Stephen Gerrard

**shakermaker1982** · 06/08/2008, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by bellavistaman

Im a big Man Utd fan but do feel Gerrard is the best central midfielder in England, 2nd in theworld to kaka if youd call kaka a central midfielder

Fabregas, Pirlo, Xavi, Iniesta, I'd take an ageing Scholes over him any day of the week as well.

**bellavistaman** · 06/08/2008, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by shakermaker1982

Fabregas, Pirlo, Xavi, Iniesta, I'd take an ageing Scholes over him any day of the week as well.

not scholes at the moment,

its a game of opinions anyway

**Emmet** · 06/08/2008, 8:31 PM

Originally Posted by Axe Man

I'm sorry but what does Steven Gerrard have to worry about. Maybe "a pressured look" analogy would have been a better word. A 100,000 a week footballer worried give me a break....

Obviously I do not know Steven Gerrard personally so I've as much to go on as anyone but - in general - professional footballers are one of the most insecure groups of people you'll ever meet. When Liverpool won the CL in 2005 he said he'd sign a new contract yet several weeks later issued a statement saying he was off to Chelsea because Rick Parry had gone off on a family holiday and hadn't stayed around to sort it out there and then. 24 hours, and lots of reassurances from Parry, Benitez, some of the players, and many fans, later he changed his mind. That's not really the behaviour of someone who is feeling secure in themselves. I suppose a lot of it stems from the knowledge that next week or next month they could be playing at a different club or at the same club but with a different manager or different teammates etc ... to have that uncertainty hanging over you must have its effects.

I do agree though - Gerrard comes across as a right miserable ****er!!

**drinkfeckarse** · 07/08/2008, 7:54 AM

Originally Posted by Emmet

When Liverpool won the CL in 2005 he said he'd sign a new contract yet several weeks later issued a statement saying he was off to Chelsea because Rick Parry had gone off on a family holiday and hadn't stayed around to sort it out there and then. 24 hours, and lots of reassurances from Parry, Benitez, some of the players, and many fans, later he changed his mind.

That's called playing hardball in my book. Forced the club to act over what he considered were stalling tactics. I personally don't think he was ever seriously interested in leaving.

We all know what footballers are like, if they WANT to leave they actually will regardless of contracts.

**Emmet** · 07/08/2008, 9:38 AM

The impression I got at the time was that it was bit like a kid dumping his girlfriend because he suspected she was about to dump him ... once he had verbal reassurances from Benitez and Parry he was quite happy to wait until Parry came back from his holiday and sign.

**drinkfeckarse** · 07/08/2008, 10:57 AM

Maybe, just depends on which way you look at things I suppose Emmet. I seem to recall Liverpool actually accepting a �30 odd million bid for hiim from Chelsea which kinda started the whole thing off. Maybe he felt the club were trying to force him out or get him to sign the contract that they wanted him to sign?