KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Should Gerrard be punished by the club?

He went on TV last night and his reaction to the Balotelli penalty was totally unnecessary, he has heaped pressure upon the team, players and manager.

1) Question marks over Hendersons ability to be captain.
2) Balotelli will be in the media sights for weeks now.
3) Caused friction between Mario and Sturridge which will linger
4) Revealed team tactics on TV.

Now if Gerrard no longer played for us it would be fine, but he is our club captain, surely he could have adopted the BR line and said it didn't matter as long as we won the game?

Why he was allowed to go and be a pundit is beyond me.

I note that when Mario was injured, we didn't see him going on TV and being a pundit.

On the same night he stated he wanted to be a manager, you have a lot to learn before AFC Liverpool would even make you manager Stevie old son.

Your first 3 points would have happened anyway.

Your 4th point is stupid and I want an apology

Your point about Gerrard saying he wants to be Manager, he said it would be a dream but 'steady on' after Sturridge said it. Again I seek an apology

I would like an apology too

I will never get the 30 seconds of my life back reading such a barmy post

Could someone explain why he was being a pundit last night in the 1st place?

The actions on the pitch put the spotlight on Gerrard. We all know he speaks from the heart. Remember him saying we were not good enough to qualify from the CL group. He said it when others wouldn't or couldn't. So the watching nation was always going to get an honest answer.

I actually agree with what you say about putting pressure on the players and the manager because what happened on the pitch did undermine the manager and the captain of the day who will probably be the future captain.

But what happened in the studio afterwards was just as bad if not worse because Gerrard has publicly criticised his own team.

Perhaps most importantly had the players on the pitch that mattered actually thought for a moment about each other and the best man for the job they would have all handed the ball to Balotelli.

He is a complete idiot at times but have you ever seen anybody put away a penalty so nonchalantly? The guy can do it in his sleep. He has a better % record than Gerrard and has won us the game. He never even looked under pressure.

Sturridge was out for himself all night unfortunately and Henderson hit some wayward passes last night. As soon as the pen was awarded I was thinking Balotelli.

Everyone in red on the pitch should have been thinking the same.

Only when you've apologised to these fellow devastated posters of ours.

He has done it before but as a captain I would rather see him on the bench or in the stands supporting his team. As a player with such experience you have to question the benefits to the club of having him in a TV studio rather than with the squad.

Are you gonna grow up be a man and apologize for wasting all of our time with this pathetic post?

It shows that the culture of the club, discipline, respect, humility and honour that was established by Shankly and Paisley has been lost and buried.

Handbags on the field is a joke. No respect to the shirt or the club.

Celebrity players commentating on TV or in any media while they are current players is a disgrace.

Totally agree with the general sentiment of this post. Watched Stevie Gs comments live immediately after the game ended. It was embarrassing. Hendo had just made a good job of diplomatically keeping things calm in his interview only for Stevie G to wash our dirty lundry in public.

He was allowed to be a pundit because BR is too weak. Being a novice he's needed Gerrard on his side hence they created a private mutual admiration club.

As for BR, it was embarrassing to see him stonewall those questions too but he had no choice. He knew that even though the ultimate outcome was correct, the situation had gone out of control. I suspect what too place was contrary to the plan and undermined Hendo.

I guess the important thing going forward is whether we learn from it and limit the damage in terms of team spirit.