re: OFFICIAL Liverpool FC 2014-2015 Season Long Thread

You probably need two players like Henderson to compensate for Gerrard. The physical drop off for Gerrard has been rather immense, all things considered. If a player as slow as Arteta can play effectively that deep in midfield then we know it has to be more than just legs. I think a large part is the mental aspect of the game that Gerrard just can't deal with anymore. It's really odd looking at it from the outside.

And I disagree that Pirlo couldn't play in the EPL. He just always has to have two runners around him to help him out. Again, if Arteta can play in the league I don't see why Pirlo can't.