Легендата на Ливърпул и Англия Стивън Джерард сложи край на своята забележителна футболна кариера. След изтичането на договора му с Лос Анджелис Галакси той реши да не продължава да играе и на 36-годишна възраст окачи бутонките. След като взе това решение той даде интервю пред друга легенда на английския футбол Гари Линекер, който към днешна дата работи като футболен анализатор.
– Защо реши да се откажеш?
– В действителност причините са няколко. Ти си наясно с това време, когато усещаш, че краят приближава. Тялото започва да ти говори. Болките стават много по-чести. Начинът, по който се чувстваш на терена става различен. През последните няколко години се усещам, че съм по-бавен и че не успявам да оправдая собствените си очаквания. А това е малко разочароващо. И през годините винаги съм слушал хората, които са казвали, че „не трябва да се задържаш прекалено дълго, защото накрая може да станеш за срам“. Усещам, че това време не е твърде далеч и затова сега е точният момент.
– Имало ли е друг момент, в който си искал да спреш?
– В последните 3-4 месеца с Галакси получавах твърде много контузии. И на истина не се чувствам толкова остър и бърз на терена, колкото преди. Мачовете станаха по-оспорвани, освен това топлото време и влагата също оказват влияние. Дългите пътувания също ми се отразяват. И наистина в последните 6 месеца имаше няколко момента, в които след мач си казвах „Днес не играх добре“, „Този съперник ме надигра, беше по-добър от мен“. Не ми харесва да казвам това, така че сега е правилният момент.
– Ще ти липсва ли?
– Със сигурност. Аз съм от този тип хора, които обичат да играят футбол, които обичат играта. Обичам да се съревновавам и наистина обичах целият този път от живота ми с всиките върхове и спадове през годините. Обичал съм всяка една минута от кариерата си, така че със сигурност ще ми липсва безкрайно много.
– Опиши твоите емоции, след като вече си взел решението да се оттеглиш.
– Чувствата ми са смесени в момента. Леко тъжен съм, защото няма да бъда повече там, на терена. Няма да бъда в съблекалнята с момчетата, няма да ги има всичките закачки и вече няма да се налага да се боря за победа. Няма да излизам пред всичките тези тълпи от хора и няма да ги има тези невероятни моменти с публиката, които са най-хубавото за всеки един футболист. Продължавам да си повтарям, че съм момче от предградията, което е мечтаело да играе за отбора от своя град. Продължавам да се връщам в онези мигове и се чувствам много благодарен за това как се развиха нещата.
– Спомена върховете. Кой е най-хубавият момент в кариерата ти?
– Очевидно спечелването на Шампионската лига в Истанбул през 2005 г. Да спечелим петата титла за Ливърпул и клубът да задържи купата завинаги. Самото участие в турнира беше една мечта, а да спечелиш трофея… И самият мач, беше чудо, може би най-добрият финал на Шампионската лига в историята. Хубавото за мен е, че допринесох за успеха в този голям мач. Да бъдеш капитан в подобен двубой носи огромно напрежение, с което успях да се справя. И поглеждайки назад, наистина съм доволен от себе си.Но имаше и брутални спадове, които пък предизвикаха точно противоположни чувства. Като например мача с Челси (през сезон 2013/14 Ливърпул е на път да спечели първата си титла на Англия от 24 г., но два кръга преди края губи от Челси, а накрая завърши с 2 т. След Ман Сити). Това беше ключов момент и след тази загуба имах чувството, че се е случило някакво бедствие с живота ми.
– Ти си един от малкото играчи, които са играли над 100 мача за страната си. Какви бяха върховете ти с националния отбор на Англия?
– Всеки път, когато сложиш националната фланелка… Това изисква много от теб заради децата, хората, които те гледат Англия. Трудно е да се опише чувството да сложиш този екип. Да представяш страната си пред милиони и милиони хора, това е още една мечта, която съм успял да сбъдна. И да го направя над 100 пъти е невероятно за мен. Поглеждайки към кариерата ми с националния отбор, можем да кажем, че и тя си има спадове и върхове, както и с повечето неща в живота. Имаме онова 5:1 срещу Германия, което ни кара да се чувстваме наистина страхотно, но пък имаме и разочарованията на дузпите, като през 2006-а на свтовното, напрмер. Но това е неразделна част от това да бъдеш футболист. Винаги има и върхове, и спадове.
– Поглеждайки към своята кариера, опишете своите силни страни като футболист.
– Не се мисля за голяма работа или нещо подобно. Според мен, чувствам, че мога да правя от всичко по малко. Не мога да кажа, че съм бил най-големият голмайстор сред халфовете, не мога да кажа, че съм бил и най-добрият халф в защита, но мога да кажа, че мога да се справям с всичко. Можех да играя с глава, можех да отнемам топката, можех да тичам, можех да подавам и то на различно разстояние, можех и да вкарвам. Мисля, че това беше моята сила. Да имам тялото и издръжливостта да върша от всичко по малко.
– И кои са слабостите ти?
– Мисля, че имах слабости в първите си години като футболист. Рафа Бенитес правилно беше посочил, че вероятно това е дисциплината ми на терена, тъй като твърде лесно губех позицията си на център халф. Също така емоциите, контролирането на емоциите. Изкарвах си глупави жълти картони, глупави червени картони – няколко пъти съм оставял съотборниците си така. Ако можех да се върна назад, вероятно това са нещата, които щях да поправя, за да имам по-гладка кариера. Но пък кой има перфектната кариера? Не мисля, че са много хора.
– Приключваш кариерата си в Лос Анджелис Галакси, но ще се запомниш преди всичко като играч на Ливърпул. Съжаляваш ли за това, че игра само за „червените“?
– В общи линии не съжалявам за нищо от това как е протекла цялата ми кариера. Може би малко заради това, че не спечелих Висшата лига. И ако погледна назад, ако бях играл в някои от най-силните по моето време отбори в лигата, вероятно сега щях да стоя тук с четири или пет титли. Можех да отида да играя в големите отбори в чужбина, за да преследвам славата, но също така е удовлетворяващо да остана верен на хората, които значат най-много за мен. Не съм искал да гоня нито парите, нито славата. Разбира се, че съжалявам, че не спечелих титлата на Англия, но също така съм много доволен, че останах лоялен.
– Какво значи Ливърпул за теб?
– Всичко. Започнах да подкрепям отбора, когато бях още много малък. Голяма част от семейството ми също са фенове на Ливърпул. Начинът, по който клубът ме оформи като ме оформи, по който се отнасяше с мен от най-ранна възраст ме превърна в един достоен човек и добър футболист. Имам много да благодаря на всички в клуба.
– Чувстваш ли, че може да преминеш към треньорска кариера или пък ще се отдадеш на телевизията, например?
– По малко от двете. Сега наистина съм развълнуван да работя за телевизията в студията на Шампионската лига и Висшата лига. Това е нещо, което чакам с нетърпение. Но за в бъдеще определено имам амбиция да стана мениджър или асистент-мениджър – отново даи имам нещо общо със съблекалнята. Но имам още много години пред себе си за това.
– Играл си под ръководството на много треньори. Кой ти е оказал най-голямо влияние?
– Мисля, че ще е неуважително да избера само един. Мисля, че съм взел по малко от всеки един от тях. Добро и лошо. Може да научиш много дори от мениджърите, с които си имал разногласия, защото тогава усещаш, че правиш нещо различно. Рафа Бенитес със сигурност е най-добрият треньор в тактическо отношение, с който съм работил. Заради начина, по който вижда играта, по който използва твоя опит и умения.
– И най-добрият футболист, с който си играл?
– Луис Суарес. Той е светлинни години пред другите. Феноменален.
– Възможно ли е да се завърнеш?
– Ще се завърна при семейството си, което е в Ливърпул.
– Беше ли трудно да вземеш решението за край на кариерата си?
– Да, беше, защото както казах може би имаше още няколко мача, които бих могъл да изиграя и искам да изиграя. Не като да съм грохнал и да не мога да правя това повече. Бих могъл още да играя и то на добро ниво. Но аз обичам постоянството и не обичам спадовете. И преди те да започнат да се случват често, смятам, че е време да сложа край.
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