KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Stevie please buck up your ideas

Im not one to have ago at are players but I'm growing concern with Gerrard. I know we have not played many games but it seems his all round player seems lack lusted. People complained about the mistake Skrtel made but the first goal started from a sloppy ball Stevie made. Maybe I'm expecting to much from him but knowing his ability i expected more. Last week I saw a few poster suggesting he be moved to the front three and I can see why. Out of are three midfielders on Sunday Gerrard made few completed passes and lost the ball more. Fingers cross its a blip but SG BUCK UP YOUR IDEAS

I thought that he was very good yesterday

I think he was relatively good yesterday but not very good by his own standards. The game we played was quite a high tempo one and unfortunately he is not very young anymore. He looked quite off pace in the final 15 mins of the game

I thought our "team" performance on Sunday was outstanding.

This could well be Gerrards last full season as a first team regular.....

That is what BR should be drumming into him, He is not the #1 name on the team sheet, If he wants to play he must prove it like eveyone else... Your only as good as your last game..

He isn't the Gerrard that used to bolt around the pitch scoring wonder goals every week but I thought he played v well within the team structure on sunday. The problem seems to be that one minute people are wanting him to do the spectacular the next it's keep it simple and help the team, which ever he does he seem to get a lot of criticism on here. The guy is class, but he cant carry the team like he used too and at 32 you can't expect him too. I think that as the team around him improves the 'new' Gerrard will get better and better.

what on earth was going on in the tunnel where one of the city players seemed to ask gerrard about the front of his shorts, anyone see that? gerrard lifted up the front of his jersey, the other lad nodded and stevie looked at him like wtf?

dont think Gerrard was that bad Sunday myself, your not going to get the old Gerrard but this one still has a bit to offer if we use him sparingly and in the right games.

The right games being every one that he is available for, we don't have anyone else close to being as good as Gerrard in midfield

I think that’s fair comment. Gerrard of old was a once in a lifetime player we must now accept that era is over but he can still do a job. I am not sure why they offered him £150k a week until he is 38 though but I guess that was the old regime where buffoonery was the norm.

the club has always had a habbit of being too sentimental when it comes to these situations, bringing back Fowler, bringing back Dalglish and giving Benitez a five year contract, full control over transfers and the academy and backing him over Rick Parry, so it's nothing new really is it stanley.