by cheesecakery » Mon Jun 21, 2004 2:02 pm
Anfieldadorer, I think we have a few excellent players, not necessarily all are workd-class but excellent none the less, and Gerrard has stood out because he has been playing his heart out and given his talents stood out much more than the rest.
Liverpool's squad comprise of other talents who can shine more if they can be moulded into an effective unit and play together like our teams of the past. The Liverpool team of the golden eras were a group of excellent individuals coupled to some good but hard working players. For every Keegans, Sounesses, Dalglishs, Hansens, Rushes and all, we also had the Sammy Lees, Nicols, Kennedys.
What I am trying to get at is that it is the team and their desire to play for each other and the manager's management and tactics which makes them winners. No one player, no matter how world-class he is, is above the team.
As much as we love Gerrard, we now have a winner as a manager. He knows how to win and he has repeated his success to prove that it is not a flash in the pan. His team even outplayed us home and away that some of our players have even expressed admiration for his team's organisation. Let Benitez try to convince Gerrard when he returns from Euro 2004. If he decides to stay, then good for all of us. If he decides otherwise, let's make sure we make the most of the transfer and ger the repalcements and reinforcements fast and get on with it.
Players are human capital and not like other forms of capital. Even with a long term contract, if he does not have the heart and desire to stay, it is best that we let him go. Otherwise it will have an undesirable effect on the others.
For me, as a fan, I hope Gerrard gives Benitez the chance to instill his ideas and put them into motion for at least one season and see how it goes. After all, he is at home in Liverpool, he is the club captain and he is adored by the fans like you and me
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