STEVEN GERRARD sent Liverpool roaring to another Champions League final and then insisted: We’re everyone’s worst nightmare.Skipper Gerro said: “We haven’t done well domestically but we are some side in Europe. We are everybody’s nightmare because we never know when we are beaten — that is a great attitude to have.”
Gerrard is just as convinced that Liverpool are at the dawn of another golden era after storming into their second European Cup final in three years with a 4-1 penalty shootout victory over Chelsea.
He added: “There was a lot of disrespect shown to us beforehand but all that matters is we have reached two Champions League finals in three years.
“That’s not just part of this club’s great history now, more importantly for me it’s a massive statement about our present — and future.
“Now we’ve got to go on and win it. It’s all about bringing the cup home again and, after beating Barcelona and Chelsea, we’ve no need to fear anyone in the final.”
Two years ago Gerrard was in the Kop side which dumped Chelsea out at the last-four stage, thanks to a Luis Garcia goal which Jose Mourinho still insists did not cross the line.
But he believes this season’s triumph was even better.
He insisted: “All the lads deserve so much credit for the achievement.
“For me, it felt even better than 2005. That night it was all about digging in and defending for our lives.
“We did that this time when we had to but you could see there was more quality to our play throughout the team from the goalkeeper, through to the defence, midfield and strikers.
“I’m convinced we deserved to win over 90 minutes, created more chances and they never really hurt us over the whole game.
“We have shown how much we’ve improved in the last two years — we are a far more dangerous side now.
“It lays to bed a few ghosts. It’s still hurting them because they keep bringing it up but we forgot about that semi-final a couple of years ago.”
By:PHIL THOMAS
Date:03 May 2007
Credit:www.thesun.co.uk
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