At that time Gerrard's best form came on the right so they probably could have incorporated him without upsetting that midfield.
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At that time Gerrard's best form came on the right so they probably could have incorporated him without upsetting that midfield.
Yep, with a proper holding midfielder in the side I think Mourinho would have gotten the best out of both. Sadly with Essien it was a case of what could have been, injuries finished him well before he even turned 30.
Gerrard could have made the change like Ashley Cole did and been better for it, was young enough to do it without being seen as an absoloute c*** at the club too.
Gerrard was fine today, tbf. Our best player by a distance.
If you missed the game and only heard BT Sport you'd think he had a blinder today, baffling.
Definetly. He was bang average.
I've seen a few journos on twitter praising his performance too. Thought he was just as bad as the rest of the team to be honest. Bar maybe Johnson who was his usual poor.
Aye. I was shocked at the praise they lavished on him at full time. He attempted far too many stupid passes and wasn't great at all.
Decent people don't punch a jd for not playing phil colins....or listen to phil colins
Given the rest were completely and utterly hopeless, does that matter much?
he is your typical scouse thug....
If Liverpool don't offer him a new contract maybe he'll get to see out his career at his boyhood club, they'll probably need to replace Barry next year.
Just over 6 months on from that slip, I want to take a moment and really, truely thank Steven Gerrard for that slip and stopping Liverpool from winning the PL title. They sure as shit ain't winning it this year.
That's why it was so great. It was the best chance they had of winning the league in a quarter of a century, that was their chance. Even moreso than in 2009, and they blew it. The stars aligned for them and they blew it.
He has slipped like 5 times since 'the slip', whats wrong with him?
Post traumatic slip disorder.
It'll never get old.
Slippofrenia - the phenomen of randomly slipping, when you must not slip. It is often associated with starfish diving, hitting other people on the pub and talking bullshit.
Inevitable really
Not a great performance yesterday, but due to the rest of the team being so poor he looked the best of a bad bunch.
A few dangerous balls and crosses, which is expected from a player who attempts them so often.
He really needs to pick the moments when to attempt his trademark Hollywood pass, gifting the opposition possession so easily will come back to haunt you in the Premier League and especially the CL.
He'll get offered a new contract, but also I wouldn't be surprised if Chelsea and City offer him one too, let's see how 'loyal' he really is.
A few dangerous balls and crosses, which is expected from a player who attempts them so often.
He really needs to pick the moments when to attempt his trademark Hollywood pass, gifting the opposition possession so easily will come back to haunt you in the Premier League and especially the CL.
He'll get offered a new contract, but also I wouldn't be surprised if Chelsea and City offer him one too, let's see how 'loyal' he really is.
Lampard and Gerrard back together in a midfield? 
Would make the money transfer more legitimate
Is this for real? Why would he want to buy a player coming towards the end of his physical powers?? Doesn't make sense.
He is not welcome.
You're assuming he means for City.... Depending how this week goes for them, he could be talking about bringing him to Bolton or somewhere.
Stevie Me could jump to City and have a chance to get that league title he craves
Stevie Me could jump to City and have a chance to get that league title he craves
But wouldn't it be funny if he left and then the scousers won it?
Obviously it's just a beat up but it would be hilarious.
Liverpool winning the title would be tragic.
Rodgers also had something to say on the subject.
Like everybody else, Gerrard's probably still trying to figure out what that is.
I think we all know that's not going to happen any time soon.
That would not be funny. I'd rather him move to City and win it with them than watching the dippers lift it.
ffs
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Brendan Rodgers has admitted he's ready to rest Steven Gerrard for Liverpool's game against Real Madrid.
Brendan Rodgers has admitted he's ready to rest Steven Gerrard for Liverpool's game against Real Madrid.
Made me laugh on Football Weekly how they were saying how Balotelli gets criticised for everything but whenever Gerrard does anything commentators praise him about what an example he is
Good decision. Prioritise the Chelsea game. There isn't a pair of games I'd rather win this season than the Chelsea ones. I hope we win and Rodgers runs down the touchline dancing and doing Mourinho's twattish knee slide.
You realize that's probably not going to happen though, right?
Yeah, I do. Unfortunately.