Liverpool’s talismanic captain conceded that the Reds were worried after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nikica-Jelavic-c27906 gave Everton the lead in the FA Cup semi-final.
Kenny Dalglish may have been under a considerable amount of pressure over the past few weeks following http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-c35214 Werner did
a great deal to ease the pressure.
However, the latest result, a semi-final over local derby rivals, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019, in the FA Cup would have done a world of good, not just for the manager but for the fans of the club as well.
The result sees Liverpool book a place in the final of the FA Cup competition and their third trip to Wembley this season as well as a chance to pick up their second piece of silverware in Dalglish’s first full campaign back at the club.
One player who would have loved the taste of winning against the club’s traditional rivals is the club’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196, who took a few moments to dedicate the win to the families of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster before lauding the
Everton’s effort.
“I thought it was a difficult match because Everton are a good team. They strengthened very well in January and everyone knows they’ve got a superb manager, so we knew it was going to be tough.”
He continued, “I thought as the game went on we got stronger and were unfortunate to go a goal down, but our response and our character was superb and we deserved to win this match.”
The ‘fortune’ in the goal was down to a defensive mix-up as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-Agger-c9884 failed to clear the ball and ‘January strengthening’ Nikica Jelavic pounced to give the Blues the lead.
“I won’t lie to you,” Gerrard continued, “we were worried going a goal down because when you do that against a good team you know it’s going to be difficult, but we all needed to stick together and show what we were all about.”
Liverpool will now face either http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 or Tottenham Hotspur in the final of the FA Cup in May.
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