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?).
Booing is generally an attitude that isn’t tolerated by football fans, with the true die-hards feeling as though they should give their support to the players in their team, no matter what.
However, it is this attitude which has allowed...
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Written by Scott the Red. 8 comments
Is it possible to be too old to win a title?
Sir Alex Ferguson certainly thinks so. According to him, Chelsea are too old to win a title. At least, that’s...
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Written by Victor Li. 53 comments
With Frank Lampard’s demands at Chelsea firmly on the agenda right now, it’s had me thinking about how sad it is that the trust I once had in players at the club has decreased in sharp contrast to their ever-increasing salaries.
Funny...
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Written by Denise. 7 comments
This weeks postbag sees a letter from one of the most influential players in English football. Soccerlens is very proud to be chosen as a sounding board by this particular individual.
Dear Soccerlens,
I am a twenty-seven...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 15 comments
Peter Reid talks to Soccerlens about who should take the England captaincy, why Rooney is the best player in the Premiership, and getting one over Graeme Souness.
Peter Reid was the kind of player you’d want to have in...
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Written by Gary Andrews. One comment
Yes, we’re back to that age old rivalry between the Red-Men from Liverpool, and the Blues from London, the Angels of the North against the Arseholes of the South. So here is a very Liverpool view on why we will beat Chelsea,...
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Written by Shaun Daley. 18 comments
It’s that time of the season when the player of the season awards start being handed out. It’s also the time of the season when us fans argue about who has been the best player in each of the positions. It is unlikely that any two fans...
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Written by Graham Fisher. 89 comments
Like last season, Ronaldo is a strong favourite for winning the Professional Footballers’ Association players’ player of the year and the PFA young player of the year awards.
Here’s the full list of nominations:
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Written by Ahmed Bilal. 37 comments
Rafael Benitez has demonstrated how to best utilise Dirk Kuyt effectively in the last 10 games that Liverpool have played. Whereas before Kuyt was an auxillary striker he now plays out on the right wing.
In the 4-2-1-3 (and NOT 4-2-3-1) formation...
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Written by Arvin. Comments Off
All bets were off two weeks ago but since returning from Portugal’s friendly defeat to Italy Cristiano Ronaldo has looked a pale shadow of the world-beating uber-confident star that lit up the Premiership’s last six months. After a frustrating...
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