Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard is arguably Liverpool’s most famous player of his generation and on talent alone is probably one of the most explosive and determined midfielders you can find in the world today.
He’s been misused for England and recently at Liverpool – his main talents in my view are running the show in midfield alongside a skillful passer like Pirlo who is able to float up and and down the pitch filling the gaps as well as creating opportunities for the rest of the team.
At Liverpool, he has Alonso to do that for him. In England, there’s only Carrick and he’s almost never picked to play alongside Gerrard.
Liverpool captain, Scouser for life and will probably never leave Liverpool, although he might have to if he wants to win the Premiership (then again, who knows?).
Man Utd Cut Short King Kenny’s Second Honeymoon
As it turns out, Liverpool’s returning regent, ‘King’ Kenny Dalglish, enjoyed approximately 30 seconds of unwavering clamour and adulation on his return to the dugout – which surely amounts to one of the shortest-lived managerial hooneymoon periods since OPTA records began - thanks chiefly to Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov‘s early (and supremely consumate) rendition…
10 Great Football Player Rivalries
Pele vs. Diego Maradona Brazil’s #10 vs. Argentina’s #10. The man who won three World Cups versus the man who won the World Cup almost single-handedly (pun intended). The man who became a football ambassador and businessman versus the man who became a drug-taking, journalist-shooting controversy. It’s the classic player vs. player rivalry. Which is…
Carragher Ruled Out For Three Months: Time To Replace An Icon?
After the FA splashed out £500,000 for the expensive privilege of having Steven Gerrard‘s hamstrings plucked whilst on England duty last month, Liverpool have today been forced to confirm that their mercurial captain’s erstwhile stand-in, Jamie Carragher, is now also set for an elongated spell on the sidelines. Unfortunately, Carragher has been tentatively ruled out…
Gareth Bale Included On ‘FIFA World XI’ Shortlist
Alongside the worldwide players’ union (FIFPro), FIFA have this afternoon announced the 55 players that have been included on the shortlisted for the FIFA/FIFPro World XI 2010 – which will be unveiled as the undercard event on the night that football’s governing body also plan to dole out their prestigious Ballon d’Or award in Zurich…
The Curious Case of England
It was a coming together of two world powers, so to speak. An England side that seems to have lost their way took on a France side that seems to be finding theirs. Both were still in the process of trying to blot out the same caustic memory of a depressing World Cup. Since June’s…
Liverpool Fume Over Gerrard Injury: Time To Write Off 2010/11?
I’m not prepared to risk aneurysm by going into too much detail about England’s rudderless outing against the French last night, but it’s fairly safe to assume that there was one salient development that caught most Liverpool fans collective attention – and you can pretty much rest assured that it wasn’t the steady, assured performance…
Fantasy Football: Goal Scoring Midfielders and Local Derbies
Every one loves a goal scoring midfielder. Cheslea fans love Frank Lampard, Liverpool fans worship Steven Gerrard, Arsenal fans adore Cesc Fabregas. But goals from midfield are even more important in the Soccerlens Fantasy Football Game, because while a striker’s goal is worth three points, a midfielder’s goal is worth four. Eat it strikers. If…
Hodgson May ‘Never Resign’ But His Liverpool Days Are Still Numbered
When asked about his immediate future after overseeing his second/third-string side’s utterly dire goalless stalemate with Napoli in the Europa League last night, Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson took a familiar, if not a little futile, defiant stance. Before the game, there was a flurry of spiralling internet speculation claiming that the beleaguered veteran, who has…
Joe Cole Has Endured ‘The Worst Time Of His Career’ At Liverpool
Back in July, Joe Cole‘s fee-less saunter between Chelsea and Liverpool looked like one of the shrewdest pieces of business conducted over the entire summer, the spark required to reignite a damp powder keg of a squad, yet somehow the sporadically spellbinding midfielder has since made his free transfer look like a bad deal. Cole…
Uninspired England Fire Blanks Against Montenegro: The Player Ratings
Both England and Montenegro saw their flawless winning starts to their respective Euro 2012 qualifying campaigns ended at Wembley last night, with a resolutely sterile stalemate ensuring that neither side deserved to leave with the spoils. England dominated possession but, as we’ve seen so many times in the past, the percentages are entirely irrelevant if…
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