SG. Too big for his boots?

[El Jefecito]

Great article. I like Bobby Robson, he talks alot of sense.

I think the happy pills are good sense as well. No?

[Craig_H]

Well, he is to big for his boots in some games. He is the Captain but Rafa is the boss, no one else.

I can accept that he isn't happy being subbed but he should act like a Captain when he is taken off and not trying to show to the whole world that he is bigger than the club because he isn't.

We have played better without Stevie this season, that is one thing he should think about.

We can now cope being without him.

The captain and manager should work as a collective, Stevie should be Rafa's representative on the field.

He needs to understand this.

I've felt for some time now that Carra would be the better captain. But can you imagine the reaction if Rafa took it off Gerrard? Gerrard would kick up a fuss and the media would never stop talking about it!

[bigfooty]

Gerrard has rescued Rafa when his tactical failings have almost cost us in big games. Olympiakos, Istanbul, Cardiff were three notable occassions when, had it not been for our captain, we would have faltered. A captain should lead on the pitch but sometimes I get the feeling Rafa thinks he is the one leading on the pitch by his constant barking of instructions from the sidelines.

[anfieldanfield]

Gerrard is a **** captain.

[Rocket]

I get the feeling Rafa thinks he is the one leading on the pitch by his constant barking of instructions from the sidelines.

how many top flight coaches manage from the stands? because all the ones that don't, do it so they can "bark" instructions to the pitch.

and don't try and say fat sam counts as a decent manager

[Joe King]

Gerrard is a **** captain.

At times he leads by inspiration like Olympiakos, Istanbul and West Ham but at times he isn't your pitbull aggressor like Roy Keane was. The closest thing we have is Carra, he kicks you up the jacksy whoever you are

[AFII]

I think Alonso is our best leader on the pitch.

He stays calm all the time and talk to Rafa a lot during the games. Carra can let his heart for the club take over sometimes.

[Joe King]

I think Alonso is our best leader on the pitch.

He stays calm all the time and talk to Rafa a lot during the games. Carra can let his heart for the club take over sometimes.

WHAT?!

Carra is heart and soul Liverpool. We need a passionate captain, someone who gives two ****s, someone who knows the history of the club, the history, the tradition, the prestige.

Alonso in my estimate lacks that. I would never want him to be captain

[Rocket]

WHAT?!

We need a passionate captain, someone who gives two ****s,

true

someone who knows the history of the club, the history, the tradition, the prestige.

not true

do you think Henry, Viera, Keane etc know **** all about their respective clubs

[Joe King]

do you think Henry, Viera, Keane etc know **** all about their respective clubs

I don't care how other clubs do it, Liverpool has always done it with a captain who knows the experience of being a Liverpool fan.

[badpiggy]

I don't care how other clubs do it, Liverpool has always done it with a captain who knows the experience of being a Liverpool fan.

for the fans that's important but it shouldn't be for the team.

or it should in an ideal world of a certain type.

[Rocket]

I don't care how other clubs do it, Liverpool has always done it with a captain who knows the experience of being a Liverpool fan.

in your mind maybe, in reality, not that many of the past captains have been liverpool through and through, born and bred et al

[AFII]

WHAT?!

Carra is heart and soul Liverpool. We need a passionate captain, someone who gives two ****s, someone who knows the history of the club, the history, the tradition, the prestige.

Alonso in my estimate lacks that. I would never want him to be captain

I think that if you look at the great Captains then you will discover that more or less all of them is more the analyzing type than the passionate one.

[Rocket]

I think that if you look at the great Captains then you will discover that more or less all of them is more the analyzing type than the passionate one.

i'm agreeing with a skando

[Joe King]

I think that if you look at the great Captains then you will discover that more or less all of them is more the analyzing type than the passionate one.

Name one tactically astute captain? The job for a captain is to motivate the side on the pitch, gear them up, become the leader, lead by example. Gerrard has done this many a time but I am trying to say passion on the pitch is a good thing for a captain and being a local lad it helps