Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is hopeful that the club can recover from the travails of last season and start off well under a “new era” with Roy Hodgson. He said to Liverpoolfc.tv:
“This is a great club and after speaking with Roy Hodgson I’m really pleased to see his plans for the club. It’s a new era now – we must forget about the horror of what happened last season and get this club back to where it belongs, which is the Champions League at the very least.”
Gerrard also praised new signing Joe Cole and compared his skill on the ball to Barcelona star Lionel Messi:
“Messi can do some amazing things, but anything he can do Joe can do as well, if not better. He used to shock us in training by doing footy tricks with a golf ball that most players can’t even do with a football. I really fancy Joe for the [Player of the Season] award this season.”
There does seem to be a breath of fresh air around Anfield at the moment, hope the current “Good Feel” factor can be continued into the season. Arsenal at home then Man City away are 2 massive games, I’m hoping after those 2 games we are all still positive.
Let’s burry the past & start afresh. The inspirational captain has spoken. But i would have loved to see Joe cole & yossi in the same team. He scored vital goals in the 2008-2009 campaign. Unfortunately, he left us. All the best to him. Torres top scorer this season & Gerrard to become the first british player to score 45goals in europe. Calton cole would be a good partner to torres. COMMON LIVERPOOL! We should beat the gunners at anfield.