Steven Gerrard

[Mister_a]

5 minutes ago, Tom13 said:

He did come across very nervous. Pressures of the job taking its toll already 

He'll be grey haired by xmas

[Sulberto21]

“We will become a possession based team” - suits me sir.

[Hobsons Choice]

14 minutes ago, Talldarkandransome said:

My original reply to this has disappeared for some reason. 

At the end of the day Mr Gerrard has had 50000 scousers singing his name and 75000 cockneys calling him a c***. I don't think a presser will worry him too much, prob not nice having ya boss in there too though 

Guess it's a different pressure though. Public speaking has always been a major trigger for imposter syndrome with me, but I can actually get out there and do the job I've been talking about assertively and (finger's crossed) to a decent standard. 

[Zhan_Zhuang]

1 hour ago, WallisFrizz said:

I haven’t seen it but Rangers fans crowing that he looks like he knows he’s made a mistake and looks miserable. Was it that bad? 

I thought he was nervous but quite cheery in Gerrard standards he smiled alot.

They will take what they want to take from because they are words removed.

[Phil Silvers]

I do not think Gerrard CP or the antichrist were nervous, they looked out at who was asking the questions/reporting and deduced that the majority of their answers would be twisted and bullshitted in to some bollox media agenda, our boys were suspicious and careful, not nervous.

[nick76]

4 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said:

“We will become a possession based team” - suits me sir.

 

[nick76]

11 minutes ago, Sulberto21 said:

“We will become a possession based team” - suits me sir.

maybe we should get Jesus from Man City to help the team

Edited November 18, 2021 by nick76

[blandy]

1 hour ago, TRO said:

I think there is something you are missing and clearly frustrated by it.

Some of us Nick are clearly excited by the prospect of a winning mentality, being instilled in to us and all the ingredients that go with it....now that can take time...but when the man leading us, clearly has it, there is a good chance he can mould it in to the team....it will probably necessitate changes to personnel, but I will be amazed, if at some stage, it doesn't happen.

You don't have to make fun of the folk, who can see something, you can't, thats what juvenile is.

you see that bolded line baffles me, because his persona, mentality and drive tells us everything....let those that can see, have their moment in the sun......you could well catch up in time.

My tendency on these things is to try and work out, a bit, the mindset of the poster. With @nick76 it's quite easy, because he's said many things on Gerrard I might have posted. I don't perceive him to be "making fun" (because I think, I think the same/similar).

I mean for example, I knew already that Gerrard is good with the media. That's nice and an asset, but it's by no means essential - other good managers have been terrible with the media, but thrived nonetheless.

You're absolutely right, I think to highlight that as a player and person Gerrard has a "winning mentality". The concern people might have is that the manager having that mentality doesn't mean it automatically transfers to his players. Some manage that, some absolutely don't. Some fans are kind of seduced by the prospect of a more competitive team, some wonder if that level of drive will lead to a manager getting frustrated with players who are differently wired, who respond best when they feel free to enjoy the game and play without fear of a rollocking if they are perceived not care enough, or whatever, or if results turn for a while and the manager gets angry.

So your enthusiasm and hope for Gerrard and his qualities is fine, absolutely, but other people have as much kind of reasoning or thought behind having concerns about aspects of his managerial life to date. He's never been up against the level of quality of opponent and managers of opponents as he will be now. In Scotland he had basically 1 comparable rival club. Here there's what, 15? it's not a 2 horse race in England. It is in Scotland. Most weeks he had a far superior side and squad with which to go into games. Here, he doesn't. Expressing or alluding to these factors isn't making fun of people who are dead enthused by him, it's just a different outlook.

I don't know enough about managers to pick one, but once one is picked, it's fair to look at them in a bit of detail and comment on how we perceive they might do, or where we thing there might be hurdles for them to overcome and all the rest of it.

But like with all of them, He needs time now he's here.

[Hobsons Choice]

8 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said:

I do not think Gerrard CP or the antichrist were nervous, they looked out at who was asking the questions/reporting and deduced that the majority of their answers would be twisted and bullshitted in to some bollox media agenda, our boys were suspicious and careful, not nervous.

That's a fair point, it may have been caution. difficult to tell. Thought the questions had a clear agenda myself, largely centring around a certain club off the M6 who play in red. 

[Zatman]

30 minutes ago, Tom13 said:

He did come across very nervous. Pressures of the job taking its toll already 

He ended it by saying he hopes that shut a few people up

[alreadyexists]

53 minutes ago, HKP90 said:

We saw videos of a Glaswegian literally punching a cardboard cutout of him as hard as he could before taunting it to get up. I'm surprised you're surprised.  

Ha ha, very true.

[Tom13]

He doesn't seem as nervous/fed up in the full version.

I actually really enjoy listening to him.

[briny_ear]

50 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said:

He looked like he was sweating buckets and his voice was a bit quivery.  Hopefully he is a bit more assertive in front of the players so he can get his winner's mentality across to them.

He came across, like in the introductory interview on Monday, as a very focused, serious, determined manager, prepared to set high standards and back himself and his teams to meet them.

I don’t think you need have any worries about his standing with the players.

Not sure where you picked up the idea that he was sweating or had a quivery voice.

[jacketspuds]

First thing I hope to see is a stop to our telegraphed kick off tactic of passing it back to the midfield, and then lumping it toward the corner flag like we trying to gain ground in a rugby match.

In fact, I hope we only resort to lumping it forward when absolutely necessary.

[Tom13]

1 minute ago, jacketspuds said:

First thing I hope to see is a stop to our telegraphed kick off tactic of passing it back to the midfield, and then lumping it toward the corner flag like we trying to gain ground in a rugby match.

In fact, I hope we only resort to lumping it forward when absolutely necessary.

Yeah. I have never ever understood teams doing that.

[hippo]

Does he dye his hair ?

[Tom13]

You can tell he is chuffed to have this job. He'll be giving it absolutely everything.

[Awol]

Thought he came across as very serious and sincere with a lot of focus. Doesn’t want to run his mouth off, trying to be honest and respectful to everyone involved in this change. Good job imo. It’s all pretty exciting now, looking forward to see how we evolve. 

[OutByEaster?]

9th highest scorers.

 

 

 

 

[Jareth]

I admire the ambition, but if we are to become a possession based team, we might need a fair few new players.