by stmichael » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:25 pm
What I think people are missing is why Gerrard doesn't play in the centre and why quite often in a game you actually see him in the middle - Rafa's tactics involve a very disciplined CM, you can argue Stevie can play it and he can but would we want Gerrard restricted like he often is by England and spending his time sitting in front of the defense or constantly chasing lost causes?
Xabi is a real talent at being an outlet and has fantastic vision and is more than happy to sit in the middle of the park, would Stevie be happy there and would we be happy to see Gerrard spending that much time in a defensive role? Also would we like to see Gerrard running around chasing lost causes and breaking up opposition attacks like Momo, I know I wouldn't
With Gerrard being such a progressive player we can't afford to restrict his game by giving him a static role in the team like Momo and Xabi have to a degree - put Gerrard in the middle and the oppostion man mark him and play 3 CMs and ruin our game, play Gerrard on the right it alllows him to attack, swop wings, attack from behind our striker and break away like he so often does and most importantly allows Gerrard to attack weaknesses in the opposition
Thats my thoughts of Liverpool and Gerrard - why restrict our best player by making him play in the middle whilst its been clearly shown that players like Zidane and Nedved are/were never restricted to one position and allowed to play their game