Topic: Steven Gerrard

[zip]

Now then, the conundrum for Spurs. Do we put him straight in for this potentially hugely important game, or do we put him on the bench given the fact he's not played for 6 months?

Obviously on the bench.

[TheGhost]

Now then, the conundrum for Spurs. Do we put him straight in for this potentially hugely important game, or do we put him on the bench given the fact he's not played for 6 months?

The bench for me.

[Butcher Knife Roberto]

straight in for me, Spurs will expect us to bench him. Give him 60 minutes to rip them to pieces then let him sit back and enjoy the last half hour. Cannot wait to get him back in, will be like a new signing again.

[Ultimate Bromance]

Bench for me, just give him the last 30 to run around against tired legs.

[skeebo]

judging from his interview last night I dont think he's gonna be ready for spurs

[andspecks]

judging from his interview last night I dont think he's gonna be ready for spurs

I think when he was saying a couple weeks that he meant a couple weeks until he gets to full match fitness.

[killer-heels]

Haha what was that shit about him having to work his way into this fantastic team? We beat a shocking Arsenal team and do well against a Bolton side who never play well at Anfield and suddenly our greatest ever player, one of the best players of all time cannot get into a team which includes Adam, Henderson, Kuyt...

I wouldn't just dismiss the win against Arsenal, but yes anyone who thinks Gerrard cannot get into this team is mental. Him and Suarez have that magic that nobody else possesses.

[Didi_ram]

Hopefully bench for Spurs clash.

[Discipline]

Really need him ASAP!

[lfc_col]

Really need him ASAP!

What after 6 months out ease him in slowly excuse the pun there

[Lemieux]

Think it would be a mistake to start him, risking him might even be a bad idea.  Look at what happened to Glen just now, even Suarez in our first game.  Both examples as to why we shouldn't start him and should think long and hard about even giving him playing time.   We need to take it slow he's too important for us to rush him back.

[GeCk0]

The guys been out for a while and we are not in such a dire situation that he HAS to be there to be our matchwinner.

Give him the time he needs to be slowly grooved back into the team and I think that will pay dividends in the long run.

[Les Willis]

He's not going to be match fit for a good while, so I imagine he'll be introduced gradually from the bench.

[stevensr123]

It would be mad to start him against spurs, although i wouldn't mind him being on the bench. against spurs it's not normally a physically demanding game, it's normally pretty open since spurs like to concentrate on attacking. this mind give him a bit of breathing and space and shit.

Anyone who says he can get into this team can get fucked as well, probably our second greatest player ever and probably our most creative (bar Suarez maybe) and he can replace the likes of adam, henderson or kuyt? laughable.

[Cruiser]

Most likely to be on the bench against Spurs and again against Brighton, ready to start at home to Wolves 

We need him desperately IMO.

[Hunter Thompson]

Most likely to be on the bench against Spurs and again against Brighton, ready to start at home to Wolves 

We need him desperately IMO.

I wouldn't say we need him desperately, thank god them days seem to be well behind us. It will be brilliant to have him back, though. We'll be some team with him back to his best.

[Cruiser]

I honestly think we do, especially in terms of someone linking up with and giving support to Suarez. Up to now hes (Suarez) been a one man show. We faded away against Sunderland, couldn't produce anything notable against an injury ravaged Arsenal team down to its bear bones (until they were down to 10 men), and were none existent against Stoke. We only played well against a piss poor Bolton.

We need a specialist attacking midfielder. With Meireles gone I think our midfield is screaming for Gerrard to be back in there.

[DutchRed]

Hope he'll get on the bench. Around the hour mark they'll tire and Stevie can do the damage.

[Fuzion6]

Remember Gerrard has been out for 6 months and will be vulnerable to general injuries (hamstrings, calf etc) when he first comes back

[Hunter Thompson]

I honestly think we do, especially in terms of someone linking up with and giving support to Suarez. Up to now hes (Suarez) been a one man show. We faded away against Sunderland, couldn't produce anything notable against an injury ravaged Arsenal team down to its bear bones (until they were down to 10 men), and were none existent against Stoke. We only played well against a piss poor Bolton.

We need a specialist attacking midfielder. With Meireles gone I think our midfield is screaming for Gerrard to be back in there.

Sunderland was quite poor in the second half alright, but first game of the season and all. Against Arsenal we would have been leading at half time but for Carroll's goal being wrongly ruled out(in my opinion) and some brilliant defending from Vermaelan. This at a place where we hadn't won for 10 years. Yes, we looked more dangerous when Suarez came on, but Arsenal also went down to 10 men just before that so we had a lot more space.

Non existent against Stoke? We created loads of chances but poor finishing cost us. Also, Stoke is a place we haven't won at in the Premiership even with Gerrard in the side.

Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to see him back and we'll no doubt be better with him. But I just don't think we're in desperate need,  like we were once upon a time.

[Cruiser]

Sunderland was quite poor in the second half alright, but first game of the season and all. Against Arsenal we would have been leading at half time but for Carroll's goal being wrongly ruled out(in my opinion) and some brilliant defending from Vermaelan. This at a place where we hadn't won for 10 years. Yes, we looked more dangerous when Suarez came on, but Arsenal also went down to 10 men just before that so we had a lot more space.

Non existent against Stoke? We created loads of chances but poor finishing cost us. Also, Stoke is a place we haven't won at in the Premiership even with Gerrard in the side.

Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to see him back and we'll no doubt be better with him. But I just don't think we're in desperate need,  like we were once upon a time.

We failed to create anything noteworthy against Arsenal whos 1st team had been battered by injuries and suspensions. Our away results there over the last 10 years are irrelevant to that game.

Apart from Henderson's run our chances against Stoke were barely full chances and limited and we played well below average throughout. We clearly lacked creativity.

[Hunter Thompson]

We failed to create anything noteworthy against Arsenal whos 1st team had been battered by injuries and suspensions. Our away results there over the last 10 years are irrelevant to that game.

Apart from Henderson's run our chances against Stoke were barely full chances and limited and we played well below average throughout. We clearly lacked creativity.

Creativity that we've also lacked at these places with Gerrard in the side.

Anyway, we agree that we can't wait to see Gerrard back.

[killer-heels]

Sunderland was quite poor in the second half alright, but first game of the season and all. Against Arsenal we would have been leading at half time but for Carroll's goal being wrongly ruled out(in my opinion) and some brilliant defending from Vermaelan. This at a place where we hadn't won for 10 years. Yes, we looked more dangerous when Suarez came on, but Arsenal also went down to 10 men just before that so we had a lot more space.

Non existent against Stoke? We created loads of chances but poor finishing cost us. Also, Stoke is a place we haven't won at in the Premiership even with Gerrard in the side.

Don't get me wrong, I can't wait to see him back and we'll no doubt be better with him. But I just don't think we're in desperate need,  like we were once upon a time.

We are not in desperate need but if we want to finish in the top 4 then I don't think this team can do it without Gerrard. He is the only player bar Suarez who possesses that extra magic and ability to win a match, which we need.

[Visigoth33]

We are not in desperate need but if we want to finish in the top 4 then I don't think this team can do it without Gerrard. He is the only player bar Suarez who possesses that extra magic and ability to win a match, which we need.

Both Suarez & Gerrard are very important players for us, but we really need the rest of the team especially Carroll to step up and take responsibility. we cannot afford to be the "2-man team" again 

[killer-heels]

Both Suarez & Gerrard are very important players for us, but we really need the rest of the team especially Carroll to step up and take responsibility. we cannot afford to be the "2-man team" again 

We are not a two man team because it takes a load of players to make even the great players operate. An example would be when not long ago people thought Man Utd were a 1 man team (Rooney).

But during a season there are going to be several occasions where we are not playing that well but need a moment of magic to salvage a win out of nothing and therefore you need as many players as possible to be able to provide that. Gerrard and Suarez can and until they stop doing so, they (if fit) walk into the side in my opinion.

[Fiasco]

Hopefully he will get a run out at Tottenham, he will hopefully have a solid full weeks training leading up to it and I'm sure he's done tons of gym work, so he will get on if he's ready. Against Brighton he will hopefully get half an hour or so and maybe the same at Wolves, possibly starting depending on how he is.

[John C]

Please hurry up and get fit.

Quite. Despite us having a squad full of ability, if SG was on you know we'd have had more of an edge yesterday don't you.
His class would have made a big difference and we need him back quickly.

[Hunter Thompson]

We are not in desperate need but if we want to finish in the top 4 then I don't think this team can do it without Gerrard. He is the only player bar Suarez who possesses that extra magic and ability to win a match, which we need.

I actually think this team could finish fourth without him. Really excited to see how good we'll be with him in the side, though. You just know himself, Suarez and Downing will really buzz off each other.

[Neil D]

I don't think we can finish fourth without Stevie, think he could transform our game playing ahead of Lucas and Adam behind Suarez. Can't wait to see him link up with Suarez. The brief glimpse we had last season looked awesome.

[Hunter Thompson]

I don't think we can finish fourth without Stevie, think he could transform our game playing ahead of Lucas and Adam behind Suarez. Can't wait to see him link up with Suarez. The brief glimpse we had last season looked awesome.

I think with Gerrard back and playing something close to his best we'll be comfortably fourth. I still think we're stronger than Arsenal and Spurs without him, though. But I hope we don't have to find out.

[Cybertom]

Haha what was that shit about him having to work his way into this fantastic team? We beat a shocking Arsenal team and do well against a Bolton side who never play well at Anfield and suddenly our greatest ever player, one of the best players of all time cannot get into a team which includes Adam, Henderson, Kuyt...

QFT. Adam is the best of the 3 IMO, but Gerrard is leagues above them.

[rowan_d]

I am a tedious cock. . Adam is the best of the 3 IMO, but Gerrard is leagues above them.

lol

Tried saying Q..F..T did you?

[Hazell]

Haha what was that shit about him having to work his way into this fantastic team? We beat a shocking Arsenal team and do well against a Bolton side who never play well at Anfield and suddenly our greatest ever player, one of the best players of all time cannot get into a team which includes Adam, Henderson, Kuyt...

He, like any other player, does need to show he's good enough to get in the side. We are not a fantastic team because we beat Arsenal and we're not a poor team because we lost to Stoke. We played fine without him yesterday and should have taken our chances. One more thing, can we stop belittling our other players please? They're all Liverpool players and it's not a competition between Gerrard and Kuyt/Henderson/anyone else.

[Cybertom]

lol

Tried saying Q..F..T did you?

Nope, genuinely said I am a tedious cock... LOL

[rowan_d]

Nope, genuinely said I am a tedious cock... LOL

At least you're honest

[Cybertom]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0um8bdoRNc&feature=player_embedded

Watch that and tell me you're not excited about his return.

[gerrard88]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0um8bdoRNc&feature=player_embedded

Watch that and tell me you're not excited about his return.

Cracking video! He can pass the ball 40 yards.....

[Rohit]

IMO I think we do need him back asap. At the moment suarez is being asked to be the creator and finisher.

 Stoke had 5 men on him and it soon changed when we brought on bellamy who gave them something else to worry about. With stevie in the team he can be the link between the midfield and the attack and allow suarez to play without the pressure of having to do it by himself. Don't get me wrong suarez got through stoke even with men on him as he is that good but with stevie and craig on the pitch I honestly don't think stoke could put 5 men on him without the fear that those two wouldn't do anything of note against them.

[buzzing]

Dont think we'll miss him desperately. Spurs will play football and leave space at the back

[gazzathered]

Now then, the conundrum for Spurs. Do we put him straight in for this potentially hugely important game, or do we put him on the bench given the fact he's not played for 6 months?

Got to be the bench, don't want to rush him back.