Football 2013-2014

[ThomThomDrum]

Neither of those things, and it amazes me people need ask.

[lost]

What is it exactly that all the fans hate about him? Is it simply because he is scouse? Or is it simply because he is the captain of Liverpool?

[mrtourette]

That only answers half the question but? Seriously, Im intrigued as to why so many people in England despise their captain........

[Essex_George]

Neither of those things, and it amazes me people need ask.

[TheGayTent]

Not still upset about that goal in the FA Cup Final are you?

[ThomThomDrum]

No. Unusually it wasn't Gerrard that cheated that day.

He has been the biggest diver over the longest period of time in the top flight though. He also got his mates to plead guilty for beating up that DJ so that he could get off with his self defence plea. Classy boy is Gerrard.

[The Nal]

So its because he is perceived to be a scumbag. Got ya.

But I would contend the biggest diver the top flight has seen was Drogba. No one comes close to him really

[ThomThomDrum]

Bale, Ronaldo, Suarez, Ashley Young. They're all at it. Rooney had a few shockers in there.

[TheGayTent]

Bale, Ronaldo, Suarez, Ashley Young. They're all at it. Rooney had a few shockers in there.

[Essex_George]

No. Unusually it wasn't Gerrard that cheated that day.

He has been the biggest diver over the longest period of time in the top flight though. He also got his mates to plead guilty for beating up that DJ so that he could get off with his self defence plea. Classy boy is Gerrard.

[TheGayTent]

So in your eyes he has a tendency to fall over and is a bit of a prick.

[eFestivals]

Bale, Ronaldo, Suarez, Ashley Young. They're all at it. Rooney had a few shockers in there.

and Utd have recently bred a youngster to beat them all.

[pink_triangle]

4) Gerrard is a media darling - most people outside of the red half of Liverpool have never understood why

[The Nal]

Gerrard has been incredible for his entire career and provided footballing moments that people will remember for years. Superb talent.

But as the last few weeks proved, just falls short of the top top tier.

[mrtourette]

Yeah I'd put him at top and a half.

[pink_triangle]

Gerrard has been incredible for his entire career and provided footballing moments that people will remember for years. Superb talent.

But as the last few weeks proved, just falls short of the top top tier.

[The Nal]

It depends what you look for in a footballer, he excels in many of the "british" attributes and fails in what I would call the more "continental" attributes. If he had played for a better team he would have won the premiership, but not playing at a better team has made him look better in comparison and meant a team was revolved around him. Its swings and roundabout.

Edited May 14, 2014 by The Nal

[pink_triangle]

Yep. But some of the things hes done and the goals hes scored are great in any team.

[The Nal]

Of course they are, but those goals are easier to score when the team revolves around you. In a better team there is more competition for the ball and set pieces.

[thetime]

Don't care if gerrard dives or beats people up, I don't like him because his Liverpool's captain and a bit of a prick...

Says it all when his career defining game is against a team from Greece. Although I think that might of changed now...

[eFestivals]

But he had one hand on the trophy this season and in my opinion, blew it.

madness!!!

Liverpool would have had to have come from 7th and been a record-smashing team in all sorts of different directions.

The trophy might have been within reach, but the actual grabbing of it wasn't ever really going to happen unless other teams threw it all away ... which they nearly did, but didn't.

The simple fact is that Liverpool winning enough of their games in the 2nd half of the season to win the league was just a stretch too far, and that would have been the case for almost any team at any time.

[thetime]

madness!!!

Liverpool would have had to have come from 7th and been a record-smashing team in all sorts of different directions.

The trophy might have been within reach, but the actual grabbing of it wasn't ever really going to happen unless other teams threw it all away ... which they nearly did, but didn't.

The simple fact is that Liverpool winning enough of their games in the 2nd half of the season to win the league was just a stretch too far, and that would have been the case for almost any team at any time.

[TheGayTent]

How ever you dress it up Gerrard's classless, much like much of his club - certainly when compared to City - another reason many neutrals were happy with where the title ended up

[thetime]

[eFestivals]

How ever you dress it up they threw it away.

they threw away what no one thought was within range even in mid-January.

Which means it was always an outside chance to a massive extent.

And even when it looked possible, all the talk was about Liverpool having to do a record-breaking winning streak to do it.

Chelsea threw it away more-so than Liverpool. Even City who won it threw it away more than Liverpool did.

But you carry on. You need to grasp a fantasy because you can't handle the reality of 7th.