Gerrard hurt to be subbed.
Rafa confused many on Saturday when he subbed off Stevie G. Including the man himself.
Gerrard was 'hurt and disappointed' to be substituted in the Merseyside derby on Saturday.
Gerrard was taken off with 20 minutes to go of Liverpool's 2-1 win at Goodison Park, and was clearly baffled at Rafa Benitez's decision.
However, Benitez explained that he took Gerrard off because he wanted more control in midfield: "In this game, sometimes you need to play with the brain and we were playing with heart. We needed to keep the ball and pass the ball."
Gerrard told The Liverpool Echo: "I'm a local lad so the derby is really important to me and I would have liked nothing better than to play the full game and to be on the pitch when we got the winner.
"But as it turned out I was taken off and Lucas Leiva who replaced me played a crucial role in us getting the winning goal.
"I was hurt and disappointed at being taken off because, like I said, I'm a local lad and the derby means everything to me."
Gerrard was 'hurt and disappointed' to be substituted in the Merseyside derby on Saturday.
Gerrard was taken off with 20 minutes to go of Liverpool's 2-1 win at Goodison Park, and was clearly baffled at Rafa Benitez's decision.
However, Benitez explained that he took Gerrard off because he wanted more control in midfield: "In this game, sometimes you need to play with the brain and we were playing with heart. We needed to keep the ball and pass the ball."
Gerrard told The Liverpool Echo: "I'm a local lad so the derby is really important to me and I would have liked nothing better than to play the full game and to be on the pitch when we got the winner.
"But as it turned out I was taken off and Lucas Leiva who replaced me played a crucial role in us getting the winning goal.
"I was hurt and disappointed at being taken off because, like I said, I'm a local lad and the derby means everything to me."
Labels: Benitez, derby match, Gerrard, premiership
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