Mou still sad Stevie checked "N" to his "Do you like me? Y/N" note, sends him more love notes anyway

[chrysa]

aka Mourinho: Not signing Steven Gerrard among biggest disappointments (but lbr my title is better)

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[chrysa]

I could be wrong, but my read on LFC is that, even more so than most clubs, it's is built a lot on sentimentality and strong emotions. Not wrongfully so, with everything that's happened in their history, but I think particularly so since they're one of the most successful clubs in English history and they really haven't been in the past few years. I mean this is a vaguely "those in glass houses" comment from an Arsenal fan, but a lot of the comments I've seen -- both from fans and from commentators/previous players both from the league and LFC -- have been that Gerrard has been an excellent captain to a middling Liverpool throughout most of his career, and it was his excellence that allowed to them to lift the UCL trophy and come in second a few times.

Wait that's not the question you asked. I think ultimately it was more important for him to stay at Liverpool than not, and he did have Good Times. As I said a couple of times before: he gave the club his all. It's not that he doesn't care anymore, but it's out of his hands. I think if he had any more to give, he would, even though management is not doing right by him.

And I think Chelsea fans are still sentimental about Lampard -- but Gerrard is an institution in LFC. When Lampard left, there was no question about Chelsea's competitiveness. It doesn't seem an unreasonable that some of the stability Stevie brings to LFC is going to go with him. How Liverpool is going to rebuild, without his leadership, will be an interesting one.