Gerrard get off the pitch!

[Bhafclad]

does anybody agree that steven gerrard is doing nothing for england, or is it just me?

 

[Smithy]

You could say that about any player tonight to be fair.

 

[Bhafclad]

true. but gerrard is comfortably our worst player on the pitch.

 

[clapham_gull]

More to the point, what's up with Rooney ?

 

[Bhafclad]

rooney; billy big bollocks for man united, shite for england

 

[Lady Whistledown]

rooney; billy big bollocks for man united, shite for england

Applies to most of them, to be fair.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

WTF?? Gerrard and Barry were comfortably our best players tonight. Rooney was absolutely inept - he should have been taken off in the second half

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I can cope with Gerrard making mistakes as long as he's not playing in a position where it hurts us, because he was also involved in the only decent stuff we put together.

What got me the most was the casualness and sloppiness of the passing, 80% of which was done by Gerrard.

 

[Durlston]

Lampard can f*** right off. The worst player tonight by a long way.

 

[brakespear]

WTF?? Gerrard and Barry were comfortably our best players tonight. Rooney was absolutely inept - he should have been taken off in the second half

This....

Lampard can f*** right off. The worst player tonight by a long way.

.....and this.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Lampard can f*** right off. The worst player tonight by a long way.

I disagree with that. Although he got involved in the attacks at the end of the first half, he basically sat back in the second half, getting the ball and giving it to Gerrard or Rooney to do something with. This was our problem - all our attacks were being funnelled through two players who were off their game.

If we are to improve, Lennon has to get into it more - tonight was very disappointing for him - Rooney has to have more patience and stay higher, Gerrard shouldn't try and get the ball at every single opportunity. We have to attack as more of a unit.

 

[casbom]

It's embarrassing to be English tonight...I haven't seen such a inept performance for years!

Capello should drop Lamps and Heskey, move gerrard to central and have Joe Cole brought in for Lamps.

Shocking

 

[Gazwag]

Funny how everybody jumps on the Gerrard's crap bandwagon and ignores the fact that Lampard missed two golden opportunites to score tonight and Rooney has worse control than a blind juggler

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Funny how everybody jumps on the Gerrard's crap bandwagon and ignores the fact that Lampard missed two golden opportunites to score tonight and Rooney has worse control than a blind juggler

This. I don't understand why people are banging on about Gerrard... He was one of our best players, while Rooney was abysmal

 

[murraymints4brighton]

Funny how everybody jumps on the Gerrard's crap bandwagon and ignores the fact that Lampard missed two golden opportunites to score tonight and Rooney has worse control than a blind juggler

Thankfully and hopefully I don't think many have jumped on the "Gerrard is crap" bandwagon. Ask for Lampard,
Why does Capello insist that he is more important than Gerrard, our captain and a better player all round? Seriously Capello has to either drop Lampard or go 4-5-1 and drop Heskey for J.Cole otherwise there is a massive chance we will be going home next Wednesday.

 

[The Modfather]

I have been surprised by Gerrard.

What I have seen of him for Liverpool this season has been awful, but I think he has been our best player over the 2 games. Doesn't mean much, I know, as all the performances have been woeful.

Just think he has been the best of a very bad bunch.

What the hell is going on with Joe Cole? This guy will make things happen. Bring him in now Cappello.

 

[vulture]

fat frank needs to be dropped for good

my team

hart
johnson
cole
dawson
terry
lennon
gerrard
barry
j.cole
rooney
defoe

 

[Bald Seagull]

I'm sorry am I missing something? Gerrard was totally inept in possession tonight (as in in he couldn't keep it). I am not defending Lampard in any way but to say that Gerrard was one of our best performers tonight is a joke. Barry came out with some credit but that is it....woeful all round and inept tactics to boot

 

[Spider]

One day, an England manager will forget about Lampard and all the other jokers. I'm so sick of hearing how it will be made right soon - it won't. I can'r abide this shit about how England overrates its players - we don't, there's just no effort in playing for England. We have some of the best players in the world but unless they're being paid £160,000 a week they're not interested. f*** them. Play a team of non-Premiership losers. As we know, England has the best professional system in the world, at least we could unite behind people who could actually demonstrate giving a flying f*** over 90 minutes. Forster would have done better tonight.

 

[Jam The Man]

Amazing what each individual fan sees isn't it? I've knocked Gerrard in the past, but for me he was the only one trying last night