Gerrard, Scholes or Lampard. Who was best?

[brendy]

Gerrard for me, he was a team leader and motivator, could shoot and hit a 50 yard ball with accuracy. The others just dont add up to that (Scholes was the "water boy" of the team and Lampard was just one of 11 mercenaries in Team Chelski) and its a pity one or two mistimed turns/loss of grip and one Champions league title will be what he is remembered for.

 

[Fish]

Gerrard for me, he was a team leader and motivator, could shoot and hit a 50 yard ball with accuracy. The others just dont add up to that (Scholes was the "water boy" of the team and Lampard was just one of 11 mercenaries in Team Chelski) and its a pity one or two mistimed turns/loss of grip and one Champions league title will be what he is remembered for.

These stats up to 2012 clearly have Lamps on top in all areas of the game

http://www.averageopposition.com/2012/01/LampardvsGerrard.html

Clubs goals record holders, not up to date fully...

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/spor...rank-lampards-chelsea-scoring-record-10758317

 

[Hobbit]

For me, Lampard was a Gerrard-lite, and would always look better than he was stats-wise, because he had better players around him. Gerrard played in an average, for Liverpool, Liverpool team.

 

[brendy]

These stats up to 2012 clearly have Lamps on top in all areas of the game

http://www.averageopposition.com/2012/01/LampardvsGerrard.html

Clubs goals record holders, not up to date fully...

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/spor...rank-lampards-chelsea-scoring-record-10758317

"Stats don't mean poop", Abe Lincoln circa 1976.
Do you prefer a statistically good player or one that shows heart, leadership and skill.

 

[Papas1982]

"Stats don't mean poop", Abe Lincoln circa 1976.
Do you prefer a statistically good player or one that shows heart, leadership and skill.

so, Scholes it is then. I presume the heart, leadership and skill you refer to is Turin 99?

 

[drewster]

Gerard and i'm NOT a Liverpool fan. Every day of the week and twice on a Sunday.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

"Stats don't mean poop", Abe Lincoln circa 1976.
Do you prefer a statistically good player or one that shows heart, leadership and skill.

Stats will have David Batty and Joe Allen as two of the best passers of all time 😂. As you say, beware a team picked on stats.

 

[sawtooth]

Scholes.

Then Gerrard.

I almost chose Gerrard because out of the 3 he was the only one with the Fallon D'Floor.

 

[gmc40]

Gerard for me. All good players but as said above he wasn't surrounded by players of the calibre of the other two. He was also the reason they won the Champions League and FA Cup final against West Ham. He won the latter single handedly in my opinion.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Gerard for me. All good players but as said above he wasn't surrounded by players of the calibre of the other two. He was also the reason they won the Champions League and FA Cup final against West Ham. He won the latter single handedly in my opinion.

Yeah it must have been so hard for him playing alongside Alonso,Torres,Suarez,Mascharano,Carragher,Garcia,Fowler,Owen & Joe Allen.

 

[brendy]

Yeah it must have been so hard for him playing alongside Alonso,Torres,Suarez,Mascharano,Carragher,Garcia,Fowler,Owen & Joe Allen.

All at the same time?

 

[brendy]

so, Scholes it is then. I presume the heart, leadership and skill you refer to is Turin 99?

Wasnt he yellow carded in Turin for a two footed tackle and missed the final, to which he keeps his medal in a drawer and never refers to it as a winners medal?

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Lampard couldn't tackle a hot dinner.

Scholes was a yellow card waiting to happen.

Gerrard was one of the nastiest players I ever saw whose tackles were often malicious rather than poorly timed.

 

[drewster]

Yeah it must have been so hard for him playing alongside Alonso,Torres,Suarez,Mascharano,Carragher,Garcia,Fowler,Owen & Joe Allen.

He also got the pleasure of playing alongisde Djimi Traore, Sean Dundee, Titi Camara and many other clowns during his career too. I voted for him for his ability to almost singlehandedly drag Liverpool to winning big games.

 

[Pin-seeker]

On the flip side maybe he stood out more playing in a lesser team.
How many times do we see players move to a bigger club & can't cut it playing alongside better players.

 

[Papas1982]

Wasnt he yellow carded in Turin for a two footed tackle and missed the final, to which he keeps his medal in a drawer and never refers to it as a winners medal?

More that despite knowing he'd miss the final alongside Keane, they dragged Utd through. The very fact he doest count the win IMO makes me think even higher of him.

if we're gonna discredit him because of bookings, I'm sure Gerard made his fair share of shockers and as his generally considered better in the tackle. His were even more scathing.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Struggling to pick one, but i will say that they were all excellent in there own teams, but put them in an England shirt and they were rammel. They could not play together no matter what positions they played. However two other greats Iniesta and Xavi could.

Blame the managers. Scholes was very rarely played in his favoured position, he was usually played on the left wing by incompetent managers trying to shoehorn players in. Which is a bit of a crime IMHO. And I am in no way a Man U fan by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[chrisd]

Tough choice but I went for Gerrard. I'm not a fan of any of the clubs they played for but did see them all play live and I felt Gerrard was brilliant each and every time I saw him

 

[BrianM]

Scholes for me, although there is arguments for Lampard and Gerrard as well.

 

[Liverbirdie]

You've all been got at by the Man U obsessed media.

Do neutrals think lpool would have won more with scholes, likewise Man U less with gerrard?f

btw, I'd have had scholes in 2nd place above lampardeflection!!!!!!!!