youlots Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Now he wants Gerrard or his love child or something.... Great timing & morale booster ahead of 1st leg aginst the filth. Will we never be set free.... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 780052.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogic Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Avram Grant has admitted that Steven Gerrard is the player he admires most in the Premier League.The Chelsea boss believes that the Liverpool skipper should walk away with the PFA and European Player of the Year awards this season, and has revealed that he would love to take the England international to Stamford Bridge. Gerrard came close to joining the Blues on two occasions when Grant's predecessor Jose Mourinho was in charge of the West London club, but eventually decided to stay with his hometown club. Grant feels that the Reds midfielder has become an even better player since then after being given the licence to roam behind Spanish striker Fernando Torres and insists that it is Gerrard, not Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, who can now rightfully claim to be the best player in Europe. "Gerrard is a great player and a great person," the Blues manager told the News of the World. "For me he is the player of the year in England and maybe in Europe because of the influence he has on the team. "He's very good, I like him very much as a player. And I know him, he is a nice guy, a positive guy and he is an example for many people. "Unfortunately he plays against me, not with me, but he is still my favourite player. "I'm not surprised he is playing up front with Fernando Torres now because I think he can play in many positions. "In that position he probably feels more free. Tactically, it's not easy to play against this position." With a rumoured £100million transfer budget set to be made available by club owner Roman Abramovich this summer, Grant admits that, if he became available, Gerrard would be his No. 1 target. "If you can bring him to me I will be happy," he said. The under-fire coach will come face-to-face with Gerrard on Tuesday when Chelsea travel to Anfield for the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final. It is the third time in four years that the two sides have met at this stage of the competition, and Grant is confident that he can go one better that Mourinho and take the Blues to their first final. "The last games were too tactical," he said. "I think that football needs to be tactical but not too tactical. "You need freedom to play. Football goes two steps when people start to talk of details but now we need the next step, to give players the freedom to think because they have the responsibility they didn't have 10 years ago. "So I am trying with my team to give them the freedom to think with responsibility." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lofty Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Steven Gerrard is the player he admires most in the Premier League. That's enough to put me off my breakfast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youlots Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 The freedom to think with responsibility....as opposed, presumably, to being irresponsibly confined?? Perhaps that explains playing Anelka as a winger: Grant: I want you to play on the left. Anelka: But I'm a striker. Grant: But you'll have so much more freedom on the left as long as you use that freedom responsibly. Anelka: (thinking to himself) Perhaps I'll just drift about then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gem Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Oh piss off I don't want that over-rated c**t at my football club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Chelsea Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 he's not coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youlots Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Grant or Gerrard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethicalstrategy Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Reading what he said, it did sound a lot like he was coming - in his pants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Chelsea Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Grant praises Gerrard Avram Grant admits he would love to take Steven Gerrard to Chelsea after revealing his admiration for the Liverpool captain and England star. The Blues manager is preparing to face midfielder Gerrard and Liverpool in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at Anfield on Tuesday. Grant said: "Gerrard is a great player and a great person. For me, he is the player of the year in England." another statement why this bloke should not be the manager of any club let alone chelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killbill Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 but he [Gerrard] is still my favourite player If this is not going to boost our players confidence ahead of the CL game, I don’t know what will. What a .......... you choose the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 OK now I'm convinced Avi is insane. and his wife drinks piss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkw Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 didnt jose do something similar before the carling cup final a couple of seasons ago? then gerrard scored a bleting own goal. be nice if it happened again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youlots Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Yeah but it wasn't right before any of the CL semis & I can't recall Jose saying that he wanted to get a room with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea FC Champions Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 "He plays against me but he is still my favourite player."Chelsea have previously tried to sign Gerrard and Grant added: "If you can bring him to me, I will be happy." "Gerrard my dream signing" "Unfortunately he plays against me, not with me, but he is still my favourite player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evissy Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Avram just don't learn... He needs to win the fans over and now he just blew every little bit of respect he have gathered over the months. And he is saying stuff like that when we are desperate about getting a new contract with Lampard. Avi tries to be friends with everyone...outside the club that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maksimov Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Maybe Liverpool finally sacks Rafa and replaces him with Grant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Won't ever happen. The thought of that complete cnut in a blue shirt makes me feel physically sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkw Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 well said tim. i feel nautios just thinking about it. dont want that diving, hypocritical, self publicising tosser at the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT26CFC Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 i puked a little in my mouth. Gerrard in a blue shirt, and greatest england player...maybe i can understand why terry is always fighting with the staff! Dumbest thing said of the year award goes to....AVRAM GRANT (yayy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishman Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Gerrard almost joined Chelsea in June 2004 for £20m, and again 12 months later, for £32m, after the Anfield captain reacted to the interest by submitting a transfer request. He changed his mind only after his family received death threats and a fan burned his replica shirt live on Sky TV. This bit was interesting. I always thought he chose stay out of love for the shirt and those cheeky chappie Mousers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballack & Blu Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Even the possibility of may-be being spurned for a 3rd time is bad enough,but he wouldn,t add anything to our current midfield,Just some naughty media mischief B4 tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 It's clearly Avram Grant trying to play mind games ahead of the Champions League tie. Whether or not it is successfull, well thats another matter entirely. I remember Anchellotti playing this card ahead of the first Liverpool - AC Milan champions league final a few years back and it failing miserably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thespecial1 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 piss of to da scousers den and play wid ur beloved gerrard u w****r...dnt let lampsy go anywhere...he's a true blue through and through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loz Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 piss of to da scousers den and play wid ur beloved gerrard u w****r...dnt let lampsy go anywhere...he's a true blue through and through Message for Avram or Jose? Try and write in English please mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomP Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Just shows you that even in the mind-games department, Avi just isn't Jose. I'm guessing that this is all based on the fact that Gerrard played rubbish during Euro 2004 supposedly because his mind was on a transfer to Chelsea. Some would argue that he played rubbish because he is a rubbish player - but that is a different story. Might also be to try and get a decent dominating performance from the likes of Lamps, Ballack and Essien, who might want to show that they are better than Gerrard. The trouble is, it seems like Avi's mind-games are about as subtle as a sledgehammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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