02 Jan 2015 02:42:52
Gerrard leaving is a good thing and, in the long run, has needed to happen for some time. The aura surrounding gerrard and his position at the club is ridiculous and unproffesional, he is almost seen as on par with the manager, all the play goes through him, all the players believe it is his responsibility to do the big things in matches and not theirs! No other team pays 140,000 pounds a week to a player who contributes so little, unless it is city or chelsea!

The mentality of the club and the fans, the sentimentality, is what has held us back for 25 years- the belief that we are liverpool, we deserve the best, that gerrard will always bail us out and it is acceptable to rely on him to do so when he cant- this is what has held us back for so long, and now is an opportunity to do the right thing, the professional thing, the best thing for the team and club as a whole and for steven gerrard who has given so much and deserves a few relaxing years in america!

The team, these players, will never ever show the responsibility and take it upon themselves to truly shine until gerrard has gone. They wil all have to step up to the plate instead of hiding in gerrards shadow, it is then that we find out who the truly class players in our team are. This has gone on for years and now we must bite the bullet and let gerrard go to start things over as a whole, with a new way of playing that suits the team and not the individual!

And for those who believe he can be a lampard for the club, they are two completely different players and lampard was never handed such a role of responsibility and power at chelsea as gerrard has. Lampard is freakishly consistent and gerrard just simply hasn't been in front of goal, lampard is a very simple player but hugely effective and that is why he can be used in this manner, gerrard is not.

A sad day for the club, but a very important one for our long term future i believe. Thanks for the memories steven, the greatest player to ever play for the club, but the time is right and you deserve this move, its been coming for too long.

YNWA

1.) 02 Jan 2015
Absolutely 100% correct, great post