Zinedine Zidane “There was a point when Gerrard was the best midfield player in the world. It is unusual to get complete midfield players who can do everything, but that is what he was.” Sir Alex Ferguson “If you were looking for the player you would replace Keane with, it would be Gerrard, without question. He has become the most influential player in England, bar none. More than Vieira. Not that Vieira lacks anything, but I think that Gerrard does more for his team than Vieira does, and has way more to his game. Told ya, even Keane was replaceable when it comes to Stevie G
Yeh but your ratings in the same breath as saf and Zidane don't hold much value. No offence. And Whos Rob Lee?
Gerrard looked excellent in a mediocre team. Easy to stand out when every aspect of their play is directed by him. Could he have played alongside other world class players? We’ll never know I guess. Lampard could Scholes and Keane certainly could.
This Fergie says he was better than Vieira, but Vieira was playing in a team with Henry, Bergkamp and Pires. Like you say, easy to stand out when you're a big fish in a small pond.