“It seemed to be heading to a suicide clock”

Liverpool legend, Steven Gerard, once argued his mental crisis after his infamous Slip vs Chelsea in April 2014, which cost the Reds the Premier League title. The setback mishap is often considered one of the largest slips in the English League.

In his third league game Liverpool faced Jose Mourinho's Chelsea On April 27, 2014, after the rest of 16 unbeaten parties. In the meantime, the Blues were five points behind. In the middle, the score was still 0-0. The famous slip came when Steven Gerrad could not control a pass by Mamadou Sakho, losing the ball in front of Chelsea striker, Demba Ba, after losing his foot.

Ba perfectly took advantage of the situation and found the back of the network at times, giving the Blues a 1-0 advantage. Liverpool Finally, he lost the game 2-0, with Willian scoring the second goal on Mourinho. The crucial mistake of Gerred cost Merseysiders the possibility of securing his first league title since 1990, and Manchester City ended the trophy.

In his autobiography, titled My storySteven Gerard opened on the mental crisis that happened after its crucial slip against Chelsea. Wrote the Liverpool icon (via Sporty):

“I sat in the back of the car and heard that tears shot me on my face. I had not cried for years, but on my return home, I couldn't stop. It was very calm, because we went away farther and farther from Anfield. I felt asleep, as if I had lost someone in my family. It was as if all the quarter of the century was taken away.”

Continued:

“I felt isolated. I felt very alone. (…) It seemed like I was heading to the suicide clock.”

The Merseysiders finally won their first Premier League title and the 19th League title Jurgen Klopp By 2020. They won their second title in the era of the Premier League in the debut season of Arne Slot in Anfield.

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When Gary Neville made clear about Steven Gerrad's infamous slide that cost Liverpool his 19th league title

In an appearance from 2018 to Monday night's football, Manchester United Legendi Gary Neville weighed the famous Steven Grerad slide, which caused Liverpool to lose the Premier League. Neville believed that Gerrad should not have been charged as much as he was, while the goalkeeper could have done better to stop Demba Ba. Said (via Goal):

“I did not say it before because, at that time, it was such a deep wound for Liverpool fans and Steven Greery personally. I thought the goalkeeper should be -I did better. I never said it before. If it were a moment later, I think Alisson would save it. I think eight times about ten, I would save it.”

Reiterated that goalkeeper Mignolet should have saved the shot and added:

“I think this is a shot of Demba Ba, I don't think it looks confident. Enter and no one ever blamed Mignolet for this goal. I don't think you can blame him, I don't think you could say he was to blame, but Alisson would have saved it.”

Despite the rare mishap, Steven Gerard It is often considered among the largest legends of Liverpool. He has never won the Premier League with the Reds, but has taken them to a UEFA Champions League, two cups of the Carabao Cup, among others.