Gerrard a doubt for Tuesday

[Matt]

Of course he'll play. It's no more believable than the stories that Ferdinand was doubtful for the Toilet game last month.

[Red_Polo]

Aprt from crack of course. And PCP.

And Rogaine.

If Gerrard doesn't play I will eat Reece's toupe.

[Johnny]

Back on topic, how did Gerrard hurt his neck?

Going down on Torres for too long.He also has frozen tongue,although he is expected to recover from both injuries before Chelski.

[kev776]

Back on topic, how did Gerrard hurt his neck?

Believe it or not, excessive heading practice.

[Joe King]

Rafael Benitez is hopeful Steven Gerrard will be fit to lead Liverpool into Champions League semi-final action against Chelsea tomorrow night.
The Reds' skipper was forced to sit out Saturday's 2-0 victory at Fulham with a neck injury, but Benitez is keeping his fingers crossed his skipper will have recovered to play his part in establishing a first leg lead to take to Stamford Bridge.

"With the neck, you never know," said the Liverpool manager. "The neck is always dangerous so you need to wait.

"I think he was a little bit better on Saturday. We'll wait. We had similar problems with Reina and Finnan and they needed time. So we will see.

"The other day, he wanted to play but he was only able to look to the right, so I told him he could play as a left winger! We'll see if he can turn his head round and look the other way now.

"We will talk together, with the doctor. The player will say he wants to play, but there's an easy way of finding out whether he's fit. I will come up and tap him on the left shoulder and if he turns to face me without any pain, we will know he can play."

Very tongue in cheek

[JPK]

Rafael Benitez is hopeful Steven Gerrard will be fit to lead Liverpool into Champions League semi-final action against Chelsea tomorrow night.
The Reds' skipper was forced to sit out Saturday's 2-0 victory at Fulham with a neck injury, but Benitez is keeping his fingers crossed his skipper will have recovered to play his part in establishing a first leg lead to take to Stamford Bridge.

"With the neck, you never know," said the Liverpool manager. "The neck is always dangerous so you need to wait.

"I think he was a little bit better on Saturday. We'll wait. We had similar problems with Reina and Finnan and they needed time. So we will see.

"The other day, he wanted to play but he was only able to look to the right, so I told him he could play as a left winger! We'll see if he can turn his head round and look the other way now.

"We will talk together, with the doctor. The player will say he wants to play, but there's an easy way of finding out whether he's fit. I will come up and tap him on the left shoulder and if he turns to face me without any pain, we will know he can play."

Very tongue in cheek

Comedy gold. Rafa is a legend and it shows how confident and relaxed he is.
What a man he is. We are priveleged to have him

[Craig_H]

Classic Rafa.

[Carras_Shin_Pads]

Yeah he'll play, just gives ol frog face something to think about!

[Philosophia]

Classic Rafa

From 'The Grundian'

Liverpool, too, hope Gerrard will have recovered from the injury he suffered in training last week. The midfielder had been keen to play at Craven Cottage but was not risked, and Rafael Benítez is planning a somewhat rudimentary fitness test for his talismanic captain. "I will come up and tap him on the left shoulder and if he turns to face me without any pain we will know he can play," said the manager. "The other day he wanted to play but I would have had to have played him on the left wing as he could only look to the right. With the neck, you never know. It is always dangerous but he has been a little bit better. We'll see if he can turn his head round and look the other way now."

[Nicey]

The gift that just keeps giving ... RAFA BENITEZ RAAAAFA BENITEZ !

[johnp]

wtf?!

[Harv]

classic

[PTP]

funny as ****. Gerrard will constantly be looking over his shoulder expecting to be tapped at any minute.

It will be like (if anyone saw) Abonglahor(sp?) third eye on Soccer Am on Saturday. Ashley young rubs his shoulders and walks off, Abonglahor's turns round and noone is there, his facial expression was class "WTF!!!"

[RedsFan83]

there's no way gerrard wont play tomorrow and rafa knows it. he's just playing with the media. lords know theyve been getting on his back a lot this season, and especially over the past few weeks.

[Joe King]

If Mourinho had made this comment, the press would have loved it. Its a shame the press don't see Rafa as a man with a GSOH.