary:His manager, Rafael Benitez, had done as much as he could in terms of backing his man. ``Yes,'' Benitez said, ``Chelsea have Lampard, Makelele, Tiago and Gudjohnsen. All fine players, some of the best in the world. But I have [Steven Gerrard]. He is better than the lot.'' Having grabbed the early lead and tried to extend it, Liverpool fell back after the break under Chelsea's onslaught. With Djibril Cisse on instead of [Milan Baros], there was a bit more to aim at in terms of pacey runs off the ball, but those kind of opportunities were few and far between. Nevertheless, Gerrard, looking round, must have felt intensely proud. His team-mates were playing like men possessed, not least Dietmar Hamann,. Add to that the immense Jamie Carragher and the tireless Steve Finnan. Everywhere you looked, red shirts were excelling. Then Gerrard chipped in himself with a sliding tackle on substitute Arjen Robben as the Dutch winger prepared to pull the trigger. With the clock ticking down, a brave block on the edge of the box repelled Eidur Gudjohnsen.
ISSN:0307-1235