Steven Gerrard

[Fierce]

He isn't **** by a long shot. He isn't 180k a week of golden footy either. Or is it all black and white?

No way! Literally anybody else on the site but you

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[Pablo]

IMO there is no one player who can replace him

Joe Allen?

[Reece]

Rossiter

[cream]

Lucas Leiva

[RichC]

Running round in circles already according to some.

A point made by some over and over again.

He also his influenced the bomb scare twins into being unable to head the ball and making rash decisions.

[Vermilion]

A point made by some over and over again.

He also his influenced the bomb scare twins into being unable to head the ball and making rash decisions.

[Lecter]

The game must be in a right bad state if there is nobody capable of replacing the current version of Gerrard.

We are not going to get a player who would replace a peak Gerrard in a like for like manner, but the current version is replaceable.

No way is Gerrard right now a more effective player than many of the better midfielders in the game today.

The big question for us is not whether or not the current Gerrard can be replaced, but rather are we capable of attracting the calibre of player we would need to bring in.

[Lecter]

A point made by some over and over again.

He also his influenced the bomb scare twins into being unable to head the ball and making rash decisions.

Bomb scare quadtruplets you are forgetting Johnson & Mingolet

[kubrickscube]

Our big problem is that Gerrard and his role cannot be replaced by anyone we have- No-one has the passing range and dead ball ability, but our other players may function as a team better without him.

Ask any Utd fan whether they've managed to replace Scholes yet.

[Fierce]

Our big problem is that Gerrard and his role cannot be replaced by anyone we have- No-one has the passing range and dead ball ability

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but our other players may function as a team better without him.

But not this

Gerrard is blatantly not the player he used to be, and this season doesn't look to be the force he was last season either

Problem is, right here right now, not one of our midfielders are capable of playing where he does.

Can is the only potential option but otherwise I wouldn't like to see anybody else there but Gerrard

[CAD]

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But not this

Gerrard is blatantly not the player he used to be, and this season doesn't look to be the force he was last season either

Problem is, right here right now, not one of our midfielders are capable of playing where he does.

Can is the only potential option but otherwise I wouldn't like to see anybody else there but Gerrard

I would take Lucas vs swansea over Gerrard vs Newcastle

[DannyMan2006]

I would take Lucas vs swansea over Gerrard vs Newcastle

Tell me what either did that was exceptional? Neither did anything to progress the team forwards. We were just as ****e going forwards v Swansea but got out of jail with the late goals.

[fidget]

Tell me what either did that was exceptional? Neither did anything to progress the team forwards. We were just as ****e going forwards v Swansea but got out of jail with the late goals.

Defence looked a lot better - an individual error contributed to the goal but for the most part looked a lot less porous.

[CAD]

Defence looked a lot better - an individual error contributed to the goal but for the most part looked a lot less porous.

This. Lucas doesnt add forward. What he does is add stabillity. He tracks! He is a beacon for the defense. They know he is there to close space and they can
Depend on his tracking. He is reliable and does what a HM Should do. He isnt a worldbeater by any means but when we are OFF the ball Lucas is the better option. Do we really benefit that much from Gerrard when we are on the ball compared to what we lose when are off it? Not even close, sadly.

[RichC]

It's like a tedious record