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Originally Posted by devo22
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I couldnt believe this at first, I went through all of the stages of grief and was even really upset with Rodgers for a while.
After reading more and calming down a lot, this is probably the best for all involved.
Initially I thought the issue was the lack of a contract offer at the right time, and even Stevie mentioned that being an issue, I thought that was Oiler-esque bush league but then as I read on I realized that the reason that contract wasnt offered was because of expectations.
Gerrard wants to play 90 minutes start to finish all the time. He didnt want his minutes managed.
At his age, at this level and with the expectations of this team his minutes were going to have to be managed. That is not unreasonable, whether he was happy about it or not.
I wish Gerrard the best and can only hope that this will have an Iginla-type effect on the team and that they can move forward.
I cant even imagine a Gerrard-less Liverpool. Its gonna be weird....
