Wasn't he £14m, rising to £20m on game time? The midfield as a whole didn't work in the first half. You could I think blame Gerrard as much as Cole. Although he had a couple of excellent long passes and defensive tackles, it the old thing about him not being able to orchestrate an attacking tempo. They were fine in the second half, perhaps because it was more end to end, and less patience was required. Hopefully with Cole suspended we'll see Gerrard and Aquilani playing those roles a bit more interchangeably, although you still have the problem of Aquilani's lack of physical presence.