Why couldn't he play along with Steven Gerrard?
Come on Dude, we're mates now but why can't you support Gerrard? If you don't like the man then fair enough but his commitment and performances in a red shirt and more importantly his statistics hold up to scrutiny, season on season.
I know you don't like him but do you not think he is one of our best players? I'm not trying to start an argument with you again so don't take it that way but it seems a mixture of familiarity breeding contempt and loathe of the use of the word "world class" by Skysports commentators hae you hating Gerrard when we should be supporting someone who scored 20 goals last season.
Martin, i don't 'hate' SG, or indeed any player.
the ability of veronin and SG to play together, above, was my attempt at humour.
I admire SG, for his contributions....but I've just never been caught up in the hyperbole. And that is what it is. When have you ever, at any point, seen an objective analysis of his performances. He has immense stamina and strength of character. But I've always felt that he's one of those type of players who disrupts our flow. Other lads don't get a fair crack to shine.
I could break it down into various traits (which I have done in the past). I'm happy to have him at Anfield. But he's not the God that the english media make him out to be. Indeed when he was out for a month or two, 2 or 3 years ago, the data actually showed that we won more points per game in his absense. When we played away at Fulham last season, we were far more fluent, in his absence.
He's a very good player, but that's it.
No worries re us disagreeing on SG, mate. Good debate makes life a lot more interesting. It would be terribly boring if we all agreed on everything.
