KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Is TAA now a greater player for us than Stevie G?

So a few things to consider.

1) TAA is still only 23.
2) He has won every trophy available that he can win domestically and Europe/world.
3) He handles himself much better in the media in my opinion.
4) The best full back in world football today, can Gerrard say he was the best midfielder in world football at any time during his career?
5) He has also won the Premier league.

Discuss.

A lot of average players have won the premier league, It doesn't make you a better player if we are judging individual talent. Andy Lonergan ended up with a pl medal when we won the league, it doesn't make him a better keeper than other great keepers without a league title to their name. Individually Gerrard is ahead of trent in a lot of categories but this is based on personal opinion.

Silly question really. You cannot compare the two. Trent may end up achieving more. Trent is not the best full back in the world. He is the best attacking full back in the world but there are few teams that play like Liverpool. And for that reason he will never be that player who will be the focal point of the team at International level. Although that is not so important as the CL is the highest level of football.

However Gerrard was a real leader and could win a game on his own on a regular basis. A real competitor and all round performer. Without doubt the best player to never win a league title. How do you compare best midfielders to best full backs. For a start the PL will have 20 first choice full backs whereas there are 80+ first choice midfielders in the PL. To shine way above all of those on a regular basis takes some doing.