[quote author=Fabio link=topic=44445.msg1296832#msg1296832 date=1299530567]
[quote author=robinhood link=topic=44445.msg1296828#msg1296828 date=1299530426]
He wasn't poor, he was just playing deeper.
He nearly scored twice. If one of those had gone in you wouldn't be giving him shit.
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a goal doesn't make a performance. i'd happily praise him for the goal but it was still a lacklustre performance by his own magnificent standards. it was certainly in his worst 5 performances in recent years.
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I'm no blinkered Gerrard fan, but this is just undiluted nonsense.
I had the same conversation with a group of fellow fans at the weekend ie that in recent years we have required Gerrard to play further forward because of the paucity in our attacking options. Now, flush with more alternatives Gerrard is needed to play deeper, and that actually suits him given the onward march of time.
...and when he breaks forward from now on, which will be on far less occasions, he will be much more difficult to handle.
I thought he played well (very well given the apparent state of his injury) in a capacity that is much less attention/plaudit grabbing.
Its an indication of our other options that we dont go into the game tonight dreading Gerrards absence.