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ConnO'var wrote:IMO, it will be another generation or two before we see another player of the calibre of Steven Gerrard come through the ranks at Anfield.... or even purchased.

Better off if we replace him with 2 players of real quality than to attempt to find a single player to fill the void when he's gone. The expectations of that player will be massive and more likely than not, he will fail to live up to our expectations.

PabloMedina28 wrote:

ConnO'var wrote:IMO, it will be another generation or two before we see another player of the calibre of Steven Gerrard come through the ranks at Anfield.... or even purchased.

Better off if we replace him with 2 players of real quality than to attempt to find a single player to fill the void when he's gone. The expectations of that player will be massive and more likely than not, he will fail to live up to our expectations.

Thing is with Gerrard is that for the majority of his time at the club hes carried the team on his shoulders and been the only world class player at the club (especially in the early years). Maybe we cant get a player of his calibre for the next 10-20 years but we can counter that by having top quality all over the pitch, as apposed to being labelled a one man team.

As for Shelvey i reckon hes gonna be a great player for us (not at Gerrards level) but a great assest to the club. I think him and McCarthy would form a great partnership in the future.

Totally agree this time.

damjan193 wrote:Don't hope too much on finding a replacement for Gerrard mate. It's not just his skill we're talking about, it's the mentality and knowledge of the team and all that stuff. Never going to find another Steven Gerrard IMO, but I think we all know that.

TarnRed wrote:

PabloMedina28 wrote:

ConnO'var wrote:IMO, it will be another generation or two before we see another player of the calibre of Steven Gerrard come through the ranks at Anfield.... or even purchased.

Better off if we replace him with 2 players of real quality than to attempt to find a single player to fill the void when he's gone. The expectations of that player will be massive and more likely than not, he will fail to live up to our expectations.

Thing is with Gerrard is that for the majority of his time at the club hes carried the team on his shoulders and been the only world class player at the club (especially in the early years). Maybe we cant get a player of his calibre for the next 10-20 years but we can counter that by having top quality all over the pitch, as apposed to being labelled a one man team.

As for Shelvey i reckon hes gonna be a great player for us (not at Gerrards level) but a great assest to the club. I think him and McCarthy would form a great partnership in the future.

Totally agree this time.

ConnO'var wrote:IMO, it will be another generation or two before we see another player of the calibre of Steven Gerrard come through the ranks at Anfield.... or even purchased.

maypaxvobiscum wrote:imagine this....
















-----------------------Reina
Johnson/Kelly--Cahill--Carra/Agger--Johnson/Baines
Young------Gerrard---Adam---N'Zogbia
---------------Carroll---Suarez


subs: Gulasci, Skrtel, Robinson, Lucas, Cole, Pacheco and Wickham

/ = or

now W*nk away

maypaxvobiscum wrote:

Thewaykokid wrote:I think it can be fair to say that with our injury list, there is little chance of achieving anything great this season. Therefore, in terms of looking for replacements for the likes of Gerrard, Carra, etc, I'd Be inclined to give some of our youngsters/benchwarmers a run in the starting team to prove their worth, if they fail and are too old (Cole...), ship in the summer. Just think about the likes of Arsenal who have thrown their youngsters in the firing line like Wilshere, perhaps all it takes is a good run of game time. Imagine if we used Shelvey as a gerrard replacement for the rest of the season, tried Cole out wide more often, maybe give Wilson a good run at CB, we could find that someone is really up to LFC standard, rather than dismissing them completely.

i would personally like to see Saric up front but with Carroll and Suarez ahead of him. he might be another one that's bound to move on just like Nemeth, and possibly Pacheco. the latter is impressing at Norwich so i'm really baffled as to why he had not been taken into consideration this season considering our lack of attacking players at one point.

we've got a number of defenders such as Ayala, Mendy, Sokolic and Mavinga who will probably leave in time as well as the sight of being in the first team falls further away. i do not mind that at all so long as the signings bought in place of them are of better quality. for example, i never understood the signing of Voronin when we had Nemeth, or Konchesky when we've got Insua, etc.

it would be disappointing if we were to release a player and he ends up becoming a hit with another club hence it's important that more time is given with the youth. can anyone shed some light on Bruna? he was highly rated as some point.