Steven Gerrard has claimed that it took him ‘months or years’ to emotionally heal from his legendary slip in opposition to Chelsea in 2014, which influenced his resolution to give up the membership the next summer season.
Gerrard’s error within the sport at Anfield allowed Chelsea striker Demba Ba a significant aim, denting Liverpool’s Premier League championship bid, which subsequently imploded slightly over every week later on account of a second-half collapse in opposition to Crystal Palace.
Now, reflecting on that interval of his profession, the previous England captain has admitted that the psychological penalties of the slip performed a task in his departure from Liverpool.
Gerrard mentioned in an interview with Gary Neville on The Overlap that he’s nonetheless disturbed by the incident and carries a ‘bruise’ with him to at the present time.
“It’s one thing that I at all times will take accountability for. That is the second I look again on and suppose ‘If solely I would acquired that proper, it could be so significantly better’,” the Aston Villa supervisor mentioned.
“It positively flashes again. I feel the rationale why I at all times say that second [is my lowest] is as a result of I do not need individuals to suppose I am ignoring it. Sadly, it occurred to me at an actual merciless time from a private perspective.”
“It positively had an impact on me mentally for a while – I do not know whether or not it was months or years – nonetheless to at the present time, it would not really feel nice. Timewise, perhaps that affected my resolution to go to America. I feel being in Liverpool, once you’re in that routine, typically you have to break away.
He continued, “I nonetheless needed to take pleasure in my soccer – I nonetheless felt I had a couple of years left. I felt like the most effective factor for me, my household and the ending was to only go and reset. It wasn’t off the again of that, however most likely the place I used to be at, I would say it had an affect.”
Gerrard stayed with Liverpool for another 12 months, bringing his whole appearances for the membership to 710, earlier than becoming a member of the LA Galaxy within the Main League Soccer.
