The Curious Case of Steven Gerrard

[RedStar]

On current form there is no way Gerrard should start in place of Coutinho or lallana and I don't think hes mobile enough at DM. He should be benched until such time as an opening in the team occurs. This business of figuring out how to shoehorn him into the side needs to be dropped asap. He either plays one of the attacking positions on merit or hes on the bench.

 

[Dahuge]

The SG issues is simple he comes on after 75 mins for coutinho or lallana

 

[Comical Aly]

Robbie Savage still thinks he is our best midfielder according to this humourous turn:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30516598

 

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---------Sturridge--------
Coutinho--Sterling--Lallana (all swapping places throughout)
---Lucas---Henderson---
--Moreno--Can--Skrtel--Flanagan
--------New Goalie--------

Is what I'm waiting to see.

 

[tony]

Really sad sight today to see a once great player decline so quickly. He had an absolute shocker in that
second half, not for the first time this season. Is it a poor run of form or can we accommodate him elsewhere on the pitch because he is going to cost us at dm?

 

[6TimesaRed]

Should not have started against Leicester..

Why change a winning formula.. ?

BR needs to grow a pair and bench him if he wants to take this club forward .

 

[tony]

Whoops mods - can this go in the other thread please

 

[leftpeg]

'Have'...not 'of'.

 

[6TimesaRed]

Whoops mods - can this go in the other thread please

Done

 

[Fabio]

Load of fucking cunt today. Gutless and cowardly. Terrified to put a tackle in unless it was a "full blooded" tackle. Didn't press. Wasteful with possession.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

If Rodgers had the balls to drop Carra - then he should do the same for Gerrard. We cannot play Rodgers' preferred high pressing game with Gerrard. Sorry, doesn't work. Yes, we played really well against Spurs with him playing. He's a detriment to our team ... and it saddens me to say this, but we are a far harder team to play against without him in the middle ...

 

[Brizzle]

For a manager who picks on form more than I've seen in recent years, it is amazing how he just ignores that to put Stevie in. He should have been rested for this one and starting against Wimbledon.

 

[Judge Jules]

Really sad sight today to see a once great player decline so quickly. He had an absolute shocker in that
second half, not for the first time this season. Is it a poor run of form or can we accommodate him elsewhere on the pitch because he is going to cost us at dm?

He's an option for playing further forward, perhaps as an impact sub. What he isn't, and never has been, is a DM. That *may* have been worth a try to start with, but it never worked and should have been binned rapido. Rodgers' insistence on sticking with it this season is a major error of judgment and could cost him his job if we don't make the CL spots by the end of the season.

 

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http://www.sixcrazyminutes.com/inde...-big-and-fucking-hard-just-isnt-enough.53945/

 

[Red Mullet]

I don't really think Rodgers has ever said Gerrard is a DM, from memory, he said he's more of a deep lying play maker. The assumption that he's in front of the back 4 or 3 and therefore he's in the defensive position.

The issue with this is that Gerrard then becomes a luxury player, and it's great when the team is attacking, but the team is effectively a man down when defending. We now have Lallana and Coutinho that are the play makers of the team so you need the stability of Lucas and Henderson to allow them to perform.

To me, he has to be an impact sub, someone that can change the game when Lallana and/or Coutinho are being ineffective.

 

[Mors]

Good ol Steven, didn't disappoint today, put in the usual performance of pinging hollywood balls at nearly every opportunity (and over hitting them), leaving tackles, leaving runners, then skying the odd shot. He did add 2 goals to his tally though, those tricky penalty things.

 

[Frogfish]

So I haven't seen tis mentioned anywhere else so I'm guessing no-one had the same commentators I did .... where one of them said that Rodgers had told Gerrard he could look for a new club ? I'm sure I didn't dream it.

 

[FoxForceFive]

So I haven't seen tis mentioned anywhere else so I'm guessing no-one had the same commentators I did .... where one of them said that Rodgers had told Gerrard he could look for a new club ? I'm sure I didn't dream it.

I half heard the commentator say something like that on my stream prematch, but didn't catch the entire comment.

 

[Fabio]

Rodgers said Gerrard is entitled to look for a move if he wants to

 

[themn]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...rival-clubs-says-manager-Brendan-Rodgers.html


Liverpool transfer news: Steven Gerrard free to listen to offers from rival clubs, says manager Brendan Rodgers

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers refuses to rush captain into signing a new deal

Should he stay or should he go? Steven Gerrard, the Liverpool captain, can talk to other clubs Photo: PA

By Chris Bascombe
10:30PM GMT 31 Dec 2014

97 Comments

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has “earned the right” to discuss his future with any club he wishes, says his manager Brendan Rodgers.
Gerrard is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with a rival club as of Thursday because of a contract impasse.
The 34-year-old was offered a new deal by his club in November – much later than he had expected – and has been delaying a decision since as he has assessed whether to end a 25-year association with Anfield.
Rodgers will give Gerrard as much time as he needs. “I have got a great relationship and communication with Steven so we understand exactly the position,” he said. “I think he has earned that respect if he does [talk to anyone].”

 

[6TimesaRed]

Rumours on twitter he is to announce he is set to join LA Galaxy in the summer

 

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The sooner Gerrard announces he's off Stateside the sooner Rodgers will start leaving him out regularly.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Rumours on twitter he is to announce he is set to join LA Galaxy in the summer

I think that would be a good move for him -

 

[Woland]

If he's got any brains he'll be on the next flight to LAX, the cunt

 

[Pesam]

Lampard stays at City, Gerrard signs for New York City and everyone wins.

 

[StevieM]

At this rate there'll be no players with songs worth singing about at the club next year.

 

[StevieM]

Lampard stays at City, Gerrard signs for New York City and everyone wins.

And goes on loan to Melbourne City for a few months....

Perfect.

 

[cloggypop]

More likely to turn up at Manchester City.

 

[Hansern]

@PeterPhillips_: Looking like it is LA Galaxy for Stevie Gerrard ....Best of luck to LFC's greatest ever player ⚽

 

[StevieM]

Everything ends badly, otherwise it wouldn't end.