What the Italians think of Gerrard

[miceal]

Thought people might be interested in this. Sorry if it has already appeared in another thread. Gazzetta asked who of these six players, in an ideal world, Morratti should buy for Inter to celebrate their centenary:

 

Gerrard 42%

Lampard 15.3%

Ronaldinho 13.2%

Villa 11.2%

Drogba 11%

Eto'o 7.2%

 

Speaks for itself.

[lfc4eva99]

They can offer 100m yet they wont get him.

[Eiler99]

They don't rate mancs?

[Mike]

a prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

[psl]

John am Rhein will tell you he's not as good as the Italians say and he's sick of them going on about him all the time.

[miceal]

They didn't think Inter were in for him, it was a six-man wish list.

 

Surprised C. Ronaldo wasn't on it, all the same.

[Swipe]

The way Gerrard plays must be so alien to most Italian fans, considering their style of football.

 

Too bad he's ours

[miceal]

The way Gerrard plays must be so alien to most Italian fans, considering their style of football.

I think that's what they find so attractive.

[Swipe]

I think that's what they find so attractive.

 

Exactly. They're used to watching people like 93 year old Emerson crawling about the pitch!

[Rory Fitzgerald]

The way Gerrard plays must be so alien to most Italian fans, considering their style of football.

 

Too bad he's ours

 

I know of a player with golden locks that plays the game the way it should be played with silky touches and a languid style that would mesmerise the Italians - na na na na na na na na na Andriy Voronin, he's Liverpool's No. 10

[Swipe]

I know of a player with golden locks that plays the game the way it should be played with silky touches and a languid style that would mesmerise the Italians - na na na na na na na na na Andriy Voronin, he's Liverpool's No. 10

 

 

Have a horrendous feeling he'll be with us for a while yet

[Hassony]

 

Have a horrendous feeling he'll be with us for a while yet

He is currently considering a new 5 years extension to his contract

[JRC]

The way Gerrard plays must be so alien to most Italian fans, considering their style of football.

 

I always thought Nedved had something of Gerrards all-action style about him - (or vice-versa) - but he was never the kind of turbo-charged warrior-athlete we have in Gerrard. That type of player was something we were more used to seeing in German teams, but I suppose the fact that Viera (admittedly past his imperious peak) or Sissoko are plying their trade in Serie A suggests the Italians may be heading in the same direction. I'm not concerned that he's going anywhere soon (although one of the Sunday Supplement no-marks was claiming, 100%, that he'd be off next season unless we win the league, almost implying he'd go to Chelsea or Manu), but I do believe he would be absolutely awesome in Italy.

[Gomez]

Thought people might be interested in this. Sorry if it has already appeared in another thread. Gazzetta asked who of these six players, in an ideal world, Morratti should buy for Inter to celebrate their centenary:

 

Gerrard 42%

Lampard 15.3%

Ronaldinho 13.2%

Villa 11.2%

Drogba 11%

Eto'o 7.2%

 

Speaks for itself.

 

Indeed it does, the fact that it has lampard second means their all a bunch of clueless cretins.

[Eskimo]

On a side note Crouch's name comes up more often than not in the transfer threads on Spanish boards, they seem to rate him over there. Having said that Riise also gets a few mentions

[Guest Banjo]

They can offer 100m yet they wont get him.

 

100m lira or £100m?

 

For £100m, I'd bite their hands off for a 28 year old player that won't be getting any better.

[Diarmuid]

Indeed it does, the fact that it has lampard second means their all a bunch of clueless cretins.

All of them? Even the ones that voted for Gerrard?

[Gomez]

All of them? Even the ones that voted for Gerrard?

Even idiots are right sometimes.

[lfc4eva99]

100m lira or £100m?

 

For £100m, I'd bite their hands off for a 28 year old player that won't be getting any better.

 

You sure he wont get any better though? Get more bodies around him who are closer to his quality or more than his, and we may see a new player in him too.

[Molby]

The way Gerrard plays must be so alien to most Italian fans, considering their style of football.

 

Too bad he's ours

 

 

Inter had Lothar Mattheus

 

they've probably been looking for him ever since he left

[Duncan Disorderly]

Indeed it does, the fact that it has lampard second means their all a bunch of clueless cretins.

I don't like to generalise but, etc.etc.

[fyds]

a prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.

Well put, Mike

[fyds]

I always thought Nedved had something of Gerrards all-action style about him - (or vice-versa) - but he was never the kind of turbo-charged warrior-athlete we have in Gerrard. That type of player was something we were more used to seeing in German teams, but I suppose the fact that Viera (admittedly past his imperious peak) or Sissoko are plying their trade in Serie A suggests the Italians may be heading in the same direction. I'm not concerned that he's going anywhere soon (although one of the Sunday Supplement no-marks was claiming, 100%, that he'd be off next season unless we win the league, almost implying he'd go to Chelsea or Manu), but I do believe he would be absolutely awesome in Italy.

Gerrard will be here for the reat of his career now. Got me thinking though your post...I've been fortunate enough being reasonably well travelled (and old and warty) to have seen some of the best players at their peak over the last 40 years or so. Feel free to disagree, but the player that most reminds me of Gerrard was Gunter Netzer in his pomp - only about two/three years in the early seventies but for a while he was an incredible player to watch.

[JRC]

... Feel free to disagree, but the player that most reminds me of Gerrard was Gunter Netzer in his pomp - only about two/three years in the early seventies but for a while he was an incredible player to watch.

 

That's a great call. Football fans 'd'un age certain' will never forget Netzer's majestic orchestration of the demolition of a good, if prosaic, England team at Wembley. Perhaps not as dynamic as Gerrard, he certainly didn't lack for physical presence; probably a better passer, but my estimation of how good Gerrard would be in Italy is based on the style allowing him more time to make his passes, much as the speed of the game in the 70's allowed Netzer to stroke it around.

[Guest Anders Honoré]

The way Gerrard plays must be so alien to most Italian fans, considering their style of football.

 

Too bad he's ours

 

They have seen nedved in the flesh.