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Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

john — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:30:12 -0000

Gerrard is a role model to every modern day footballer, his is an amazing leader and has a unique talent which gives him the ability to win games on his own, only paul scholes comes close to the talent which gerrard possesses, and even he falls short of Gerrards amazing ability.

Yes his head was turned by chelsea a few years ago, but he realised that winning the premiership with chelsea would mean nothing to him compared to winning it with liverpool.

He is my favourite player of all time and in my opinion he is the best player england has ever produced.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

The_Truth — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:41:53 -0000

So Pepe Reina isn't world class?! At this point in the season he has the same number of clean sheets as David James and has every chance of claiming the Golden Glove award for a third consecutive season. I'd say that makes him world class given the current quality of the Barclays Premiership in the context of European / World football.
Who are you anyway? You know absolutely fuck all.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Django — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:56:37 -0000

Please don't generalize this to mean that all Americans know dick about football--I'm American and have seen the light about the real football, and it's embarrassing to read such uninformed crap.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Simon Burke — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:49:57 -0000

The quality of pundits who write things here just gets worse by the week. Gaffer stop giving posting rights to 19 year old kids because it shows.
This article is hilarious, i am a gooner and this muppet is saying how awful Liverpool were in the Merseyside Derby where they restricted Everton to just one chance. Everton were woeful, Liverpool but for some finishing would have won this 3 or 4-0. It wasnt good to watch because Everton were dreadful and never made a game of it.

Liverpool have some great players and but for the United result are on a fine run. Torres/Masch the nutter/Reina (barring that United game)/Carra are all great players.

Gerrards trophies are great, he hasnt won the Premiership no and you know he wants to but he has won so much else and the Premiership could well be in his future if Liverpool keep gong like they are and not rotating too often.
The only thing this article says thats remotely true is Kuyt isnt good enough, I would agree with that but to say finishing higher than Everton guarantees nothing.... tell Everton that when they are in the UEFA Cup next year.

Seriously this is utter drivel.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Wtf — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:49:54 -0000

Whoever wrote this needs to retire.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

ryan — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:45:39 -0000

well well wat can i say, what do you really know about lfc and steven gerrard, to my knowledge your american so what the fuck are you talking about, continue your talking on your so-called 'soccer' and leave the premiership talk to the british, WANKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Josif Dzolev — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:03:06 -0000

Moooooorooooooon!!!! WHO THE FUCK are Xavi Hernandez, Iniesta:))))))))), Messi .... heeeeey he said Iniesta, one more time :)))))))))!!!!! Moron!!! Look what happend with Henry in Barcelona:)), look what happend with Owen in Real, you'll see what will happend with Lampard in Juventus... YNWA...

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Sanjay — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:26:21 -0000

This has to be amongthe mose misinformed articles on football, I mean has the guy just lost it..
Carragher isnt it world class? Are u f**kin kiddin me? I'm a gooner, and I look at Jamie carragher everyday and wish we had him in our defence.. No world class players??... ( AND I HATE DOING THIS, I DONT LIKE STANDING UP FOR THE REDS OR THEIR PLAYERS, BUT I HAVE TO)... HELLO, every heard of Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano.. They have to be among the top midfielders in the world.. And pepe Reina isnt world class? Well tell u what.. Let "mediorcre" Reina come to the Emirates.. Y'all can have Almunia.. no wait.. Y'all can have Almunia+Lehmann.. Hmm so lets see, Thats a world class keeper+ a world class defender + 3 world class midfielders + a world class forward... Isnt that the spine of a championship winning team..? And in Lucas and Ryan Babel, Liverpool also posess 2 of tomorrow's stars..
The writer should just get a new job or something because its clear he sucks at what he does..

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Webby — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:02:38 -0000

Wow... the internet really allows the deadshits to come out in force and give their views. I'm not sure if I've ever read such a bad article before today. The guy who called it 'an abortion' was right

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Michael — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:04:56 -0000

Not to be snobbish, red dude, but signing contract extensions means NOTHING in soccer. Players under contract leave all the time; they are by no means binding in terms of the fact that other teams can pay a transfer fee and that's the end of the contract.

Personally, I'm of the opinion that Gerrard will stay at Liverpool until he retires and that's how it should be. To say that he won't leave simply because he has signed a contract extension is ignorant, though, because it happens routinely every summer and January.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

red dude — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:54:42 -0000

i have news for you Jonny carter, Gerrard have already signed an extension to his contract, hahahaha! what a waste of space you are!

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

March — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:25:31 -0000

1 Champions League winner, 1 UEFA cup, two UEFA Super cups, Two FA cups, two League cups, two community shields, .. all in his time there. Nothing to be proud of? Hell, they were just in the Champions league finals last year. I'm not even a Liverpool supporter, and I think this column is absolutely retarded.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Django — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:27:01 -0000

An article so bad I had to post twice. Can't get over the ignorance that this article reeks of. My new favorite line is that "finishing one spot ahead of Everton doesn't guarantee you anything"--except a Champion's League spot this year. The omission of Javier Mascherano in your foolish rant might be the biggest mistake--many fans who actually understand football and follow Liverpool have rated Masche as closely, if not higher, than Gerrard at many points this season. Finally, I saw that you/one of your embarrassed colleagues corrected the spelling of Riise's name--now feel free to change "Sammy" to "Sami", then delete the whole article.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

deonurse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:10:58 -0000

passing WIZARDS . scoring with Diversity ?! come on mate. stick to baseball!

I dont think we were watching the sam game at all.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

BillE Shears — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:29:46 -0000

that should be "the mettle to go abroad"

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

BillE Shears — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:28:50 -0000

Jonny - If you are going to even hint at a Liverpool criticism on this blog, get low.

1. I don't see where he can go. He missed his window to go to Chelsea. He would never go to United. Arsenal wouldn't pay for him. He would have to have mettle to abroad. I don't think he does.

2. I think you undervalue Liverpool's squad. Torres and Mascherano are both world-class players. On a match to match basis, I think both have been far more valuable. Gerrard can hit the highest highs, but he is also inconsistent.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

soul_krasty — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:26:39 -0000

it's not all about winning..it's the passion..dude

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

John Arne Rizla — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:03:43 -0000

That is pathetic

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Dean M — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:46:25 -0000

What a geek ... Were did u get the time to write so much shit (most sucessfull club in england) y would he want to leave

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

fan — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:38:43 -0000

reiner, carragher, agger, mascherano, alonso, gerrard, torres.

that is a spine of a team as fine as any in the world.

(babel, arbeloa and skrtyl worth a mention too)

if you really consider them to be 'bumbling idiots' then you are just showing your lack of knowledge.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Rob 'Red' Barron — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:31:08 -0000

Sorry Jonny Carter (whoever you might be) but you have embarrassed yourself with this piece of blinkered purple prose that says little and means less.

For supporters of other top teams, trying to fathom what keeps the likes of Stevie G and Jamie C at Liverpool is simpoy beyond them. They don't know what it means to have someone in the team who is playing for the pride and passion of being part of the team he supports.

Has he been rewarded for his loyalty? Well, he has won the League Cup and the F A Cup more than once, he has won the UEFA Cup, the Champions League (and been runner up) and even the European Super Cup. Not much else to go for except...

We all know he wants the Premiership but what you don't get is that winning it with any other team simply wouldn't mean anything to Stevie. Winning it only matters if it is with his beloeved Liverpool. I know you can't get your head round that but if you tried looking at the real world instead of recycling the garbage we see in the hack press week in week out you might gain some respect.

A salutory warning: one Michael Owen was the last Liverpool lad to leave for a 'bigger' club believing it would win him the big trophies. What happened? He went to a club where it didn't mean anything to him and left behind a team that went on to win the biggest trophy in Europe, The Champions League.

Stevie G is Liverpool through and through and loyalty like his (his family 'forced him to stay', you really do read the S*n don't you!) doesn't show itself at many clubs. At Liverpool we have two.

Pride in your team is not just something you have when you win, it is something that burns in your soul. Jonny Carter wouldn't know that kind of passion if it bit him on the backside!

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Kris — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:28:46 -0000

Declare your interest...

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Foxy — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:22:31 -0000

A real insight. I hope Stevie has his computer off or we are in the shit!

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

lee — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:16:25 -0000

maybe because he's loyal. maybe because he's happy with his winners medals. maybe because he's happy working with bumbling idiots like Torres and Benitez. maybe a better question is why you bothered to write the article.

Re: Why doesn’t Steven Gerrard just leave Liverpool?

Bootleonian — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:15:22 -0000

* Not sure who 'Risse' is, I think he meant 'Riise'.