Something i wrote on SOCCERNET blog

Posted by Shawn Liew 1 day, 10 hours ago

What then, may I ask, has Wayne Rooney done for England since an exceptional Euro 2004?

And is it only me, who thinks that Frank Lampard, is nowhere even remotely close to the talent that Gerrard is? Gerrard had to play on the right wing for Liverpool because in the infancy of Benitez's reign, Liverpool simply had no player with the necessary quality to play there. For England, Gerrard had to play, on occasions, and may I add, ridiculously, on the left wing, in order to accommodate a far inferior player in Lampard to play in Gerrard's preferred central position.

Also, I don't agree that Gerrard has to 'perform' for England to prove himself as a world class player. He has prove, time and again, that he is a world class player in an excellent and ever-improving Liverpool side. Gerrard doesn't perform for England? May I dare ask, which England player does? Fact is, Gerrard plays in a mediocre England team. Sometimes, you are as good as the players around you.

http://blogs.soccernet.com/editorblog/archives/2009/03/gerrardlite_will_not_do_for_en.php