i know what you're saying brian but let's take that argument to it's logical conclusion. gerrard gives 100% and we win a couple of games. it gets rafa more time, fans are less irked and there's less pressure on the americans. sure we get 3 points but on whole, is keeping rafa/owners on in the long term best interests of the club?
again i will ask the questions o typed above....
if he plays the way he can and helps to get us good results....is he not, by implication, just papering over the cracks in the club?
is it better that he doesn't play well to expose the problems at the club and to show what a shambles it is?