José Mourinho Quotes (1963-)

José Mourinho, (October 2005)

Wikiquote: "Arsène Wenger" (Quotes about Wenger)

Jose Mourinho on Steven Gerrard, (8th May 2015)http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/jose-mourinho-on-steven-gerrard-i-tried-to-sign-him-three-times-he-is-one-of-my-favourite-enemies-10236838.html

Wikiquote: "Steven Gerrard" (About Steven Gerrard: Q&A to celebrate? Let’s go #AskCesc

https://twitter.com/cesc4official/status/1453688305514655746?s=24

Question on Twitter: “Toughest player you played against while at Arsenal?”

https://twitter.com/patricklloydtv/status/1453689707884331009?s=24

Fabregas replied:

“Steven Gerrard”

https://twitter.com/cesc4official/status/1453692612242821133?s=24

Cesc Fabregas asked on Twitter who was his toughest opponent whilst playing at Arsenal. 28th October 2021

"Of course, Lampard was pretty amazing, Scholes the classic. But I'll have Gerrard."

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/kaka-chooses-between-former-liverpool-17786065

Ricardo Kaka on Steven Gerrard (February 2020)

“Gerrard was much better than me.”

The Frenchman pays tribute to Steven Gerrard, saying the Liverpool star was underrated.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gerrard-was-much-better-than-me-6hglkmxnqqv

Patrick Vieira on Steven Gerrard, 17th May 2015.

"I would have in my team any top technically-gifted player. John Barnes was one, Paul Gascoigne another. Gerrard could have played for Barcelona, as could Lampard. They're players with top-quality technique. Here we prioritise technique over the physical aspect of the game. So a lot of English players could play for Barcelona."

BBC Interview Xavi Hernandez on the English Midfielders that would get into the Barcelona team (November 2014)

https://www.eurosport.com/football/premier-league/2011-2012/xavi-names-favourite-english-players.-and-snubs-scholes_sto4478160/story.shtml

Wayne Rooney asked by Gary Neville:

“The best player ever you’ve played with for England?”

“I’d have to say Gerrard. At times you know he got us through games, at the period where we lost a lot of players like yourself, Rio, Becks. It was me, Stevie and Frank left. Stevie pulled us through a lot of games then.”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxTaSwSxTs

https://www.anfieldwatch.co.uk/wayne-rooney-labels-steven-gerrard-as-the-best-player-he-played-with-for-england/

Wayne Rooney interviewed by Gary Neville on Sky Sports Football (November 2018)

“Best player I’ve played against in the Premier League? Steven Gerrard. Stevie G for the amount of consistency over the years. When Stevie was on it at Anfield he had everything. He was physical, he could run past you, he could shoot, he had everything.”

https://twitter.com/copa90/status/930910064722014212

Frank Lampard interviewed on Copa90 and asked about his most difficult opponent in the Premier League (November 2017)

“Steven Gerrard probably edges it as the best I have played against, for his consistency over the years”

https://talksport.com/football/374740/frank-lampard-says-steven-gerrard-was-best-i-ever-played-against-chelsea-legend-names-top/amp/

Frank Lampard asked about his toughest opponents on BBC Sport (May 2018)

“One of my toughest but most sporting opponents. An example on and off the pitch. Good luck Steven #Gerrard @LFC“

https://twitter.com/nesta/status/599613168541933568?lang=en

Alessandro Nesta On Twitter (May 2015)

“Toughest opponent in the Premier League?”

"If I have to say one - and I really enjoyed playing against - I would say Steven Gerrard.”

“He was physically the most difficult opponent to handle. He was the box-to-box player, he could be on his right or left, shooting from the outside of his boot. He was a machine.”

"Since I was little I had this thing about Steven Gerrard,"

"He was someone in my hometown when we used to watch the highlights of the Premier League he used to score these screamers from outside the box, and running into space, and he used to be everywhere and I used to look up to him a lot.”

https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-legends-news-cesc-fabregas-reveals-the-toughest-opponent-he-ever-faced-20200708.amp.html

Cesc Fàbregas asked his toughest opponent. Interviewed by Rio Ferdinand on “The Locker Room” podcast.

(July 2020)

“But there's that and there's the actual practicalities of playing on a big pitch where you need size, strength, substance, running ability, all these things.

And if you play one v one, you against you, Stevie against any of the names that you've played, I think he would eat them for dinner.”

“But to me, Stevie's on a different level than anything I've seen or played with and as you've said, I'm not blowing smoke up my a.@..@.)