Gerrard: Let’s move on and win Europa League

By Max Munton On · 26 Comments · In LFC News

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says the club must leave their disappointing exit from the Champions League behind and go on and win the Europa League.

The Reds’ elimination from the European Cup was confirmed this evening when Fiorentina beat Lyon 1-0 in Italy, despite beating Debrecen in Budapest.

And now Liverpool will enter the Europa League, formally the UEFA Cup.

After the game this evening, Gerrard told Sky Sports, “Of course it’s disappointing, we played fantastically well tonight and despite getting three points we don’t progress.

“Hopefully now we’ll be in the Europa League so we’ll try to win that. The main prize has gone and to be playing in the Europa League is disappointing but we have to accept that, move on and try to win that competition.

“The only consolation in this is if we go on and win the secondary one.”

What do you think? Discuss the match, the Champions League exit and its effects here.

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  • kevin

    I agree Stevie G. This whole season so far has been a big disappointment but all we can do is move on and get over it. Rafa has become a huge disappointment, but once again we are stuck with this muppet. Defend him all you want, 20 mil is sitting on the bench without match fitness because he isn’t playing in any matches. Our tactics are continuously negative, and at this point to all of you who say who will replace rafa, I say does it matter, it can’t get any worse than this. Lets just walk on boys, and win the Europa League since it is on our plate now.

  • kevin

    I agree Stevie G. This whole season so far has been a big disappointment but all we can do is move on and get over it. Rafa has become a huge disappointment, but once again we are stuck with this muppet. Defend him all you want, 20 mil is sitting on the bench without match fitness because he isn’t playing in any matches. Our tactics are continuously negative, and at this point to all of you who say who will replace rafa, I say does it matter, it can’t get any worse than this. Lets just walk on boys, and win the Europa League since it is on our plate now.

  • jimbo

    I just cant see any creation without gerrard and torres. every team that has won the prem has had solid wingers who create and at least 2 top strikers. Im sorry but ngog, voronin are not top strikers. why didnt we win the prem last season? because when torres and gerrard got injured we dropped points. so why has rafa not taken that into consideration this season???

  • jimbo

    I just cant see any creation without gerrard and torres. every team that has won the prem has had solid wingers who create and at least 2 top strikers. Im sorry but ngog, voronin are not top strikers. why didnt we win the prem last season? because when torres and gerrard got injured we dropped points. so why has rafa not taken that into consideration this season???

  • Bluenose

    HUGE welcome to the Europa league Liverpool fans from the Blues!!!! Who knows we could have an all Scouse European final come may! PS its going to be a problem if we are both drawn to play 1st or 2nd leg games at home on the same night as Europa league games cant be moved from thursdays.

  • Bluenose

    HUGE welcome to the Europa league Liverpool fans from the Blues!!!! Who knows we could have an all Scouse European final come may! PS its going to be a problem if we are both drawn to play 1st or 2nd leg games at home on the same night as Europa league games cant be moved from thursdays.

  • ynwa

    its ok lads…we cant blame rafa for this…its all due to our top player injuries..i was so damn sad that we r out of the champ league…this season its been bad for us…i 100 percent agree with u “kevin”…about aquilani…our team only rely to much on gerrard and torres…..we should stop this…rafa should think on something..

  • ynwa

    its ok lads…we cant blame rafa for this…its all due to our top player injuries..i was so damn sad that we r out of the champ league…this season its been bad for us…i 100 percent agree with u “kevin”…about aquilani…our team only rely to much on gerrard and torres…..we should stop this…rafa should think on something..

  • Hipic

    Only trophy we actually have chance winning. Harder to win FA cup that Europa!
    Agree without Gerrard and Torres we look on par with Everton and Fulham of this world. Not ready to give up on Ngog. While probably not the best striker in the world at least he is scoring goals when given chance.
    As far as getting new players who would want to come to LFC? Owners no idea, coach can leave tomorrow, players complaining. Disaster. For me this has to be most disappointing season in a long,long, long time

  • Hipic

    Only trophy we actually have chance winning. Harder to win FA cup that Europa!
    Agree without Gerrard and Torres we look on par with Everton and Fulham of this world. Not ready to give up on Ngog. While probably not the best striker in the world at least he is scoring goals when given chance.
    As far as getting new players who would want to come to LFC? Owners no idea, coach can leave tomorrow, players complaining. Disaster. For me this has to be most disappointing season in a long,long, long time

  • Gally

    Feeding up with slag!!! What can be better?
    The only dissapointment for me is that Gerrard and Torres and another couple of players deserving they best trophies wouldnae get anything!!!
    Benitez – slug of a slut!!! You don’t mess with greats!!! Git away of anfield! No man is untouchable!!!

  • Gally

    Feeding up with slag!!! What can be better?
    The only dissapointment for me is that Gerrard and Torres and another couple of players deserving they best trophies wouldnae get anything!!!
    Benitez – slug of a slut!!! You don’t mess with greats!!! Git away of anfield! No man is untouchable!!!

  • Aye

    Yeah… We do agree that liverpool so much depend on Steven G and Torres. We are worried that the transfer of Torres as we have little hope to get into the top 4 positions in this season. But we still love Liverpool whatever and whenever it is!

  • Aye

    Yeah… We do agree that liverpool so much depend on Steven G and Torres. We are worried that the transfer of Torres as we have little hope to get into the top 4 positions in this season. But we still love Liverpool whatever and whenever it is!

  • DC Red

    Stevie’s a real professional. Just hope we can keep him after this season. Rafa’s ineptitude has reduced us to a 2 man team. The only reason he still has a job is bc we need to attract investment and we can’t look like we’re in freefall. I say sack em anyway. Show the world we are making a clean break from negative football. And don’t get me started on Babel. While I agree with his sentiments on Rafa he crapped on his team. He hasn’t played well enough to open his mouth if you ask me. He’d ride the bench on
    my pub team. Let me stop. I’m fitted any ranting. Apologies.

  • DC Red

    Stevie’s a real professional. Just hope we can keep him after this season. Rafa’s ineptitude has reduced us to a 2 man team. The only reason he still has a job is bc we need to attract investment and we can’t look like we’re in freefall. I say sack em anyway. Show the world we are making a clean break from negative football. And don’t get me started on Babel. While I agree with his sentiments on Rafa he crapped on his team. He hasn’t played well enough to open his mouth if you ask me. He’d ride the bench on
    my pub team. Let me stop. I’m fitted any ranting. Apologies.

  • t somethang

    rafa must be fired.i said it wen the season began that he built a weak team.wat do u do wen torez gets injured?play voronin? and meanwhile u think man u and Chelsea will be stopping to win becoz they feek sorry for u becoz torz is injured? why didnt he get owen for free,why not negredo on the xavi deal.rite now we are told he wants to bring van nilsteroy.ooh.kenny dalglish loves this team and wen things were not moving,he resigned.but rafa doesnt resign becoz he cares about the 20m compensation.all u reds dont buy the injuries to players rubbish.its only an injury to torez and the whole team is dead.its rafa’s fault becoz he knows that torez is out with injuries every year for half the season.wat did rafa do,nothing and for this he must go.i wish the witch who bewtched ronaldo canalso bewitch rafa for him to lose interest in liverpool.let that same witch also bewitch theose ownwers for themto sell to the spirit of shankly.

  • t somethang

    rafa must be fired.i said it wen the season began that he built a weak team.wat do u do wen torez gets injured?play voronin? and meanwhile u think man u and Chelsea will be stopping to win becoz they feek sorry for u becoz torz is injured? why didnt he get owen for free,why not negredo on the xavi deal.rite now we are told he wants to bring van nilsteroy.ooh.kenny dalglish loves this team and wen things were not moving,he resigned.but rafa doesnt resign becoz he cares about the 20m compensation.all u reds dont buy the injuries to players rubbish.its only an injury to torez and the whole team is dead.its rafa’s fault becoz he knows that torez is out with injuries every year for half the season.wat did rafa do,nothing and for this he must go.i wish the witch who bewtched ronaldo canalso bewitch rafa for him to lose interest in liverpool.let that same witch also bewitch theose ownwers for themto sell to the spirit of shankly.

  • wilso

    If blame is sought then we should look to the owners of the club who have not provided Raffa with sufficient funds to manage injuries. You can’t blame Raffa for protecting his newest signing if by playing him too early, he also becomes an injury statistic. Raffa is no fool and, at the end of the day, he will want to stay in a job. We should remember that we mostly only know what the media publicise about our team, which is a shame because, as we know, the media do tend to negativity regarding Liverpool, perhaps enjoying the storm they create. However, I’m confident that, even if we don’t know the real details, Raffa will make the right choices and deal with each situation as well as he is able.

  • wilso

    If blame is sought then we should look to the owners of the club who have not provided Raffa with sufficient funds to manage injuries. You can’t blame Raffa for protecting his newest signing if by playing him too early, he also becomes an injury statistic. Raffa is no fool and, at the end of the day, he will want to stay in a job. We should remember that we mostly only know what the media publicise about our team, which is a shame because, as we know, the media do tend to negativity regarding Liverpool, perhaps enjoying the storm they create. However, I’m confident that, even if we don’t know the real details, Raffa will make the right choices and deal with each situation as well as he is able.

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