Steve Gerrard debate

As is common with England's exit from a major Championship, the focus quickly turns to the new Premiership season. The English media will bring every football gossip story to life in the next few months. On a personal level I was sorry to see England exit the tournament although nobody could complain about the result.

Once again last night brought into focus Steve Gerrard's best position. Gerrard it must be said had a really good tournament and really led by example. But playing against a player of Andrea Pirlo's class once again proved that Gerrard is not a midfielder of the classic type. In Roy Hodgson's defense, injuries left England lacking options in central midfield.
 In all honesty though a great player down the years Gerrard seems to have consistently ended up playing in a position that does not suit his qualities.
Liverpool's best League positions in 2006 and 2009 coincided with Gerrard playing right side of midfield in the former and behind Torres in 2009. Some may say this is a coincidental but that is nonsense. Liverpool's midfield lost its way from the day (a player not to dissimilar to Pirlo) Xabi Alonso left for Real Madrid in 2009.

The task of getting the maximum out of Gerrard as he approaches the twilight of his career will be to the forefront of Brendan Rodgers thinking as the new season looms ever closer. Despite the great debate about his best position, no one would deny that there is nobody more deserving of a Premier league winners medal than Steven Gerrard. One can only hope that this comes to fruition before the curtain finally falls on his Liverpool career.