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Sick of hearing what gerrards best position is. I think it's as an advanced midfielder/support striker in the hole behind the striker. For me he's more effective there and the stats show it

After the 04/05 season and particulary the instanbul final in the 2nd half we've seen gerrard on the right side midfield in the 05/06 season he was allowed to roam infield and cause havoc, and was even playing off crouch that season. It's also interesting to see how many goals he's got playing further up the pitch and the amount of assists he gets playing up there, it's far more when he was playing centre mid.

Here's a link to my source of facts

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=7935&cc=5739

CM, simples

Why, when the stats are facts and clearly show gerrard is better further up the pitch!!

i'll just add my post from yesterday regarding this topic:

i would say it's a myth that gerrards best position is in centre mid. one of his best seasons so far was 05/06 and in that season he started most games on the right side of the midfield.

and ever since torres arrived he's played 90-95% of the games as a 2nd striker and he has proved that this position is his best one.

his best position is RB.

He is better further up the pitch but the TEAM need an Alonso-type player who can control quickly and pick a pass to free a fast-moving, fluid and unpredictable front 2.

The problem is that as a team we're a one-trick attacking pony; most goals are Gerrard assist and Torres scores or vice versa. We need more attacking options and therefore a style of play that means defences have to watch for more than 2 players.

That's why Cole's contribution is disappointing; Jova, Meireles and (yesterday apart) Maxi are not advanced enough. What exactly are their combined shots on target numbers this season(I'm not big on reviewing stats) ?

More and varied points of attack. Make it enjoyable for the players and the fans and make it more difficult for defences.

Has anybody mentioned we may be in need of wingers !!!!

I agree with you on cole, for me he's a luxury player, and by that I mean when where playing well that's when youl see the best of joe cole. When the team ain't playing well he struggles.

Your spot on about wingers, not ones that can just get chalk on there boots but can offer support like lunjberg and pires did for arsenal. Pires would stick to the line and if he beat his player lunjberg would be sniffing for chances at the far post. We've missed that since reira in the season when we finished 2nd, kuyt was doing the same.

As for merieles I see him like what scholes is for united. Excellent on the ball and good passer, although merieles likes to play short passes rather than go long

We don't scare teams and the players know it .... I mean, only Johnson appears to have any chance of running beyond a defender. I feel sick typing that.

Back to Cole; while he's lumbering around the corners of the 18yd box he needs players to give him options - there aren't any.

I've said it before the player in possession is getting enough passing options and as an attacking-mid/hole-player (family show) that's his schtick. He's never going to get out of second gear as it stands.

That should have read as "... isn't getting enough passing options"