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Is Gerrard finished?
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Has Ten Hag been sacked yet? We're not sure and we hope not, but it's looking more likely as the days pass.
Who should replace him and why is it taking so long to make a decision?
2 starts in a week, not anymore fella.
I cantbsyand Rodgers but he was spot on in resting Gerrard. It needs to happen more often now.
Obviously he was never going to be rested for Basle or Utd but if his minutes were limited at other opportunities then he'd have been fresher today.
I cantbsyand Rodgers but he was spot on in resting Gerrard. It needs to happen more often now.
Obviously he was never going to be rested for Basle or Utd but if his minutes were limited at other opportunities then he'd have been fresher today.
No, Brenton will ask Stevie G if he wants to be dropped.
I genuinely forgot he was playing today.
He did play a fantastic pass into Moreno today and a great free-kick in the week. Could be a fantastic 'quarterback' in MLS and maybe win a league title.
His best effort - foul on RVP.
this will be his last season for them.
I was honestly unsure whether he was playing or not during the second half. I was fairly sure I saw his name on the teamsheet, but I couldn't find him anywhere on the pitch. Thankfully he then got booked, which cleared it up!
He still has something to offer for Liverpool I think, but I don't think Rodgers is doing him any favours in basically giving him 90 minutes every match. Look at how Fergie used Giggs, Scholes etc. when they got older.
He still has something to offer for Liverpool I think, but I don't think Rodgers is doing him any favours in basically giving him 90 minutes every match. Look at how Fergie used Giggs, Scholes etc. when they got older.
He certainly looks finished, he was pretty awful today. I reckon it'll be his last season with Liverpool.
That was the only time I noticed him in the second half. Aside from that, he was invisible.
Long been past it... just hanging on, trying to nick a PLC... won't happen though. He's embarrassing himself now, especially each time he takes a slip on the pitch. It was clearly his loudest moment today.
Hes a luxury player at this point. He might still do a job as a #10 and is a threat from set-pieces, but hes done as a CM. A complete non-entity when they don't have possesion
He's not finished but at this stage of his career Rodgers needs to pick and choose his games. Bring him in for big matches & give him a run out against weaker opposition now and then, in the same way Scholes or Giggs were used at the end of their careers. But Gerrard has already played 22 matches this season and he should only be playing around 25 games in total (in all competitions) throughout the season. In some ways he might be better off deployed as a sweeper in a back-three, much like how Van Gaal has used Carrick - the Gerrard who could play off the striker vanished some years ago.
Forgot he was playing.
Only got reminded when the crowd started singing that horrendous Demba Ba song.
Only got reminded when the crowd started singing that horrendous Demba Ba song.
His best bet would be to sign for New York and then hope City sign him.
Goal.com rated him as 'tough game but tried to inspire his teammates' How on earth was he inspiring his teammates? I didn't notice he was on the pitch.
i think he's mentally shot. He'd practically accepted he'd never win the league and then experienced last season's title charge out of nowhere, only for him to screw up when they had one hand on the trophy. Either he should retire or move to the U.S. for a swan song. Playing in a struggling team in an environment where the ghosts of last season are ever present is not doing him any favours.
If you're going out clubbing in Liverpool tonight, watch out. He might twat you. Take a Phil Collins CD with you just in case.
The only position I could see him doing a job is as a #10, his passing shooting and set pieces are still good... But they have Lallana Coutinho and Sterling who can play there, so yeah as a Liverpool player he's done I'd say.
Slippy G was invisible today. The best thing for him at this point might be MLS.
Brendan at least has one less worry, he no longer has to worry about dropping Gerrard this season. He won't be manager for much longer so that heavy baton will be handed to the new guy.
He's still useful for Liverpool in set piece situations.
If he's dropped, Brentan will be homeless. So no, he's not finished yet.
If he's dropped, Brentan will be homeless. So no, he's not finished yet.
All he is is Charlie Adam nowadays, good for set pieces.
Having spoken to a Liverpool fan he agrees that Gerrard shouldnt be starting games, but wonders who else they have who would be any better. That for me is the problem in a nutshell - a 35 year old can still walk into the side
Don't understand this. Carrick can position himself, can tackle and is good in the air. He also has experience playing CB and better stamina than Gerrard at this point. Gerrard would not be even slightly suited to playing in defence, just as he's not even slightly suited to playing as a defensive mid.
No. Not even close. People love writing him off though. He put everything in against Basel and when we had ten men he was everywhere. Not realistic to expect him to go again a few days later against United (though I understand why Rodgers played him and I would have done the same).
Is water wet?
But he said he would in the post match interview.
Then Brendan will be out of a job before long.
That must haunt him. He's practically the reason Liverpool aren't reigning champions.
RVP was finished only a few weeks ago.
Liverpool fans wanting Brenton out. 
Surely he deserves a chance to put things right considering he got you second last season.
Surely he deserves a chance to put things right considering he got you second last season.
Apart from his yellow card he was completely anonymous in the second half. I forgot he was even on the pitch.
Like most have said I forgot he was on the pitch. It was a truly terrible performance.
I see what you did there
He's slipping.
It took me a while to figure out that he played - I think he misplaced a pass. Then I reckoned he was substituted in the break, but then he popped up to get a booking. Terrific performance from him today. He was a great player.
Loved the reception our fans have him today. How he must love hearing the name Demba Ba!
He's managed very poorly.
Plays every fecking game. At this point in career, Giggs and Scholes were playing two third of matches and often they started as subs.
Plays every fecking game. At this point in career, Giggs and Scholes were playing two third of matches and often they started as subs.