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.
Jim Goodwin breaks down Rangers tactical tweaks under Michael Beale as Aberdeen boss hails 'modern day coach'
dailyrecord.co.ukJim Goodwin has hailed Rangers boss Michael Beale as a coach before their Viaplay Cup semi-final showdown. The Aberdeen gaffer is an admirer of the Englishman and believes he was key to the Ibrox club’s title success in 2021 when Steven Gerrard was manager.
Goodwin goes head-to-head with Beale at Hampden today for a place in the final on February 26. And the Irishman admits he’s facing a very different Rangers side to the one Giovanni van Bronckhorst left behind.
Goodwin said: “I know Michael is very well respected in the coaching world. "In his early career, he did a book on his sessions and a lot of people I speak to looked at that and really liked his ideas.
He’s a very modern day coach. And his team is set up differently to Van Bronckhorst, which is what Rangers were obviously looking for.
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