Last update 20 March, 2024 by Alberto Llopis
Steve Gerrard y Frank Lampard They are undoubtedly two of the great footballers that English football has produced between the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century.. Both midfielders, flagships in Liverpool and City especially, They were fixed in the midfield of the English team. Today let's plant without a doubt, a question to say the least difficult.
who was better, O Gerrard Lampard?
Steven Gerrard
Born a 30 May 1980, Steve Gerrard was an all-round midfielder who could play as a defensive midfielder, offensive or even bands. A good free kick and penalty taker who stood out for his enormous range and his ability to see the goal. Liverpool flagship, He had played his entire life on the red team until he signed in 2015 by 2 years with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He played with Liverpool 710 official matches and scored a total of 186 goals.
European Champion, from UEFA, twice FA Cup, only the Premier resisted him among the great titles as a 'Red' player. Bronze Ball in 2005, was 109 times for England, with those who marked 21 goals contesting 3 global and 3 Eurocopas. A myth of Liverpool with a great physical condition and superb shot. With the Galaxy, disputed 39 games and scored 5 goals between 2015 y 2016, year of his definitive retirement at 36 years. Then he began a career on the bench.
Frank Lampard
Gerrard's career leaves some exceptional numbers that find parallel in Frank Lampard, oldest two years he, Picking 1978. Blue midfielder started his career at West Ham in 1995 (that first campaign was on loan at Swansea) and he remained in the London team up 2001, year where he signed for Chelsea, where he was 13 years signing 648 parties and 211 goals as a 'Blue' player. Lampard won three Premiers, four FA Cup, 1 Champions, 1 UEFA and Silver Ball 2005, the same season where Gerrard was third.
He then had a transition period at City before moving to his franchise in the US., where he played 2014-15 38 games and scored 8 goals. Like Gerrard, Lampard also left to continue his career in the USA soccer to play in New York City, Manchester City franchise team in the city of skyscrapers.
Just like Gerrard, Lampard had a great arrival with 29 goals in 103 international matches with England. He could play as a creative midfielder or even as a playmaker and among his qualities stood out his great ability to take fouls and his terrible arrival on the second line.. He was Gerrard's teammate in 3 global and 2 Eurocopas. And to end the coincidences, He also began a coaching career after retiring..
As you can appreciate, numbers are similar in both cases described high level players already within best players in the history of English football. Choose one or the other seems a matter of taste.