Midfield Powerhouse

[CAD]

So you have basically written off Stevie? Get him out now? I find that amazing I really do. At a time we need experience and our best footballers on the pitch to help these youngsters settle and make an impact in games you are telling me that SG should be out?

He may not be what he was but he still is a key player. The whole team has struggled and the problem is he is not superman anymore, so he cannot win it on his own for us like he has countless times before. But he can still make a vital contribution, and generallly whilst he has not been brilliant there have been at least 3 other midfielders who have been worse than him.

I hope to God he gets some of mojo back and answers all the doubters, and all those who have written him off.

It is not about writing him off at all. I love Stevie and what he represents for LFC....

...BUT, it is about balance or rather the lack of it. When your MVP starts to fade it is hardly enough that he is better than the 3 other midfielders!? The function he was meant to manage is not a function anybody else in the squad is expected to be able to handle - hence why he is getting paid the MB! So it is more than just a moot point saying he is better than the others. It doesnt help us at all because what he is signed to bring us is something extraordinary. Disaster strikes when he fails and he is still on the pitch blocking for fresh creative blood that might be more capable, hungry, inspired, whatever. You would need a quite a pair to dump SG but I think it's what's needed at this stage. He looks like he is somewhere else mentally. Or at least like he isnt enjoying himself at all and it shows on the pitch. Lacklustre doesnt begin to describe the state he is in right now IMO. I would rather see someone with more ambition in there even if the skill set is lower from whatever youngster who would try to fill his shoes.

Steven is a Porsche with a Skoda engine right now.

[Nick77]

Allen has just become a dad and isn't coping with work/life balance IMO.

So has Messi - his form hasn't been affected at all.
Sorry guys but we wasted 15 million on a VERY average player - not good enough for LFC.
Mark my words, by the end of the season the majority will want him gone...

[el matador]

So has Messi - his form hasn't been affected at all.
Sorry guys but we wasted 15 million on a VERY average player - not good enough for LFC.
Mark my words, by the end of the season the majority will want him gone...

sorry mate but i dont agree.

if he;s handled correctly, he could be a very decent version of mascherano. a very good ball winning midfield player with an eye for a forward pass.

[Baracus]

So has Messi - his form hasn't been affected at all.
Sorry guys but we wasted 15 million on a VERY average player - not good enough for LFC.
Mark my words, by the end of the season the majority will want him gone...

The Majority of who?

[Tee]

So has Messi - his form hasn't been affected at all.
Sorry guys but we wasted 15 million on a VERY average player - not good enough for LFC.

Nice guy but just a bland average footballer.

[Neil Young]

I think that Allen has suffered from eratic passing. He was better the first 5 matches than he has been the last 5 - that's for sure. He offers too little forward and isn't that strong defensively. Lucas is better at the moment. For me the passes up field are crucial for a HM. That is what Alonso could do better than most. If they can clock in 3/5 goals and 5/7 assists then things start looking really good. When you look at the top 3 teams that is exactly what the quality HM's brings to the party. Allan is too much of a passenger as well. He must shine brighter. Some would say that scoring and assisting isn't the prime objective for these players and they would be right of course. But if you want to win it that is what's needed. Everybody must contribute.

I think the task in the center is close to impossible when you have so little creative outlead from the player next to you that is supposed to lift most of the weight. I think that is Allens biggest problem. He can't fill the shoes. He can't benifit from the fact that he has room to go futher up pitch because Gerrard is so deep so often. Neither can Lucas. So we look stale and predictable. Only Sterling, Suarez, Luis and Johnson has somthing extra that can brake the mould. The rest are passengers.

I think it is UTTERLY unfair to judge Allan or Lucas at CM when we consider the premises under which they are asked to function.

What are the premises, mate?

[baitman]

Liverpool Football Club
Anfield Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L4 OTH

[Nick77]

The Majority of who?

Fans - who do u think?!

[yamiedo]

Liverpool Football Club
Anfield Road
Liverpool
Merseyside
L4 OTH

Est1892 should buy those premises.

[CAD]

What are the premises, mate?

That the Captain is a passenger. If he was taking care of business like the old days they would look much better - that is 110%

Good to see you

[Neil Young]

Likewise. Where have you been?

[CAD]

Likewise. Where have you been?

I produced twins. So I had 3 kids in 3 years. Kinda took all time and energy!

Im getting back ever so slowly. I will write 5 posts per day flogging Stevie, until he is back on key or dropped

[Gray]

I produced twins. So I had 3 kids in 3 years. Kinda took all time and energy!

Im getting back ever so slowly. I will write 5 posts per day flogging Stevie, until he is back on key or dropped

SNAP, Ive got twin boys 9months and a 4 year old. Exhausting stuff

[CAD]

SNAP, Ive got twin boys 9months and a 4 year old. Exhausting stuff

!! **** us both sideways !!

[Neil Young]

That's what got you both into this mess in the first place.

Good to see you around.

Gerrard isn't as good as he was but I don't think he's the cause of our problems.