Posted:
Sun Apr 30, 2006 5:16 amby azriahmad
When was the last time we had a 20+ a season midfield goalscorer?
Was it Terry Mac in the early 80s or was it John Wark who scored impressively and consistently from midfield in the season 1984/85 when we finished second to Neverton and reached the European Cup final against Juve? I don't remember John Barnes scoring that many despite his numerous assists.
Posted:
Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:13 pmby Cool Hand Luke
Indeed it was a very good prediction, but maybe the 20 goal thing is a bit distorted by the Champions League qualifiers, but good call on PFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR thing.
I think all would agree that the constant speculation affected both Gerrard and the whole club during the 2004/2005 season. That is why it so important to have some stability and continuity in order to build success, something we are finally getting.
Gerrard has undoubtedly been our best player this season, doing a tremendous job on the right. He has been our main creative influence and our main goal threat, that is some achievement. I always say that a quality attacking midfielder will aim for 10 league goals from 38 league games, Gerrard has played as an attacking midfielder this season and has achieved that, brilliant.
Next season it seems likely that he will move back into the centre with a new right midfielder expected to arrive, lets hope he can be just as effective. What we need to do is to get in maybe 2 more match winners next season who can help lift some of the burden, all though we are a good side without Gerrard, no one can deny that he makes up a massive part of us, and this is something that needs to be addressed.
