Steve Gerrard or Frank Lampard? You decide.

99 Responses to “Steve Gerrard or Frank Lampard? You decide.”

1. Carlos on October 31st, 2008 10:22

   Pretty bad article - correct me if I’m wrong but you have missed out either the 2001 or 2006 FA cup with Gerrard, he’s got 2 FA Cup medals.

   You’ve also missed out either the 2001 or 2003 league cup - he’s won two of them, and also missed out the Uefa cup of 2001 - i make it 10 honours in total.

   pointless and fact less article

2. Graham Fisher on October 31st, 2008 10:39

   The point of the article is to raise debate about who is the better player out of Gerrard and Lampard. The statistics are there to give an idea of what they have achieved.

   I hoped that people would look at the argument and join in the debate.

3. Mohammad Qaher on October 31st, 2008 11:35

   That is really difficult to say that who is best. You wrote some points. Which some of them are right and by some of them we can’t evaluate them like club achievement team honour. Because so much money spend on chealse and they bought so many good players and lampard is playing with very good players and they should win more trophies but the didn’t. and now we will focus on Liverpool club they don’t have that much good players as Chealse and they also didn’t spend that much money like chealse. But they have very good achievement. In my opinion Steven Gerrard is best. If he played with those player like lampard he could achieved so many trophies.

4. FRANCO on October 31st, 2008 15:22

   I think your conclusion is wrong. On technical ability, Gerard leads. On influence on team, drive and inspiration, Gerard leads, goals scored, lamps lead, trophies won, Gerard leads. All though for both at club level. Foreign players drive chelsea while Gerard is pivotal to liverpool and drives their machine. That is why they made two champions league finals and a semi-final in four years. It is the recognition of such monumental feats that made their peers name Gerard on five occasions, more than for lamps. Come May when liverpool win the Baclays premiership may be England will then play him ahead of lamps. Then wait for the first time, England will see the inspirational surging drives that Gerard gives liverpool to win in the big games. Ask ac milan, inter, Barca, and even chelsea.

5. Patrick on October 31st, 2008 17:12

   You left out many of Gerrard’s club honors, and also scoring goals is not the only job a midfielder has. Also, Lampard has an absolute dream team around him when he won the Prem, Gerrard inspired a comeback from 3-0 down against mighty AC Milan in the CL final. You can’t leave out important stats for one player and not do the same for the other player. Also Gerrard has been at Liverpool forever, an admirable quality these days. Talent wise I’d say they are pretty even, but I give it to Gerrard because Lamps comes across as an asshole.

6. Devin Rodgers on October 31st, 2008 20:40

   I agree with patricks last sentence

7. Thomas on November 1st, 2008 1:23

   Although some facts have been left out great article Graham. Articles that stir the emotions are great to read. Steven Gerrard is the heart and soul of Liverpool and England. Steven Gerrard out of form still performs better than any other midfielder in England. Of course John Terry would support his team mate, but then again i don’t think Terry’s view count as he is also on the way out. Steven Gerrard should be the Captain of England with Rio Fredinand. Just my 2 cents…

8. Thomas on November 1st, 2008 1:25

   Sorry guys before i forget, Go the Anfield Boys, this is the year of the REDS.

9. Nazir Alema on November 2nd, 2008 13:25

   Captain John Terry is Lampard’s teammate therefore will say anything in favour of Lampard. As a Captain, i don’t expect him to be making this kind of comments in public to favour his teammate.
   Nevertheless, the whole world knows that Gerrard is far far better than Lampard.

10. Emmanuelson on November 2nd, 2008 23:10

    I think and I know Steven.G is the best

11. Olenloa izehi on November 3rd, 2008 9:39

    Great steve g.no one can ever be compared with him.lampard is his kid.lamps learn from thy master

12. Deji Olaniun on November 3rd, 2008 11:48

    There’s just no comparison between the two, Gerrard is far ahead of Lampard even in goal scoring, we all know a reasonable percentage of lampards goals are penalties compared with gerrard. And apart from some of gerrard’s achievement that was left out from the article, nobody is talking about gerrard’s versitility, put him anywhere and he would deliver. Terry deep down would want gerrard in his team like they tried 3times but failed.

13. baka on November 4th, 2008 3:18

    Michael Carrick is better.

14. Deji Olaniun on November 4th, 2008 9:33

    baka please go back to school, when we talk about gerrard carrick doesn’t exist.

15. FRANCO on November 4th, 2008 10:01

    Baka is a Man u asshole. owen Hargreaves cant even be named in the same class as Gerard and Lampard. Try keeping slaven Ronaldo who, by the way, is not English. The English players at Man u stink. Carick? I think they bought him after losing Mikel to Chelsea. I belive i am correck to say he is no class act. Again Gerard betas Lampard. Europe knows., Mourinho also agree.

16. Deji Olaniun on November 4th, 2008 10:11

    well said Franco

17. baka on November 4th, 2008 18:03

    I still think that Michael Carrick is the best. He is a lazy midfield general. He can walk around passing the ball, sometimes he makes a little run and shoots wide. He scores twice each season and still won 2 Premier Leage titles and teh European Championship title. Plus Carrick is very cute when he smiles.

18. baka on November 4th, 2008 18:06

    By the way, Liverpool and Chelsea stink.

    Liverpool = spanish legion

    Chelsea = the pride of Russia (or maybe the pride of Red Rom) lol

19. FRANCO on November 4th, 2008 18:13

    Baka , the Spanish armada was the most feared in feudal times at sea. Anyway, as to wining two premierships and a championsleague, my reply is that carrick was a shadow in the cricial semis and final. He just made up the number for man u. No one other u will remember him in years ahead since he is block head like his fans. Plus methinks u r ugly, since you consider carrick cute.

20. baka on November 4th, 2008 18:22

    Gerrard is a pussycat. He called Gattuso a “pussycat” while he is teh pussycat.

    BTW, FRANCO, you can’t even spell “Gerrard” right.

21. Deji Olaniun on November 5th, 2008 9:14

    baka, i know people like u, u make so much noise yet know so little about football. carrick is not even known in manchester yet you consider him as better than gerrard and lampard. ok i understand, you want to give him cheap publicity. forget it, it won’t work. fergie would willingly give up carrick for any of those two. so as i said earlier, baka u really need to go back to school to learn football or betterstill i can give you tips. holla at me.

22. Naz on November 5th, 2008 10:52

    baka, what came into your mind before mentioning Mike Carrick? We’re taking about midfield paricipants not those behind the scenes.

23. Naz on November 5th, 2008 10:56

    how can you compare a lazy midfielder t active ones, baka???

24. Adeleke Abdulrahman on November 5th, 2008 15:45

    I am strongly in doubt if Baka knows his left from right, what criteria did he put in place to claim Carrick is the best mildfielder,can he even be compared to mikel.Pls we should argue objectively on issues.On the other hand Steven G Is just too good to be compared with any mildfielder , ask Ancelloti he will tell you how deadly he is in front of goal,how he could be defensive minded.

25. baka on November 5th, 2008 18:32

    Can’t you richards see that I was joking? Paul Scholes is the best english midfielder!!!!!!

26. baka on November 5th, 2008 18:33

    By the way, who’s Mikel? I have a black puppy called Mikel.

27. Deji Olaniun on November 6th, 2008 13:08

    baka you are the joke

28. Deji Olaniun on November 6th, 2008 13:18

    …and who cares if the name of your black puppy is baka

29. Pam on November 6th, 2008 18:37

    1. Stephen Gerrard
    2. Paul Scholes
    3. Cesc Fabrigas
    4. Frank Lampard
    5. Michael Carrick
    6. Mikel
    7. Anderson

30. Malose langa on November 7th, 2008 17:17

    Gerrard is the best midfielder worldwide

31. john Mosh on November 9th, 2008 1:21

    I definetely think gerrard is the better midfielder, no problem. He has so much more skill and experience. Micael carrick barely plays ever! when he does he stinks so does Man. Utd Gerrard is bettter than any midfielder anywhere at anytime

32. john Mosh on November 9th, 2008 1:24

    baka you dont know what your talking about! sorry but you should watch a soccer game once and a while!
    sorry

33. baka on November 10th, 2008 1:18

    Mosh I don’t know what you are talking about! Sorry but I watch soccer games every weekend!
    Sorry

34. AHMED NAQSHBANDI on November 10th, 2008 20:10

    with no doughbt that steve gerard is better he is whole sprit in his team,

35. qudus olatunji gazali on November 11th, 2008 13:16

    ronalo is the new king othe europe and world in general take a bow the kingm as arrived.

36. silverfox on November 14th, 2008 4:23

    Steven Gerrard is the best player. To me he is far more superior. Gerrard is versatile, has better defensive qualities and has more “heart” when he plays.
    He also cover more of the pitch than Lampard.
    In my opinion, Gerarrd alongside Xavi are the best midfielders in the world.

37. chandan on November 15th, 2008 3:33

    i think steven gerrad is fine better than funking lampard

38. chandan on November 15th, 2008 3:34

    east to west gerrad is the best

39. chandan on November 15th, 2008 3:36

    and i would like to say that gerrad has more capability to be captain of england.and was the best for ever.

40. baka on November 16th, 2008 5:14

    Gerrard is the best actor. Sure.

41. Dylan on November 21st, 2008 1:03

    Gerrard is by far the best in England and prabably the world. I would say him and Pirlo would be great together, but thats just me. and Yes, he should definatly captain England. Btw qudus ronaldo isn’t that good. sure he can take on a few players outside and can hit a good ball. But in the scope of things he isn’t consistant and focuses on his own carier insted on the succses of Man. U, that’s why everyone thinks he’s an a-hole. And if you wanted a good winger that plays like Ronaldo, look at Messi or Kaka.

42. anonymous on November 21st, 2008 2:49

    Baka, no offense but u seem confused.u said Michael Carrick is the best midfielder in the world and now Paul Scholes is the best english midfielder.i know u know deep down in ur heart that there is no better midfielder at the moment to be compared to Steven G so why raise baseless arguments.
    By the way are u a Man U fan?

43. Darvatt on November 25th, 2008 20:14

    It is undeniable that both Gerrard and Lampard are world-class players whom have been recognized for their own individual talents in field. Scoring a goal is not an arduous task for both of them. “What an unbelieveable goal!” We always have to praise them whenever we watch EPL and champions league. They are creative, adept in short pass and long pass,borned with natural free-kicked instincts, we are often enchaned by their incredulous free-kicks from 20 yards, 30 yards. Not only is Lampard dominant in Chelsea’s squad, but Gerrard is absolutely respectable captain of Anfield. The only answer towards who is the best player will be different from one person to another since beauty lies in eyes of beholder.
    However, individually they are flawless but what we need is their best duo-effort to bring back the reminiscence of 1966 World Cup glory back to our country under new era of Capello. Every player has his uniqueness. Distinguishing who is the better player is like making more competitive to each other and destroying their mutual co-operative effort, what is being relentlessly undertaken by so-called “media” nowadays, for their sake of lucrative money in selling journals and magazine to general public who are gullible, navie and receptive to everything what are contained in fabricated articles.
    “United we stand, divded we fall!” If they are united, they will surely suceed every opponent they face and bring the glory back to England.

44. Israel on November 26th, 2008 19:23

    Frank is the best midfielder

45. justin on November 26th, 2008 22:39

    Dylan what are you on about? I’m a red through n through and I can admit that ronaldo is and will continue to be the best player in europe and the world. I don’t care how much of a diver he is, he scored 42 goals last year! Fernando torres was the best striker in the world last year and he scored 33 and that was an amazing achieved. So to not be an out n out striker and bag that many goals is an incredible achievement.They wouldn’t put him and denis law in the same sentence if he was shite. But this is stupid to argue anyway cuz the article’s about gerrard and lamps.

    It’s very simple. Have you (everyone) ever seen steven gerrard strike a ball? Why has no one mentioned this yet? He has by far the most vicious and terrifyingly accurate shot in the entire world! Gerrard is also faster, stronger defensively, smarter, and hard working than fat frank could ever aspire to be. When liverpool need a miracle who’s there? When chelsea need a pie eaten who’s there? That about sums it up I think.

    And btw they’re both shit for england, but gerrard has been better. I think the main difference between the gerrard and lamps is that gerrard influences games. Lampard is just there. W/o gerrard lfc are a completely different machine. W/o lampard chelsea are sometimes better. You all get the point. Gerrard is in a completely different stratosphere than lampard. I can’t believe people try to compare them.

46. Jose Mourinho on November 27th, 2008 16:42

    It’s very simple. Steven Gerrard = Liverpool. Frank Lampard = Just a cheque for me to get him to lick my shoes. I get all I want in the world of football, and some say in the whole world. But there’s just this ‘little’ something I can never get. And that’s Mr Stevie G. He has to be God. And God controls me. So Gerrard rules every single one of us.

47. ViVa_RoNaLdO on November 28th, 2008 9:42

    Well Said Dylan. I’m a Man Utd Fan, but honestly speaking, Gerrard is the better player. Lampard may be in his best form now, but when Gerrard is in his best form, you can’t compare the two of the them. Gerrard is the sure winner. And to baka, carrick and scholes are good players too. But this article is about Gerrard and Lampard, so you shouldn’t talk about them. Look at all the negative comments about you. lol.

48. Viva_RoNaLdO on November 28th, 2008 9:44

    Well Said Justin. I’m a Man Utd Fan, but honestly speaking, Gerrard is the better player. Lampard may be in his best form now, but when Gerrard is in his best form, you can’t compare the two of the them. Gerrard is the sure winner. And to baka, carrick and scholes are good players too. But this article is about Gerrard and Lampard, so you shouldn’t talk about them. Look at all the negative comments about you. Haha.

49. justin on November 30th, 2008 3:57

    Cheers vr

    And baka, watch some footy mate

50. ZI8 on December 30th, 2008 9:28

    Steven gerrard is way better then anyone that plays midfield gerrard is the heart of englands midfield.

51. mary on December 30th, 2008 17:15

    this is ridiculous. In which insane world is gerrard better than fabulous frank? Not this one. Gerrard is a cheat- he dives wherever possible and shouldn’t play 4 our country. Frank lampard is an outstanding player and his goals illustrate that. All these stevie g fans just seem to have nothing better to do than argue on message boards! (an as for the STUPID arguement over England captain we all know Ferdinand an gerrard don’t even come close to JT)

52. Yasmin on January 3rd, 2009 23:26

    Steven Gerrard is a world class player he is way better then Frank.
    Gerrard is versatile he is the heart of the england & Liverpool midfield
    you cant compare lampard to Gerrard hes better thank lamps in every possible way
    lamps is not a bad player hes great but not compared to gerrard hes the best in England

53. Izehi olenloa on January 7th, 2009 21:04

    Why is everyone still debating over this virtual fact?don’t you understand?gerrard is the midfield don.who is lampard?

54. Josh on January 23rd, 2009 0:13

    Lampard id the best midfielder in the world the way he is playing.
    Gerrard was better when he was younger because he wanted it more back then now he seems to not care as much. LAMPARD= BEST

55. abubakar muhammed on January 27th, 2009 14:00

    i belive that steve gerrad is far better than frank lampard due to the following reason, steve gerrad is one of the best player in liverpool and also he score fantastics goal to that of lampard beside in country side gerrard is also one of there best player they ever have at the same time he is the captain of england, he is the one who normally lead them to country laeuge, and againt it shot alone is more than lampard shot. for me i belive and i agreed that steve gerrad is more better than frank lampard.

56. BRyan on March 5th, 2009 15:11

    I am quite sure that 70% of the ppl here supported liverpool that supportted gerrard . you can talk about goals per match and lampard beats gerrard in club or country both. They both score amazing goals . i dunno but it think all gerrad amazing goals were 2 to 4 years back the only nice one i seen is his free kick that hit top right corner last year . lampard has been scoring many amazing goals like that chip at hull his goal at barca his goal at bayern and it think he scored a much better free kick that gerrard in his whole career vs Ipswich town this season . And all you liverpool fans talk about gerrards leadership , heart and his spirit . i cant prove that lampard has better leadership cause he is only vice captain but he has always back chelsea and has a great spirit . He stays back after training sessions for an hour to practice his free kicks shooting at watever . Eventhough he beats gerrard at goals you all know goals aren’t the most important things its when and at what situation you score it . both of them always score last gasp goals lapard scored 3 goals this season on the 90th minute . And i am sure lamapard assist about the same amount of goals as gerrard its just that non chelsea fans wont watch every single game they play so they just think he dosent . and maybe gerrard has a more powerfull shot but lampard has the technique . his freekick goal at ipswich town was the same technique use by ronaldo in free kicks it takes alot of practice and he blast it to the goal from 30m . i dont know whether this wll even slightly change anyones view on the both of them cause liverpool fans will stay loyal to their heroes and so will chelsea fans . Anyway they are both great players i think best in centre midfield they oth have the STYLE. Good Luck liverpool and chelsea fans

57. yosry on March 9th, 2009 22:02

    Gerrard is better than lamperd in every thing.Gerrard is a very good shooter
    ,very nice goals,liver pool is better than chelsea.all my class is a fans for liver pool.lamperd is good too,but not like garrard.gerrard is the best midfielder in the world. i think that liver pool will win the champion league because of Gerrard.Gerrard is the best shooter after reperto carlos.Gerrard is the best forever. Steven Gerrard is better player in the world without any word.gerrad is the best.Steven Gerrard is the winner of the challenge.

58. lamps on March 15th, 2009 15:35

    there is no question about it frank lampard 20 goals a season against gerrards 10 is alot better lamps is the man and if your a manager a midfielder who can get you 20 goals a season is first on the team sheet every time sorry gerrard lad but u aint no super frank super goals!!!!!! any danger of gerrard lifting the premier league trophy any time soon

59. Deji Olaniun on March 19th, 2009 16:10

    @ bryan & lamps. in comparing the two we are not just talking about goals cos thats what you guys are hammering on. Gerrard is a better footballer than Lampard. He’s more skillful, versatile, creative, faster, defensive & attack minded…the list is endless, and above all Gerrard very inspirational and motivates his team more than anybody you can think of. The recent comment of Zinedine Zidane sums it all up when he said Gerrard is about the best midfielder in the world. Players like kaka, Ronaldinho etc have also made similar comments about him in the past. Its obvious you are both chelsea fans, but i tell you Hiddink would rather have Gerrard in his team than Lampard, and same goes for Mourinho, Avam grant and Abrahamovic.

60. Deji Olaniun on March 19th, 2009 16:11

    @ bryan & lamps other biased chelsea fans. in comparing the two we are not just talking about goals cos thats what you guys are hammering on. Gerrard is a better footballer than Lampard. He’s more skillful, versatile, creative, faster, defensive & attack minded…the list is endless, and above all Gerrard very inspirational and motivates his team more than anybody you can think of. The recent comment of Zinedine Zidane sums it all up when he said Gerrard is about the best midfielder in the world. Players like kaka, Ronaldinho etc have also made similar comments about him in the past. Its obvious you are both chelsea fans, but i tell you Hiddink would rather have Gerrard in his team than Lampard, and same goes for Mourinho, Avam grant and Abrahamovic.

61. BRyan on March 26th, 2009 15:02

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHlO935CjFo <——- A video about him that i like . It highlights his best moments. You said gerrard is faster more creative skillful defensive and & attack minded. i only agree that gerrad is faster . i dont know what you mean by defensively but i always see lampard making smart challenges in every match and he has good ball control and hardly loses to ball . he has 1 red card in his career at chelsea . I do believe he is also skillfull and creative as gerrard . And he is definitely very attack minded. Its like you are comparing them with seeing them equally . And Scolari said after 2 months at Chelsea he would never trade lampard for gerrard. See the video shows some of his skill and creativeness

62. Brad on March 28th, 2009 0:44

    i jes read the stuff tween baka and other guys… u idiot , carrick and scholes are excellent but ( and i’m kickin meself for this, since i am mu fan, since my family supported them even after they moved over here to the U.S. in 1900 sumin) they cant be compared to gerrard and lampard, and since the article is bout those 2, dont include the red devils MFs.

63. tony on April 14th, 2009 15:29

    Lets look at the real stats shall we. Prizes don’t mean anything……it depends what team you are in……..Matt le Tis was a brilliant player yet won nowt???

    Individual

    Lampard

    FWA Player of the Year: 2005
    FIFPro World XI: 2005
    UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year: 2007 08

    Gerrard

    FIFPro World XI: 2006–07, 2007–08
    PFA Players’ Player of the Year: 2005–06
    UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2004–05

    Goals at current club

    Lampard 125 goals in 408 appearances. 15 international goals
    Gerrard 117 gols in 477 appearances 14 international goals

    Assists in the past 5 years.

    Lampard

    9 this season so far.
    8 in 2007/08
    10 in 2006/07
    10 in 2005/06
    16 in 2004/05

    Total assists in past 5 years. 53

    Gerrard

    8 this season so far
    10 in 2007/08
    4 in 2006/07
    6 in 2005/06
    6 in 2004/05

    TOTAL assists in past 5 years 34.

    Both great players and all Liverpool fans will say Gerrard, all Chelsea fans Lampard.

    It’s clear the stats speak for themselves. Forget all the passion and bullsh**…………its clear that:

    Gerrard is more widely regarded as a better player by his peers
    Lampard scores more goals from the same position as gerrard
    Lampard significantly creates more goals. 53 vs 34

    Who is the best midfielder in the world out of these two? Hard to pick……..Gerrard on his day appears better than Lampard but if you are talking consistency there is only one winner

    And for that reason LAMPARD wins it for me. I would rather have someone who does it virtually every game. He does this. Gerrard may be a better player…….but he doesn’t play to his full potential every game……….and Lampard plays to his on most occasions and beyond it on some.

    Lampard.

64. tony on April 14th, 2009 23:03

    and as gerrard watches his team………..’injured’ ……………..lampard scores 2 and knocks liverpool out of europe for the second season in a row.

65. Chris Hall on April 20th, 2009 10:47

    I have seen countless articles regarding who is better out of Lampard and Gerrard and countless different opinions a particular person’s subjective opinion on who is superior between them.

    In this argument there is simply only one conclusion we can derive from these two men….THE FACTS.

    The facts are that Lampard is statistically better for both club and country, he does it week in week out. He has a superior goal ratio and assist ratio from the same position for both club and country.

    He is the best player, dont let Gerrards performance in the Champions League cloud your judgement. Remember when Lampard saved England against Portugal and took it to penalties?

    This week we seen Lampard put Liverpool to the sword while Gerrard watched from the stand, apparently “injured”. Does anyone else see the symbolism here?

66. OliverSabah on April 22nd, 2009 4:00

    At last somebody has spoken..
    I agree with tony & Chris about their comment..
    The only advantaged that Gerrard has is “faster” but others Lampard is also got. For me even both of them are playing the same role but they are two different type of player.
    Gerrard likes to dominate to much and very dangerous when he lead the attacking but Gerrard not very consistent when he down, his team also down. While Lampard is willing to play the coaches order but still can performed well and Lampard play as a team also performed consistently. We can see the fact for both player in past of 5 season. Who is the most consistent between this two player. If I’m the coach, I will put Lampard ahead Gerrard in my team because all team want a player that can play consistently every game not only well in several game. But for me both of them are very good player, got their own advantaged and playing style. I just wish them GLuck

67. Brad on April 26th, 2009 2:18

    I agree Oliver, they r both excelent players, and both have unique styles.

68. Dhanesh on April 27th, 2009 5:20

    I think lampard is better than gerrard bcoz lampard is a perfect midfielder god knws how didn’t he is not selected in pfa player of d year he can score goals frm anywhere and with huge number of assits and he operates frm mid-field unlike gerrard who plays half of d season as a supporting striker thats y lampard is best for club and country

69. sytoe on April 29th, 2009 15:09

    definitely gerrard is a better player bt lampard is nt far behind may b de best in england bt only in england talk of europe dats something else & saying in de world dars crazy enough

70. sytoe on April 29th, 2009 15:42

    now we want a debate abt de europeans finest goalkeepr,wingback,central defender,central def midfielder, central mid, winger, attacking mid, forward so dat we can compile europe’s best we are tired of these english players most of them nt evn good enough 4 the subs bench

71. Brad on April 30th, 2009 23:05

    lampard aint far behind gerrard, thats right.
    butt in me opinion, its really 2 close to call………..

72. kennedy on May 11th, 2009 15:13

    the 2 re not comparable coz thy ve completely different styles& attitude. cant compare beckham and ronaldihno,no!!

73. Kev R on May 13th, 2009 16:59

    Gerrard has won more and is more of an all rounder than Lampard. They have both endured bad spells and have come out on top, it is difficult to choose but Gerrard has improved more and Lampard is older than Gerrard so that’s why he’s had more games etc. and if it wasn’t for the take over I doubt Lampard would have as many goals. Gerrard has scored consistently over the past few seasons, more than most strikers. Whichever player is better, ahem Gerrard ahem, I think if they linked up better on the world stage England would be a force to be reckoned with.

74. Impartial on May 21st, 2009 14:29

    for whoever said chelsea are driven by foreign players obviously havnt checked the starting line ups recently. liverpool - stevie G, carragher and keane (at a push) are/were their british starting or rotation players this season.
    chelsea - joe cole, ashley cole, frank lampard and john terry all feature and have featured very heavily for the blues this season.

    as for chelsea spending all the money remind me how much did torres transfer for… oh yea over £20m.
    however jose bosingwa was £16.5m
    but didnt liverpool also pay somewhere in the region of £20.3m for the massive sucess story tht was robbie keane.

    we could go on for hours. the fact is that all the top flight premier teams spend similar amounts of money on foreign players so we can discount that.

    at the end of the day both these players are talismans for both club and country and deciding which player was infact better would be near on impossible.

75. de on May 24th, 2009 15:46

    you pple are just jealousy ..i know all you guys are Liverpool fans, but to face reality in football this days…. Lamperd is better than Gerrard …….. don’t get me wrong i’m not saying gerrard is not good….but is not better thank lampard i’m not chelsea fans(barca) i follow EPL from season to season but Lamp is better than Gerrad 89%

76. matt saunders on June 4th, 2009 16:16

    gerrard is 100% better than lampard. gerrard turns games and finals around and is the heart5 of liverpool he also scores amazing goals and is know world wide whilst lampard is a regular chelsea player who can score good but he is no match for stevie g

77. Deji Olaniun on June 5th, 2009 8:34

    @ matt saunders. I totally agree with you.

78. lamps19 on June 5th, 2009 18:40

    LAMPARD IS A FERRARI ENZO & GERRARD IS A MARUTI SUZUKI 800 !!
    LAMPARD IS THE BEST MIDFEILDER IN THE WORLD !! GERRARD IS 3RD BEST AFTER KAKA.
    LAMPARD IS BETTER BECAUSE : Lampard has won 2 BPL titles where he was chelsea’s highest scorer both seasons—lampard has also been runners-up 3 times in the BPL & gerrard only once !! —Lampard has scored 130 goals for chelsea in 417 games while gerrard 119 in 478, so lamps played less but scores more !! —lampard is only the 2nd midfeilder in the league after mattheu le tessier to score more than a 100 goals, he’s got 108, while gerrard is way behind at 70 !! —Lampard has made 55 assists in 5 seasons, gerrard 42 in 5 !!
    — Lampard has won the 2008 uefa midfeilder of the year…. & no way gerrard will win any uefa award… they will go to barca.— Lampard was 2nd in 2005 world player of the year, but Gerrard has never been even in top 5. Lampard was 2nd in 2005 ballon’ d or while gerrard’s highest finisnh is 3rd—- so LAMPARD IS CLEARLY BETTER THAN GERRARD…. LAMPARD IS A LEGEND… THE BEST MIDFEILDER BY SIR ALEX & “BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD” BY MURINHO, WHO PRAISED GERRARD ??

79. Brad on June 5th, 2009 22:17

    Dang, Lamps19, nice knowledge of the two players. I lost count of the twos goal numbers a long time go…..
    Really, i think it is too close to call though, though now i think lampard has a shade more on gerrard.

80. albert on June 10th, 2009 11:04

    Mr.Stev G is the best footballer in the world i agree totally with Zinedine Zidane.stev G send me ya shit i go chop.

81. I D Ibrahim on June 18th, 2009 16:38

    You called himSteve Gerrard I called him the GENERAL of all midfielders in soccer who deserve to be honour as world best player. Indeed i will say he is better than Lampard in anyway. Pls do call him GENERALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

82. brian torres on June 19th, 2009 14:08

    i would like to add on by saying that steven gerrard is aclass apart compared to lampard of chealse ,gerrrard would rather be compared with other midfielders like hanandez ,i niesta ,kaka., bot not lamps ……………………………………..

83. Brad on June 19th, 2009 18:33

    Compared to Ronaldo, Gerrard is a Captain, and Ronny is a 5- star general.
    Sorry for goin off topic, yall……
    Thing is, I think Gerrard is still a shade less skillful than Lampard. I jes havent seen as Gerrard magic as I have Lampard…..
    then again, forgive me, I rarely ever get to see Liverpool play. Ive only seen em lose to CFC in CL and get an unconvincing win over Fulham, 1-0.

84. lamps19 on June 20th, 2009 12:00

    Lampard is way better i’ve proved it before !! end of debate.

85. I D Ibrahim on June 20th, 2009 12:24

    I advice U not to compare GENERAL with any midfielder in the world coz his qualities and performance are just too outstanding. In terms of captainship he is just too inspirational as well.

86. Luke Mjstc on June 20th, 2009 18:17

    Lampard is the ace, Gerrard is the GOD. This is simple.

    Did you see any CFC fans salute lampard crazily? Well Anfieldians will do that to gerrard.

87. Deji Olaniun on June 22nd, 2009 7:52

    @ Brad…you have no business saying anything about this topic if you’ve seen just two of liverpool’s games. It obvious you’re a very biased chelsea fan just like the others.

88. POOPOP on June 23rd, 2009 18:07

    Me, a Chellsea fan?!:(
    You have got to be joking!
    I was talkin about this season, dushbag! From this season and last, I’ve seen more of Liverpool than I have of Chellsea since when they throttled my club, ManU, 5-0 back in 99!
    I like to have my say. It is a free country and I can do practically anything I want on this discussion.
    DON’T TREAD ON ME.
    INTERVENE AT YOUR OWN PERIL.

89. Brad on June 23rd, 2009 18:09

    Sorry about that last post.
    I fergot to take poopop off of my MySpace.
    

90. ereziaye andrew on June 24th, 2009 13:47

    steve g is the best in all

91. ereziaye andrew on June 24th, 2009 13:54

    steve is just the acronym for what the player reflect. S= strong, T= Tecchnical E= Experienced V= versatile E= ever ready Gerrad. dont say lamp when talking about Seve G

92. peter on June 24th, 2009 18:26

    no contest… no debate….fact…. gerrard is and will always be a better player than lump of lard lampard medals prove this( meaning worth while ones ) plus name any team in the world and you know who they would go in for, don`t forget chelsea wanted him and i honestly can say lardarse would have been pushed out by jose, but gerrard knew what team to be at and it`s going to be some season coming up for liverpool . youll see the gerrard we all know when him and torres stay in the team together for an extended run….top goal scorer….world player…and all round best player whether in midfield …up front or even in the back line if needed……..watch this space…….ynwa

93. Chelsea FC Fan on June 24th, 2009 19:43

    did somebody say Chelsea Fan?

    This reminds me of the good ol’ Ronaldo vs Messi debate…

    For there to be any decision on this, you have to define what better is - is it the most goals, most assists, most caps, most games, most money…???? Pick one or two or three and then break down the facts…which I think Lamps19, and a few others, have already noted. By the way, excellent job with those stats - some of it took me by surprise as i’ve never done the comparison myself.

    I was more impressed with Gerrard’s performance this season than I was with Frank….but don’t think Frankie wasn’t impressive…I think Gerrard had a lot more working against him (no offense to LFC - just don’t think you had all players you needed night in and night out for every game) and he was able to pull through when Liverpool needed it (most of the time).

    To trash Frankie like he is some sort of bum is wrong…you know very well he is top class, as is Gerrard, so hopefully we can at least be somewhat respectful in this debate.

    All in all, they are both Masters of their domain and I don’t care who is better as long as I get to see them compete.

    To Brad - dude, by the way, what is ‘poopop’? haha…

94. Brad on June 25th, 2009 2:24

    POOPOP is a line we made at school to say soemone farted in class.
    If you were about to fart, you had to yell poopop so everyone could cover their noses, as some of us had pretty bad gas.
    off topic, sorry…….

95. Brad on June 25th, 2009 2:34

    I jes use it to make everyone on MySpace laugh. It always works…..
    STILL OFF TOPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DAAAAAAMM- durn. Excuse me….

96. Brad on June 25th, 2009 22:23

    I still think Lampard is better- but only by the thinnest of shades- than Gerrard. It is really a bit too close to call, in my eyes, but I’m certain Lampard would win the battle after a LONG fight.
    But I am really like Chelsea FC Fan, I dont really care who is better as long as I get to see them play. Both of them are very entertaining.
    VERY entertaining.
    
    :p

97. ali on June 26th, 2009 10:28

    stev G u r da best. if sum1 love lfc it is becoz of him nd torres.

98. Brad on June 29th, 2009 1:08

    And I stand by what I said, Deji. Just like I stand by ManU and my country, the U.S.
    Dont insult me……. it will do you no good.

99. Hne Harris Jr. on June 30th, 2009 15:38

    This debate doesn’t changes anything about the players.

    Despite the comments, Frankie is better than Steven G

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