I'll tell you some good news.
Gerrard looked like he was enjoying his football this last game, he was entertaining, he was direct, and he wasn't playing within himself. He'll be scoring a good many goals sooner rather than later if he remains fit.
We've got a lot more balance and creativity with Riera fixing our left side, and with Maxi Rodriguez in the mix. These are players who have good touch and try to play decent passes and attack. Insua, who is actually a decent attacking player, is far less exposed in defense when he is playing to his strengths and our left as a whole functions.
Our defense is looking a lot better.
We had moments of real confident attacking play in the last game, and you can say it's only Bolton, but if we start doing that with any regularity, we'll find some consistency and climb the league.