essentially his quickest movement have always been in straight lines rather than jinking. He's absolutely not physically designed to be like Ronaldo who can change direction in an instant. His running ability is always when he stride pattern opens up in straight lines. Powering forward, racing back that's where he opens up. Mentally, not was chance Gerrard ever going to be moulded into a Ronaldo type player. He wants to be in the heat of the battle, his best moments come when then game is racing by at pace and he's central to it. Standing on the periphery waiting to receive the ball before shinning just isn't Stevie G. He needs to be involved at all times, in defending, in midfield possession, in attacking he needs it all because it's his personality. A true midfielder be it central or attacking. Physically he's not anything like Ronaldo and has more stamina, more raw power but changes direction at nothing like the pace. Technically he has vision and strikes a beautiful ball but his feet are not exceptionally quick. Mentally there's just no way Stevie G could have been anything other than all action. Even Benitez saw fit to keep him at the heart of everything both within touching distance of Alonso and Torres making him the link, the most important part of our midfield. Houllier played him right and whilst he scored plenty he was never happy there and he's since not returned. Rodgers see's him as part of front three