Gerrard beats Suarez and VVD on longevity.
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They only had one good season each at Liverpool tbf
comment by Jalisco Red - Losing My Reguilón (U4195)
posted 25 seconds ago
Scholes probably couldn't have managed to get sent off within 30 seconds of coming on the pitch,
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Of course, Howard Webb would have never allowed it.
đ TOOR’s raging
He must have his bedroom wallpapered with pictures of Gerrard
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 23 seconds ago
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 2 minutes ago
Scholes would never do the "bionic huddle" and slip.
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When this is all you've got in the 'debate' about who was a better player then you know deep down what the answer is.
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Scholes was a better player than Gerrard. Gerrard was a better athlete. Sort of like Messi and Ronaldo
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He can't hear you through his 11 PL winners medals.
It's remarkable how a video of an ex-United player praising an ex-Liverpool player has caused such consternation amongst our Liverpool supporting friends.
comment by Bobby Dazzler (U1449)
posted 2 minutes ago
đ TOOR’s raging
He must have his bedroom wallpapered with pictures of Gerrard
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Stuck up with his own alternative wallpaper paste
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
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To be fair Dudek did more to win the CL than he did
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Clockwork Red: With or Wout You (U4892)
posted 1 second ago
It's just a harmless video of an ex-pro talking about football. No need for all this Liverpudlian anger and simmering resentment.
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They do seem to be taking this quite seriously
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Serious stuff when a UTD legend throws them a bone
Jesus they have took this bad, resorted to twisting it to say that it's actually the person laughing at them is angry. That old chestnut when they've got nothing.
It's OK lads, it's a bad week, it can only get better from here, right?
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 1 minute ago
Jesus they have took this bad, resorted to twisting it to say that it's actually the person laughing at them is angry. That old chestnut when they've got nothing.
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Easy, TOOR, take deep breath and relax
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Jalisco Red - Losing My Reguilón (U4195)
posted 25 seconds ago
Scholes probably couldn't have managed to get sent off within 30 seconds of coming on the pitch,
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Of course, Howard Webb would have never allowed it.
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Did you skip breakfast this morning, Bitey?
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 3 minutes ago
Jesus they have took this bad, resorted to twisting it to say that it's actually the person laughing at them is angry. That old chestnut when they've got nothing.
It's OK lads, it's a bad week, it can only get better from here, right?
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https://youtu.be/c5FsadHcoVA?si=PbrTIP-W-iuNAJHf
comment by Jalisco Red - Losing My Reguilón (U4195)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Jalisco Red - Losing My Reguilón (U4195)
posted 25 seconds ago
Scholes probably couldn't have managed to get sent off within 30 seconds of coming on the pitch,
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Of course, Howard Webb would have never allowed it.
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Did you skip breakfast this morning, Bitey?
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comment by Bobby Dazzler (U1449)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 3 minutes ago
Jesus they have took this bad, resorted to twisting it to say that it's actually the person laughing at them is angry. That old chestnut when they've got nothing.
It's OK lads, it's a bad week, it can only get better from here, right?
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https://youtu.be/c5FsadHcoVA?si=PbrTIP-W-iuNAJHf
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comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 23 minutes ago
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 38 seconds ago
There’s been a number of better Liverpool players in the PL than Gerrard.
He’s so good Benitez had to shoe horn him into team at RW or number 10 because he was a liability in midfield.
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Care to name them? Considering he's the best Liverpool player of all time, it will be some going.
Ah the good old rewriting of history. Gerrard was outstanding in his box to box role in midfield, in a 4-4-2. By the time Benitez joined Liverpool we were seeing a shift in the PL to 4-2-3-1 with the continental managers like Mourinho coming in, whereby the three midfielders stuck to their individual jobs, meaning 4-4-2 was being outnumbered in the middle, which lead to Keane stating Gerrard was the last of his kind, ie. a complete midfielder in a two man midfield.
When Liverpool were lacking goals, Benitez, knowing Gerrard could play anywhere, moved Gerrard to the right, he scored loads of goals(23 in fact) from there, getting into team of the season again. He then moved him behind the striker to even more devastating effect, to be central of the three behind the striker. No matter where he played, he was outstanding, owing to being a complete player, who could do everything.
Benitez
"He's a central midfielder, and I promise you I'd like to play him in the middle, but I cannot now. You need to find balance and it's better for the team to play him where he is.
Again from the horses mouth. A lot of making stuff up on this thread from angry United fans
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Salah, Suarez and Van Dijk were better at their peaks than Gerrard.
Gerrard beats Suarez and VVD on longevity.
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Mascherano and Alonso were also better CM's than Gerrard. Perhaps even Didi Hamann, if you compare his and Gerrard's 2005 CL final performances.
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
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We already know as Scholes has admitted he couldn't in the video in the OP.
Scholes is a known quitter. I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but they can't bring themselves to state some facts outright and they are left with "ifs" and "buts".
comment by Gilbert Napthine (U15867)
posted 19 seconds ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 23 minutes ago
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 38 seconds ago
There’s been a number of better Liverpool players in the PL than Gerrard.
He’s so good Benitez had to shoe horn him into team at RW or number 10 because he was a liability in midfield.
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Care to name them? Considering he's the best Liverpool player of all time, it will be some going.
Ah the good old rewriting of history. Gerrard was outstanding in his box to box role in midfield, in a 4-4-2. By the time Benitez joined Liverpool we were seeing a shift in the PL to 4-2-3-1 with the continental managers like Mourinho coming in, whereby the three midfielders stuck to their individual jobs, meaning 4-4-2 was being outnumbered in the middle, which lead to Keane stating Gerrard was the last of his kind, ie. a complete midfielder in a two man midfield.
When Liverpool were lacking goals, Benitez, knowing Gerrard could play anywhere, moved Gerrard to the right, he scored loads of goals(23 in fact) from there, getting into team of the season again. He then moved him behind the striker to even more devastating effect, to be central of the three behind the striker. No matter where he played, he was outstanding, owing to being a complete player, who could do everything.
Benitez
"He's a central midfielder, and I promise you I'd like to play him in the middle, but I cannot now. You need to find balance and it's better for the team to play him where he is.
Again from the horses mouth. A lot of making stuff up on this thread from angry United fans
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Salah, Suarez and Van Dijk were better at their peaks than Gerrard.
Gerrard beats Suarez and VVD on longevity.
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Mascherano and Alonso were also better CM's than Gerrard. Perhaps even Didi Hamann, if you compare his and Gerrard's 2005 CL final performances.
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No. They were better in their specific roles, the former breaking up play and the latter keeping possession and moving the ball on. That’s it. Although this is about Gerrard v Scholes, nothing on that? Although I’m sure it will be hilarious reading considering your offering above.
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
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We already know as Scholes has admitted he couldn't in the video in the OP.
Scholes is a known quitter. I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but they can't bring themselves to state some facts outright and they are left with "ifs" and "buts".
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They’ve went as far as saying this didn’t happen and it was actually Hamann who did it.
comment by Gilbert Napthine (U15867)
posted 45 seconds ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 23 minutes ago
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 38 seconds ago
There’s been a number of better Liverpool players in the PL than Gerrard.
He’s so good Benitez had to shoe horn him into team at RW or number 10 because he was a liability in midfield.
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Care to name them? Considering he's the best Liverpool player of all time, it will be some going.
Ah the good old rewriting of history. Gerrard was outstanding in his box to box role in midfield, in a 4-4-2. By the time Benitez joined Liverpool we were seeing a shift in the PL to 4-2-3-1 with the continental managers like Mourinho coming in, whereby the three midfielders stuck to their individual jobs, meaning 4-4-2 was being outnumbered in the middle, which lead to Keane stating Gerrard was the last of his kind, ie. a complete midfielder in a two man midfield.
When Liverpool were lacking goals, Benitez, knowing Gerrard could play anywhere, moved Gerrard to the right, he scored loads of goals(23 in fact) from there, getting into team of the season again. He then moved him behind the striker to even more devastating effect, to be central of the three behind the striker. No matter where he played, he was outstanding, owing to being a complete player, who could do everything.
Benitez
"He's a central midfielder, and I promise you I'd like to play him in the middle, but I cannot now. You need to find balance and it's better for the team to play him where he is.
Again from the horses mouth. A lot of making stuff up on this thread from angry United fans
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Salah, Suarez and Van Dijk were better at their peaks than Gerrard.
Gerrard beats Suarez and VVD on longevity.
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Mascherano and Alonso were also better CM's than Gerrard. Perhaps even Didi Hamann, if you compare his and Gerrard's 2005 CL final performances.
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They're definitely not better midfielders than Gerrard. Mascherano is a better DM perhaps,but not a better midfielder than Stevie
No midfielder has ever existed more complete than Gerrard. I'd like to see Mascherano play on the right or behind the striker, or Scholes play at Right back etc etc and still churn out world class performance after world class performance, even performing better than players who actually ply that role their whole careers.
If that was Scholes he'd have quit.
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
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We already know as Scholes has admitted he couldn't in the video in the OP.
Scholes is a known quitter. I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but they can't bring themselves to state some facts outright and they are left with "ifs" and "buts".
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They’ve went as far as saying this didn’t happen and it was actually Hamann who did it.
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They're really going out there today.
Anyone who has ever given or conducted TV interviews knows that the way Scholes is handling that water bottle without drinking from it is basically code for "Yeah, you shouldn't take any of this seriously."
Gerrard was not only the best midfielder but also the best no 10, best Right back etc as he outclassed the best players in those positions like Gar Neville when he was merely covering.
I mean, Gerrard is a better Right Back than Gary Neville, only that playing him at right back would have been a waste.
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
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We already know as Scholes has admitted he couldn't in the video in the OP.
Scholes is a known quitter. I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but they can't bring themselves to state some facts outright and they are left with "ifs" and "buts".
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They’ve went as far as saying this didn’t happen and it was actually Hamann who did it.
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That would be ridiculous.
It was actually Smicer.
comment by Clockwork Red: With or Wout You (U4892)
posted 33 seconds ago
Anyone who has ever given or conducted TV interviews knows that the way Scholes is handling that water bottle without drinking from it is basically code for "Oh man, why you ask that when everybody knows he was better."
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Agreed.
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
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We already know as Scholes has admitted he couldn't in the video in the OP.
Scholes is a known quitter. I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but they can't bring themselves to state some facts outright and they are left with "ifs" and "buts".
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"I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but..."
This seems like a pretty big helping of 'if' with a side of 'buts'
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posted on 8/9/23
Gerrard beats Suarez and VVD on longevity.
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They only had one good season each at Liverpool tbf
posted on 8/9/23
comment by Jalisco Red - Losing My Reguilón (U4195)
posted 25 seconds ago
Scholes probably couldn't have managed to get sent off within 30 seconds of coming on the pitch,
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Of course, Howard Webb would have never allowed it.
posted on 8/9/23
đ TOOR’s raging
He must have his bedroom wallpapered with pictures of Gerrard
posted on 8/9/23
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 23 seconds ago
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 2 minutes ago
Scholes would never do the "bionic huddle" and slip.
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When this is all you've got in the 'debate' about who was a better player then you know deep down what the answer is.
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Scholes was a better player than Gerrard. Gerrard was a better athlete. Sort of like Messi and Ronaldo
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He can't hear you through his 11 PL winners medals.
posted on 8/9/23
It's remarkable how a video of an ex-United player praising an ex-Liverpool player has caused such consternation amongst our Liverpool supporting friends.
posted on 8/9/23
comment by Bobby Dazzler (U1449)
posted 2 minutes ago
đ TOOR’s raging
He must have his bedroom wallpapered with pictures of Gerrard
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Stuck up with his own alternative wallpaper paste
posted on 8/9/23
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
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To be fair Dudek did more to win the CL than he did
posted on 8/9/23
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Clockwork Red: With or Wout You (U4892)
posted 1 second ago
It's just a harmless video of an ex-pro talking about football. No need for all this Liverpudlian anger and simmering resentment.
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They do seem to be taking this quite seriously
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Serious stuff when a UTD legend throws them a bone
posted on 8/9/23
Jesus they have took this bad, resorted to twisting it to say that it's actually the person laughing at them is angry. That old chestnut when they've got nothing.
It's OK lads, it's a bad week, it can only get better from here, right?
posted on 8/9/23
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 1 minute ago
Jesus they have took this bad, resorted to twisting it to say that it's actually the person laughing at them is angry. That old chestnut when they've got nothing.
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Easy, TOOR, take deep breath and relax
posted on 8/9/23
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Jalisco Red - Losing My Reguilón (U4195)
posted 25 seconds ago
Scholes probably couldn't have managed to get sent off within 30 seconds of coming on the pitch,
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Of course, Howard Webb would have never allowed it.
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Did you skip breakfast this morning, Bitey?
posted on 8/9/23
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 3 minutes ago
Jesus they have took this bad, resorted to twisting it to say that it's actually the person laughing at them is angry. That old chestnut when they've got nothing.
It's OK lads, it's a bad week, it can only get better from here, right?
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https://youtu.be/c5FsadHcoVA?si=PbrTIP-W-iuNAJHf
posted on 8/9/23
comment by Jalisco Red - Losing My Reguilón (U4195)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Jalisco Red - Losing My Reguilón (U4195)
posted 25 seconds ago
Scholes probably couldn't have managed to get sent off within 30 seconds of coming on the pitch,
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Of course, Howard Webb would have never allowed it.
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Did you skip breakfast this morning, Bitey?
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posted on 8/9/23
comment by Bobby Dazzler (U1449)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 3 minutes ago
Jesus they have took this bad, resorted to twisting it to say that it's actually the person laughing at them is angry. That old chestnut when they've got nothing.
It's OK lads, it's a bad week, it can only get better from here, right?
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https://youtu.be/c5FsadHcoVA?si=PbrTIP-W-iuNAJHf
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posted on 8/9/23
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 23 minutes ago
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 38 seconds ago
There’s been a number of better Liverpool players in the PL than Gerrard.
He’s so good Benitez had to shoe horn him into team at RW or number 10 because he was a liability in midfield.
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Care to name them? Considering he's the best Liverpool player of all time, it will be some going.
Ah the good old rewriting of history. Gerrard was outstanding in his box to box role in midfield, in a 4-4-2. By the time Benitez joined Liverpool we were seeing a shift in the PL to 4-2-3-1 with the continental managers like Mourinho coming in, whereby the three midfielders stuck to their individual jobs, meaning 4-4-2 was being outnumbered in the middle, which lead to Keane stating Gerrard was the last of his kind, ie. a complete midfielder in a two man midfield.
When Liverpool were lacking goals, Benitez, knowing Gerrard could play anywhere, moved Gerrard to the right, he scored loads of goals(23 in fact) from there, getting into team of the season again. He then moved him behind the striker to even more devastating effect, to be central of the three behind the striker. No matter where he played, he was outstanding, owing to being a complete player, who could do everything.
Benitez
"He's a central midfielder, and I promise you I'd like to play him in the middle, but I cannot now. You need to find balance and it's better for the team to play him where he is.
Again from the horses mouth. A lot of making stuff up on this thread from angry United fans
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Salah, Suarez and Van Dijk were better at their peaks than Gerrard.
Gerrard beats Suarez and VVD on longevity.
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Mascherano and Alonso were also better CM's than Gerrard. Perhaps even Didi Hamann, if you compare his and Gerrard's 2005 CL final performances.
posted on 8/9/23
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
We already know as Scholes has admitted he couldn't in the video in the OP.
Scholes is a known quitter. I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but they can't bring themselves to state some facts outright and they are left with "ifs" and "buts".
posted on 8/9/23
comment by Gilbert Napthine (U15867)
posted 19 seconds ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 23 minutes ago
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 38 seconds ago
There’s been a number of better Liverpool players in the PL than Gerrard.
He’s so good Benitez had to shoe horn him into team at RW or number 10 because he was a liability in midfield.
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Care to name them? Considering he's the best Liverpool player of all time, it will be some going.
Ah the good old rewriting of history. Gerrard was outstanding in his box to box role in midfield, in a 4-4-2. By the time Benitez joined Liverpool we were seeing a shift in the PL to 4-2-3-1 with the continental managers like Mourinho coming in, whereby the three midfielders stuck to their individual jobs, meaning 4-4-2 was being outnumbered in the middle, which lead to Keane stating Gerrard was the last of his kind, ie. a complete midfielder in a two man midfield.
When Liverpool were lacking goals, Benitez, knowing Gerrard could play anywhere, moved Gerrard to the right, he scored loads of goals(23 in fact) from there, getting into team of the season again. He then moved him behind the striker to even more devastating effect, to be central of the three behind the striker. No matter where he played, he was outstanding, owing to being a complete player, who could do everything.
Benitez
"He's a central midfielder, and I promise you I'd like to play him in the middle, but I cannot now. You need to find balance and it's better for the team to play him where he is.
Again from the horses mouth. A lot of making stuff up on this thread from angry United fans
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Salah, Suarez and Van Dijk were better at their peaks than Gerrard.
Gerrard beats Suarez and VVD on longevity.
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Mascherano and Alonso were also better CM's than Gerrard. Perhaps even Didi Hamann, if you compare his and Gerrard's 2005 CL final performances.
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No. They were better in their specific roles, the former breaking up play and the latter keeping possession and moving the ball on. That’s it. Although this is about Gerrard v Scholes, nothing on that? Although I’m sure it will be hilarious reading considering your offering above.
posted on 8/9/23
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
We already know as Scholes has admitted he couldn't in the video in the OP.
Scholes is a known quitter. I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but they can't bring themselves to state some facts outright and they are left with "ifs" and "buts".
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They’ve went as far as saying this didn’t happen and it was actually Hamann who did it.
posted on 8/9/23
comment by Gilbert Napthine (U15867)
posted 45 seconds ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 23 minutes ago
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The Process (U20671)
posted 38 seconds ago
There’s been a number of better Liverpool players in the PL than Gerrard.
He’s so good Benitez had to shoe horn him into team at RW or number 10 because he was a liability in midfield.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Care to name them? Considering he's the best Liverpool player of all time, it will be some going.
Ah the good old rewriting of history. Gerrard was outstanding in his box to box role in midfield, in a 4-4-2. By the time Benitez joined Liverpool we were seeing a shift in the PL to 4-2-3-1 with the continental managers like Mourinho coming in, whereby the three midfielders stuck to their individual jobs, meaning 4-4-2 was being outnumbered in the middle, which lead to Keane stating Gerrard was the last of his kind, ie. a complete midfielder in a two man midfield.
When Liverpool were lacking goals, Benitez, knowing Gerrard could play anywhere, moved Gerrard to the right, he scored loads of goals(23 in fact) from there, getting into team of the season again. He then moved him behind the striker to even more devastating effect, to be central of the three behind the striker. No matter where he played, he was outstanding, owing to being a complete player, who could do everything.
Benitez
"He's a central midfielder, and I promise you I'd like to play him in the middle, but I cannot now. You need to find balance and it's better for the team to play him where he is.
Again from the horses mouth. A lot of making stuff up on this thread from angry United fans
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Salah, Suarez and Van Dijk were better at their peaks than Gerrard.
Gerrard beats Suarez and VVD on longevity.
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Mascherano and Alonso were also better CM's than Gerrard. Perhaps even Didi Hamann, if you compare his and Gerrard's 2005 CL final performances.
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They're definitely not better midfielders than Gerrard. Mascherano is a better DM perhaps,but not a better midfielder than Stevie
No midfielder has ever existed more complete than Gerrard. I'd like to see Mascherano play on the right or behind the striker, or Scholes play at Right back etc etc and still churn out world class performance after world class performance, even performing better than players who actually ply that role their whole careers.
If that was Scholes he'd have quit.
posted on 8/9/23
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
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We already know as Scholes has admitted he couldn't in the video in the OP.
Scholes is a known quitter. I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but they can't bring themselves to state some facts outright and they are left with "ifs" and "buts".
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They’ve went as far as saying this didn’t happen and it was actually Hamann who did it.
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They're really going out there today.
posted on 8/9/23
Anyone who has ever given or conducted TV interviews knows that the way Scholes is handling that water bottle without drinking from it is basically code for "Yeah, you shouldn't take any of this seriously."
posted on 8/9/23
Gerrard was not only the best midfielder but also the best no 10, best Right back etc as he outclassed the best players in those positions like Gar Neville when he was merely covering.
I mean, Gerrard is a better Right Back than Gary Neville, only that playing him at right back would have been a waste.
posted on 8/9/23
comment by There'sOne7-0Reds (U1721)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
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We already know as Scholes has admitted he couldn't in the video in the OP.
Scholes is a known quitter. I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but they can't bring themselves to state some facts outright and they are left with "ifs" and "buts".
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They’ve went as far as saying this didn’t happen and it was actually Hamann who did it.
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That would be ridiculous.
It was actually Smicer.
posted on 8/9/23
comment by Clockwork Red: With or Wout You (U4892)
posted 33 seconds ago
Anyone who has ever given or conducted TV interviews knows that the way Scholes is handling that water bottle without drinking from it is basically code for "Oh man, why you ask that when everybody knows he was better."
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Agreed.
posted on 8/9/23
comment by K7-0ptimus Primal (U1282)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by ManUtdDaredevil (U9612)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Barefoot (U19770)
posted 40 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man (U1270)
posted 4 minutes ago
Gerrard would have been handy for cup games, he always seemed to raise his game for those one-offs, fair play to him. We'll never know if he had it in him to help drive his team to relentless title after title like Scholes did, one of the great what-ifs, I guess.
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Would Scholes had driven Liverpool to a CL win? We'll never know!!!
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We already know as Scholes has admitted he couldn't in the video in the OP.
Scholes is a known quitter. I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but they can't bring themselves to state some facts outright and they are left with "ifs" and "buts".
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"I'm sure even United fans know he couldn't have pulled off Istanbul but..."
This seems like a pretty big helping of 'if' with a side of 'buts'
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