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Originally Posted by Nuje
Yeah. That was utter garbage. I don't even know how to react to that.
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It's not a huge surprise to see the attack struggle without last years 2 top goal scorers, but it's the midfield that's really worrying. It's awful to watch Gerrard and Lucas labour around the pitch while Henderson tries to do the work of 3 men. Gerrard and Lucas can't start at the same time, especially when Gerrard is on his third game in a week.
Gerrard only really works in the deep role when he has two workers in front of him, like Henderson and Allen. They provide him the protection he needs to do what he does best. When he doesn't have that protection it becomes quite apparent that he just doesn't have the legs to dominate a midfield anymore.
It'll be a tough move for BR, but I think he needs to start the transition of Gerrard no longer being a 90 minute player.