be a supporting actor, to be a team player, to be a cog of the machine. I also have to say that although Steven Gerrard wants to be central to all I have never seen him as a defender of any great note, frequently caught out of position he then relies on his athleticism to bail him out. Give Steven Gerrard time on the ball and he can destroy teams but I have also seen him lose the ball when in tight situations in his own half. This is not a negative, every player has strengths and weaknesses and the point of any successful footballer is to accentuate the strengths. He has shown more discipline in his now current deeper role but defence has never been his forte. I am not being negative of Gerrard, he simply should be used more as a forward then a midfielder. There was a decent interview with Juan Manuel Mata last season and he was asked whether he felt he was played in a similar role to David Silva. The comparison was obvious, both small, technical and Spanish. Mata himself thought that there were important differences and he thought of himself as more of a forward and David Silva as more of a midfielder even though they often end up in similar postions on the pitch. Steven Gerrard is simply more a "forward" then a "midfielder" whether he is used centrally or cutting in from a wide postion. There is a reason why Houllier,