Time waits for no man.
At the end of last season, Steven Gerrard ended his 17-year career with Liverpool after signing for LA Galaxy in the MLS.
But it seems that Gerrard is not entirely at ease with how his time at Anfield came to an end.
In a revealing interview with the Daily Mail, Gerrard discusses his desire to get into coaching and explains he might have stayed at Liverpool if he had been offered the right job.
“Ability-wise, I could still play but physically I couldn’t play every game at my age. I didn’t enjoy being sub last season. I didn’t enjoy not knowing if I would be in the XI or not.”
Gerrard hinted that he would like to delve into the world of management or coaching, but his lack of experience means he is not confident in his abilities in that role. According to the midfielder, Liverpool offered him a chance to gain some experience in this area, but at that stage it was already too late.
“Maybe that was selfish of me but I had gone a long time playing every single game. I might be contradicting myself here but what would have kept me at Liverpool into this season was the chance of shadowing Brendan Rodgers and his staff as well as playing. Those ideas were only mentioned to me after I had announced I was leaving.”
“I don’t know if I am going to be good enough to be a manager, or a No 1, No 2, No 3 or No 4.”
The Merseyside native added that there was a coaching position going while he was weighing up his future, which is something he feels he would have been an ideal candidate for.
“Liverpool replaced coaches Colin Pascoe and Mike Marsh in the summer, so they were looking for a new No 2, or No 3 or No 4. I would have been tailor-made to fill one of these roles, as well as making myself available as a squad player.”
“I could have been a good squad player, a good sub, as well as getting management experience that money can’t buy.”
