How would you rate Gerrard, Liverpool’s greatest captain?

May you ride through the storm and never walk alone

? Liverpool, like other cities in northern England, has a rough and funny accent, humid weather and red bricks and whistles left over from the industrial era. The roaring ship sailed from the port to the sea, where the Beatles began to enter the world. And at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium, there is a person who started here, but will always be here.

In 2015, Liverpool captain Gerrard, who had been with Liverpool for 17 years, announced that he would travel to the United States after the season to join the Los Angeles Galaxy. Former Liverpool teammates came to the scene to reunite with Gerrard. Although Gerrard scored a goal in the farewell game, Liverpool still lost 1:6 to Stoke City in the end. A year later, at the end of his one-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy, Gerrard announced his retirement, ending an era of playing football filled with regret and love.

Back in 1988, the 19-year-old Gerrard made his first official appearance at Anfield. In just one year, Gerrard gradually grew into the main player of the Liverpool team and ushered in his first goal: in the 1999-00 Premier League season, facing Sheffield Wednesday, Gerrard Germany continued to excel, passed the test, and used a wonderful performance to score the first goal of his career for Liverpool. Gerrard, who performed well at the club, was also chosen by the national team and entered the Three Lions to start playing for England. At this time, Gerald had short ginger hair, and his face was still green and childish.

Time flies and we arrive in 2005 in a blink of an eye. In Istanbul, in the Champions League final, Gerrard was already the captain and spiritual leader of Liverpool. Liverpool has returned to the Champions League final after 20 years. Both the team and the fans have high hopes and desires for winning the Champions League trophy. However, in the first half alone, Liverpool's opponent AC Milan took the lead with three consecutive goals. Although Liverpool fans still sang "You'll Never Walk Alone" and cheered for the team, there was already a haze in the hearts of Gerrard, other players and fans. However, in the second half, a miracle happened. Gerrard scored the first goal. Under the inspiration of the captain, Liverpool scored two more goals as if waking up from a dream, tying the score in the first 20 minutes of the second half. In the end, Liverpool defeated AC Milan in a penalty shootout and won the Champions League again after 20 years. The iconic red of the Red Army lit up the night in Istanbul. At this time, Gerrard had grown into the team's independent captain.

However, after the peak comes the decline. After its peak, Liverpool gradually began to decline amid the turmoil of coaching changes, and England also began to experience a decline in strength, from being a strong contender for the World Cup that year to falling out of Europe's first-tier team. The World Cup championship and Premier League championship, which once seemed infinitely close, are also getting further and further away from Gerrard. From the peak to the trough, after carrying Liverpool and England through the ups and downs, Gerrard finally left with regret as the fans sang "You'll Never Walk Alone".

Gerrard’s football career has had endless glory and endless regrets. But Gerrard's name is etched in the hearts of Liverpool and its fans. No matter where Gerrard is, he will always be with Liverpool and never walk alone.