Everyone else in the team outshone him to be fair. Oh wait
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He still has a role to play this season but he needs to be managed better. He cannot play 3 games a week at his age. Physically he's just not up doing that anymore. He was very leggy today.
playing Lucas next to him doesn't help matters, as stated above he needs legs around to make up for his lack of mobility these days
neither England nor Liverpool have better in his position
but he can't play every match
. "He needs legs around him" - surely we want all our players to have legs (no, I'm not trying to be funny!). Look at his Opta stats today and you will see he contributed so little that he was almost invisible. Mostly when he received a pass he would pass it straight back to the same player. His long pass success rate was worse than that of Lucas. Sadly, without Suarez we cannot afford any passengers no matter what your name is.
Gerrard was a class player in his day but the onus is now on BR to make a decision with him.
This IMO will be another mistake by Rodgers as he will not drop or sub his captain. Gerrard should have been subbed at halftime today as he was dreadful and if Can or Allen had played like that they would have been sitting on the bench second half.
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How Rodgers gets away with some of his decisions and transfers is beyond me.
He has charmed the press and fans but how long will it last ?
We had to play him so that's why I don't get these threads. We all know he can't play loads of games but he had to today and never went missing but what pretty poor tbh. No-one played their best game today though but I do hope Rossiter starts in the LC. Probably a season early but with the injuries and the derby maybe it's time. Brannigan to come on.
if both Allen and Can weren't injured we may well have subbed him
we've got half our team injured at the moment so it's hard to judge what we would / wouldn't have done with more options
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 4 minutes ago
neither England nor Liverpool have better in his position
Turn it in!!!! Gerrard is the most overrated player since beckham gash at best.... Only red muck fans rate him
He didn't have to play today. Lucas could have been our DM, Henderson and Lallana. Gerrard is a legend but BR needs to manage him better.
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"Turn it in!!!! Gerrard is the most overrated player since beckham gash at best.... Only red muck fans rate him"
even if true, there still aren't many better despite him not having the legs for 50 matches a season
I would have suggested resting most of the first choice players for the League Cup but now, already so far off the pace in the league, I think we have to give it all we have got to win any of the cups otherwise we can expect another trophyless season.
The young kids can start to run rings around you as I have found out myself.
He didn't have to play today. Lucas could have been our DM, Henderson and Lallana. Gerrard is a legend but BR needs to manage him better.
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This^^^^^^
If any of the other 24 players put in the shift that Gerrard put in during the first 45 minutes Rodgers would have made the change at half time. Don't think anyone would disagree with that.
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And zidane, and Keane, and Fergie, and scholes, and every England manager, and the players that voted him player of the year before. And those that had him short listed last season.... I could go on and on. Bitter yeah fergie said he wasn't a top top player and I can't disagree with him
Gerrard in his day was better than Scholes but that's an argument for another day. 👍
Fergie is a drunk idiot who thought jones was a footballer and you didn't need centremids
Some of you 'pool fans can't wait to pile on can you? He has served team and country well and still has a couple of good years left in him.
comment by FatJanMolby *I'm a boogie monster* (U4297)
posted 8 minutes ago
He didn't have to play today. Lucas could have been our DM, Henderson and Lallana. Gerrard is a legend but BR needs to manage him better.
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I guess but I don't knwo about Lallana's finess and there are different roles and so on. I'm more disappointed that he changed the CB's again.
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posted on 20/9/14
Everyone else in the team outshone him to be fair. Oh wait
posted on 20/9/14
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posted on 20/9/14
He still has a role to play this season but he needs to be managed better. He cannot play 3 games a week at his age. Physically he's just not up doing that anymore. He was very leggy today.
posted on 20/9/14
playing Lucas next to him doesn't help matters, as stated above he needs legs around to make up for his lack of mobility these days
posted on 20/9/14
neither England nor Liverpool have better in his position
but he can't play every match
posted on 20/9/14
. "He needs legs around him" - surely we want all our players to have legs (no, I'm not trying to be funny!). Look at his Opta stats today and you will see he contributed so little that he was almost invisible. Mostly when he received a pass he would pass it straight back to the same player. His long pass success rate was worse than that of Lucas. Sadly, without Suarez we cannot afford any passengers no matter what your name is.
posted on 20/9/14
Gerrard was a class player in his day but the onus is now on BR to make a decision with him.
This IMO will be another mistake by Rodgers as he will not drop or sub his captain. Gerrard should have been subbed at halftime today as he was dreadful and if Can or Allen had played like that they would have been sitting on the bench second half.
posted on 20/9/14
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posted on 20/9/14
How Rodgers gets away with some of his decisions and transfers is beyond me.
He has charmed the press and fans but how long will it last ?
posted on 20/9/14
We had to play him so that's why I don't get these threads. We all know he can't play loads of games but he had to today and never went missing but what pretty poor tbh. No-one played their best game today though but I do hope Rossiter starts in the LC. Probably a season early but with the injuries and the derby maybe it's time. Brannigan to come on.
posted on 20/9/14
if both Allen and Can weren't injured we may well have subbed him
we've got half our team injured at the moment so it's hard to judge what we would / wouldn't have done with more options
posted on 20/9/14
comment by The Kaiser's Trainers (U5676)
posted 4 minutes ago
neither England nor Liverpool have better in his position
Turn it in!!!! Gerrard is the most overrated player since beckham gash at best.... Only red muck fans rate him
posted on 20/9/14
He didn't have to play today. Lucas could have been our DM, Henderson and Lallana. Gerrard is a legend but BR needs to manage him better.
posted on 20/9/14
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posted on 20/9/14
"Turn it in!!!! Gerrard is the most overrated player since beckham gash at best.... Only red muck fans rate him"
even if true, there still aren't many better despite him not having the legs for 50 matches a season
posted on 20/9/14
I would have suggested resting most of the first choice players for the League Cup but now, already so far off the pace in the league, I think we have to give it all we have got to win any of the cups otherwise we can expect another trophyless season.
posted on 20/9/14
The young kids can start to run rings around you as I have found out myself.
posted on 20/9/14
He didn't have to play today. Lucas could have been our DM, Henderson and Lallana. Gerrard is a legend but BR needs to manage him better.
________________________
This^^^^^^
If any of the other 24 players put in the shift that Gerrard put in during the first 45 minutes Rodgers would have made the change at half time. Don't think anyone would disagree with that.
posted on 20/9/14
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posted on 20/9/14
And zidane, and Keane, and Fergie, and scholes, and every England manager, and the players that voted him player of the year before. And those that had him short listed last season.... I could go on and on. Bitter yeah fergie said he wasn't a top top player and I can't disagree with him
posted on 20/9/14
Gerrard in his day was better than Scholes but that's an argument for another day. 👍
posted on 20/9/14
Fergie is a drunk idiot who thought jones was a footballer and you didn't need centremids
posted on 20/9/14
Some of you 'pool fans can't wait to pile on can you? He has served team and country well and still has a couple of good years left in him.
posted on 20/9/14
Slipper g
What a name
posted on 20/9/14
comment by FatJanMolby *I'm a boogie monster* (U4297)
posted 8 minutes ago
He didn't have to play today. Lucas could have been our DM, Henderson and Lallana. Gerrard is a legend but BR needs to manage him better.
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I guess but I don't knwo about Lallana's finess and there are different roles and so on. I'm more disappointed that he changed the CB's again.
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