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Rafael Benitez, a renowned football manager, recently named Steven Gerrard as the best player he has ever coached. Despite managing several top clubs like Liverpool, Real Madrid, and Chelsea, and working with world-class players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Frank Lampard, Benitez was drawn to Gerrard s abilities. Steven Gerrard made 710 appearances for Liverpool, the third-highest total behind Ian Callaghan and former team-mate Jamie Carragher, scoring 186 goals. AP In a conversation with Gary Neville on The Overlap, stanley thermobecher Benitez emphasized that Gerrard s remarkable skills, energy, and versatility on the field made him stand out. Also Read | When will Lionel Messi return to action: Fitness update on Argentina and Inter Miami star Steven [Gerrard] is the best player I have ever coached, Benitez said. In Madrid, I couldnt say that, but now I can! It was very clear he had everything. What he was missing was the tactical knowledge that a foreign player has because they play in this position. He was so good, and he had so much energy. He would get into the box, go as a fullback, and do whatever he wanted to do. But he needed to understand the position. Benitez managed Liverpool from 2004 to 2010, where he won the Champ stanley france ions League and stanley cupe FA Cup with Gerrard playing a crucial role. Despite his later stints with other clubs, Benitez considers his time at Liverpool, especially working with Gerrard, one of his career highlights. He believes Gerrard would be worth around 拢18 Qdzr Liverpool F.C. agree deal to sign Virgil van Dijk from Southampton
stanley kaffeebecher Real Madrid have won more trophies than they have lost LaLiga matches since Zinedine Zidane took charge. They are the only team to win the modern Champions League two seasons in a row and are just six months on from their first league and European double since Alfredo Di Stefano was the worlds best forward. Zinedine Zidane will be under a lot of pressure when Real Madrid take on city rivals Atletico Madrid. REUTERS And ye stanley taza t, regardless of the bosss insistence to the contrary, they head into Saturdays derby with Atletico Madrid in crisis mode. READ | Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid: Demolition derbies and other memorable clashes Zidane started the season 鈥?only his second full campaign in charge of a senior football team 鈥?as Madrids greatest modern head coach. His successes in just under two years at the helm at the Santiago Bernabeu have been astonishing. He took command of a dressing room on the brink of revolution under Rafa Benitez and turned them into champions of Europe within fi stanley website ve months. A second Champions League, a first LaLiga title since 2012, two UEFA Super Cups, a Club World Cup and the Supercopa de Espana followed. Now, he faces the first uncertain waters of his post-playing career. The Madrid machine was sputtering and struggling for a few weeks before it broke down completely at Wembley two weeks ago, a smouldering wreck torched by a turbo-charged Tottenham. Were not in crisis, Zidane said afterwards. Im not worried and I wont be for the res |
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