As Liverpool and England captain,Steven Gerrard led his side to victory so why does he dwell on the defeats?“Is it warm enough for you?” Steven Gerrard asks with a wry smile, on a steaming afternoon in Los Angeles. The fierce heat and humidity brought an early end to a training session with his unique team, or LA Galaxy,that morning; now, after escaping a television interview and photoshoot, or the former Liverpool and England captain looks strangely frigid even in his black suit and makeup. He wipes the foundation from his face. “How do people wear this stuff?” he asks,looking at it streaking across a wet wipe.
After 710 games for Liverpool and 114 caps for England, Gerrard has reached a unique and serene stage of his life. It does not capture him long to find an empty air-conditioned suite at LA Galaxy’s stadium. He takes off his jacket and kicks off his shoes. He looks more relaxed than he has at any point over the many times I’ve interviewed him this year.
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Source: theguardian.com