Gerrard is the reason we won the Fa cup, the reason we came back in Istanbul, the reason we came back in so many games.
I think you will find that no one really agrees with you but I respect your opinion but humbly do not agree.
And I think you'll find that the Gerrard you mention has done none of what you mention since Napoli under Hodgson. He's getting on, his fitness needs to be managed, but so does his attitude. I don't think he hides in games, but over the past three seasons the number of times Gerrard has displayed anything like his former prowess have been few and far between and not just because of injury. He has to realise that he can't go around doing everyone's job for them - he must let the players around him play. That we've done no worse in games he's missed suggests that his contribution over the course of a season is far short of what it should be for a player on his wages and with his reputation.
A lot of people lash out at anyone who dares suggest Carra is no longer fit to play for LFC, but for much of the season he was just that and deserved to lose his place in the side. Lately his performances have improved, perhaps as a result of just such a wake-up call. Gerrard could do worse than heed such a lesson, and I really think that him losing the captaincy next season could be the kind of impetus he needs to really start playing for the shirt again.
