US EditionGerrard: England Golden Generation 'Egotistical Losers'
Steven Gerrard blames poor squad culture and club rivalries for England's Golden Generation failing to advance past quarterfinals in major tournaments, despite top talent.
- On Oct 7, 2025, Steven Gerrard, former Liverpool captain with 114 caps, said his Golden Generation failed to bond due to ego and rivalries, reported on Oct 7, 2025.
- Club cliques and rivalries bred bitterness, and Gerrard blamed players' egos and club allegiances for the weak squad culture under Sven-Goran Eriksson, Steve McClaren, Fabio Capello, and Roy Hodgson.
- Recalling his England years, Gerrard said, `I used to love the games. I used to love playing for England.` Despite this, the Three Lions never advanced beyond the quarter-finals of a major tournament.
- Gerrard credited Gareth Southgate with forging greater unity that helped England make deeper tournament runs, but he said he remains frustrated his generation never achieved more.
- He says he has unfinished managerial business and remains open to new challenges, with bookmakers linking Steven Gerrard to a Rangers return after his unbeaten Ibrox title.
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The Independent (US)Steven Gerrard: England’s Golden Generation were ‘egotistical losers’
Gerrard was part of the superstar-laden era of England that never achieved what was expected of them
England’s golden generation were ‘egotistical losers’, Steven Gerrard says
England’s golden generation failed to live up to their potential because they were “egotistical losers” who fostered an unfriendly environment and were unable to work together, former Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard said. In the 2000s, big things were expected from an England squad that included the likes of Gerrard, David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard, but the team never progressed past the quarter-finals at a major…
Why did England's "golden generation" never succeed? Steven Gerrard, 45, has the answer. "We were all selfish losers," he says.
Former England captain Steven Gerrard has said that the team's "golden generation" failed to win anything because it lacked team spirit and the players were "selfish losers".
A golden generation without medals. In football, this is hardly more true for any team than for the English national team of about two decades ago.
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