I wouldn’t use the number of trophies won as a criterion to decide which player was better - look at what Jonny Evans and Darren Fletcher have won, for example, let alone some lesser lights, does that hard fact make them better players than TAA?
Of course he’s under the microscope. Jewel of Liverpool’s academy who left the club almost on a free having been earmarked for future captaincy role. A lot of people will have been hurt by his decision.
That said, he’s too naturally talented to fail at Real Madrid, I expect he’ll have a successful career there in terms of trophies won and his brand lifting off. Whether he’ll become a key, irreplaceable player for them remains to be seen. After all, Modrić was written off after his debut season but he subsequently became one of the best midfielders in history of football, let alone Real Madrid.
Oof, Gerrard is comfortably in the conversation for being in our Top 10 (at least) ever in our history. Trent, for all his quality, doesn’t come close to that
I’m not putting Trent over Stevie but the numbers say that Trent had a more successful Liverpool career than Stevie and done that in shorter time. That’s hard facts.
As Liverpool fans we will say Gerrard was the best PL midfielder ever but he has competition in the likes of Lampard, Scholes, Keane, Viera, Toure and de Bruyne.
Trent has redefined the role of a fullback with his 120 goal involvements. Who’s his competition? Neville and Walker? His shooting and passing ability is up there with some of the midfield greats I’ve mentioned.
Numbers alone without context is pointless especially in football!
Gerrard didn’t have nearly the level of teammates nor coaching that TAA had. Especially the wasted time when the squad was getting stripped bare by G&H
TAA is the most unique and the least replaceable FB I can think of. Perhaps ever. He’s, for all intents and purposes, De Bruyne playing from right back.
Yeah, the bitter retconning of TAA on here is hilarious. He was/is a generational talent at FB and as others have said redefined the position for us. 120 goal involvements in 7 seasons would be considered a good return for a top level CAM, even a forward would get some respect for that level of output, but to do it from the RB position is mind-blowing. TAA was a huge catalyst for our rise under Klopp, and integral to winning so many trophies over the last 6 seasons.
It’s okay to feel some level of betrayal or animosity here, but to diminish his accomplishments and talent level is crazy. He’s easily a top-10 all time LFC player for me, and no, he’s not “replaceable”, not by a long shot. I have high hopes for Frimpong and Bradley both, but they won’t have Trent’s output or range of passing, that much is for certain.