Isnin, Mac 23, 2009

Steve Claridge: Gerrard is the world's best footballer


When you see Steven Gerrard play like he did against Aston Villa, in the system that Rafa Benitez has set up for him, you can believe that Liverpool could go on to take this league title.

I looked at Gerrard once or twice on Sunday and he was caught the wrong side…but he didn’t bother getting back. He’s learned to play that position just off of Fernando Torres, he conserves energy to hurt the opposition.

Combine him with Torres and teams are scared to death of them. They can’t squeeze, they can’t press because they’re frightened of the pace of Torres.

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