Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard has explained why England’s golden generation failed to achieve any collective success for the national team, Softfootball reports.
Gerrard would you’ve watched in anger on Sunday as Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield for the first time in almost a decade. A feat that was rare during his time at the club.
Gerrard, who was a guest on the Rio Ferdinand’s official talk show, Rio presents podcast, said:
We were all egotistical losers. I watch the telly now and I see Jamie Carragher sitting next to Paul Scholes and they look like they’ve been best mates for 20 years.
And I see Carragher’s relationship with Gary Neville and they look like they’ve been mates for 20 years. I’m probably more close and friendly with you [Ferdinand] now than I ever was when I played with you for 15 years [for England]. So why didn’t we connect when we were 20, 21, 22, 23? Was it ego? Was it rivalry?
It was down to the culture within England. We weren’t friendly or connected. We weren’t a team. We never at any stage became a real good, strong team.
So much was expected from the Three Lions squad with the likes of Michael Owen, Frank Lampard, Rio Ferdinand, Paul School, David Seaman, Ashley Cole, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard. Fans expected that they could’ve won the FIFA World Cup or at least the European Championship but they never did.
Here is the full video of the podcast. Watch below.
Gerrard enjoyed a successful footballing career just like most of the players mentioned above. He became captain of Liverpool from a very young age and won the UEFA Champions League in the famous comeback win over Serie A giants AC Milan in 2005.
Gerrard represented England for 14 years under five different managers, starting with Kevin Keegan and ending with Roy Hodgson at the 2014 World Cup. Also, he captained England 38 times.
Steven Gerrard had 114 international caps and featured at six major tournaments without winning any trophy.
