Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:52 pmNot been around for a while but just scrolling through the topic felt you missed a few well chosen words with no insults.
1) Steven Gerrard is just starting his 10th season as a regular in the Liverpool squad but 2 very long serving and respected Club Coaches have sought to reduce the effect of his natural game.
2) When Sven was in charge of england he asked Steven Gerrard to play a more disciplined type of game instead of giving him Lampards role and bringing in one of his favourite players Owen Hargreaves, this I believe showed doubts about Steven Gerrards ability to play a central role in England trying to win vital games.
3) When Sven left England he said "Rooney is your best player, do not kill him", so why even after Gerrards second supershow final in 2 years did he not say Gerrad is your best player?
4) people point to his ability to drag us out of holes and he should be "Box-To-Box" alongside a more creative player, but these same people forget he played there for 9 months with either Hamann or Alonso in 2004-2005 and we came 5th in the league with I think 18 wins?, we had results like this one:-news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4177037.stm
in the last 5 months of the season, so much for the league is all that matters in Liverpool.
5) Then we have Rafa's transfer dealings for CM, when he arrived already at the club were Gerrard, Biscan, Murphy, Diao and Hamann. He flogged Murphy and diao straight away Biscan saw out his contract and he brought in Alonso (2004), Sissoko (2005), Mascherano, Lucas and Plessis in (2007) and he tried as we all know to get Gareth Barry for a vastly increased valuation (2008) so much for undoubted ability?
6) Then we have "Don Fabio" last friendly before a vital pair of qualifiers he plays Gerrard wide left, still not convinced?
7) And finally great players adapt to the situation, (Pele, Bobby Charlton, George Best, Maradona, Beckenbauer, Platini, Ronaldinho, Zola, Zidane , even Roy Keane)
Just think about it there might just be reasons for his Non- Deployment in CM
PS: I DO think he is a very good player just I have compared him to other players in the history of the game.
But while I do not yhink he is a genuine Central Midfielder he can play as part of a Narrow three in the middle: Barry, Mascherano and Gerrard would be fine.
1) Steven Gerrard is just starting his 10th season as a regular in the Liverpool squad but 2 very long serving and respected Club Coaches have sought to reduce the effect of his natural game.
2) When Sven was in charge of england he asked Steven Gerrard to play a more disciplined type of game instead of giving him Lampards role and bringing in one of his favourite players Owen Hargreaves, this I believe showed doubts about Steven Gerrards ability to play a central role in England trying to win vital games.
3) When Sven left England he said "Rooney is your best player, do not kill him", so why even after Gerrards second supershow final in 2 years did he not say Gerrad is your best player?
4) people point to his ability to drag us out of holes and he should be "Box-To-Box" alongside a more creative player, but these same people forget he played there for 9 months with either Hamann or Alonso in 2004-2005 and we came 5th in the league with I think 18 wins?, we had results like this one:-news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4177037.stm
in the last 5 months of the season, so much for the league is all that matters in Liverpool.
5) Then we have Rafa's transfer dealings for CM, when he arrived already at the club were Gerrard, Biscan, Murphy, Diao and Hamann. He flogged Murphy and diao straight away Biscan saw out his contract and he brought in Alonso (2004), Sissoko (2005), Mascherano, Lucas and Plessis in (2007) and he tried as we all know to get Gareth Barry for a vastly increased valuation (2008) so much for undoubted ability?
6) Then we have "Don Fabio" last friendly before a vital pair of qualifiers he plays Gerrard wide left, still not convinced?
7) And finally great players adapt to the situation, (Pele, Bobby Charlton, George Best, Maradona, Beckenbauer, Platini, Ronaldinho, Zola, Zidane , even Roy Keane)
Just think about it there might just be reasons for his Non- Deployment in CM
PS: I DO think he is a very good player just I have compared him to other players in the history of the game.
But while I do not yhink he is a genuine Central Midfielder he can play as part of a Narrow three in the middle: Barry, Mascherano and Gerrard would be fine.
