On April 27, 2014 one of the worst moments of Steven Gerrard's life happened. In Liverpool's must-win game against Chelsea at 0-0, Stevie failed to control a simple pass and then slipped, falling to the ground and letting Demba Ba score a one-on-one with the goalkeeper.
After that, Chelsea 'parked two buses' and did not let the Reds score a single goal, ending the game with 0-2.
In his book, My Story, Gerrard recalls what Liverpool coach at the time Brendan Rodgers said to the team at half-time:
"I had been straining the whole half to make something happen, so had Luis (Suarez). Chelsea just kept blunting us. And then I’d slipped. The dressing room was hushed.
“Look,” Brendan said, imploring the other players, “if anyone deserves to be bailed out it’s him.” His finger pointed at me. “Your captain needs you to all pay him back. The amount of times he’s pulled this club out of a mess and changed impossible situations and got players out of trouble are the stuff of legend.
"Now it’s time you repay him. You’ve got forty-five minutes to do it.” Brendan looked at me. “Stevie, forget it,” he said. “It happens. Let’s all go out and win this game. We can do it."
