Steven George Gerrard MBE (born 30 May 1980) is an English professional football manager and former player who manages Scottish Premiership club Rangers.
He spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder for Liverpool, with most of that time spent as club captain, as well as captaining the England national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time,
Gerrard was awarded the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award in 2005, and the Ballon d'Or Bronze Award. In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé said that they considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world.
Former Rangers stars wonders if there's enough winners at Ibrox to truly influence Clinton Nsiala
dailyrecord.co.ukGregory Vignal arrived at Liverpool as a 20-year-old French kid with zero first-team experience.And after taking a whack off Patrik Berger on his first day he knew he’d arrived in British football.
That Anfield initiation stood him in good stead when he turned up at Rangers on loan four years later. It helped him win a title and League Cup Double at Ibrox under Alex McLeish in 2004.But Vignal knows how tough it can be for a young foreign player signing for a top club in the UK and that’s why he’d be keen to help Gers new boy Clinton Nsiala who has been snared from AC Milan this summer.
The similarities are striking. Centre-back Nsiala is also 20 and has yet to play a competitive first-team game.That was the same scenario for Vignal when he left Montpellier’s academy for Merseyside over two decades ago.
He needed experienced pros at Liverpool to guide him and shape his mentality. And he would love Nsiala to get the same treatment at Rangers under boss Philippe Clement.But Vignal isn’t sure there are enough winners in the changing room at Auchenhowie to have that sort of influence.
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