A couple of weeks ago Steven Gerrard was making a fool of himself discussing the detail of going into a lions den, with real lions. Today he simply dug into the big book of paranoia to preview Sunday’s match with Aberdeen.
In August his club were a class above the Dons, on Sunday he’ll be trying to avoid a fourth defeat within Glasgow this season from Derek McInnes’ side.
Apparently Aberdeen only raise their game against the club from Ibrox, some might suggest the same about Gerrard’s side when they play Hearts.
In nine SPFL matches against Aberdeen, Hibs and Kilmarnock Gerrard has watched his side win once, in four games against Hearts it has been a clean sweep of points for the Ibrox men.
With each passing week Gerrard is trashing his own reputation even if it was only for being dull and boring. Putting his team on the park against much weaker opponents has exposed him as a complete rookie in management. Time after time Steve Clarke and McInnes have outsmarted him with a fraction of the resources. Jermain Defoe picks up more from Ibrox than the entire Kilmarnock first team squad.
For Gerrard’s information Aberdeen get stuck in every week, their last two matches have been especially bruising with five red cards dished out, neither game involved Gerrard’s team.
Appealing to the lowest common denominator among the support has a very limited shelf life, very soon Gerrard’s words will come back to haunt him as he leaves Ibrox enjoying the same status as Pedro Caixinha and Mark Warburton.
“Do they try harder against Rangers? That’s the way it looks on the eye. We watched them last week against Celtic and they never laid a finger on Celtic in the semi-final”
Steven Gerrard says Aberdeen try harder against Rangers.
— Superscoreboard (@ClydeSSB) April 26, 2019
“Never laid a finger on Celtic” pic.twitter.com/QbmHJheBp8
— Marc McEwan (@marcmcewan_80) April 26, 2019
— Only2Togo (@jduffin24) April 26, 2019
Slippy G admitting they struggle when teams actually try against them, years ago it wouldn’t matter just shows they are still a tribute act
— Marty Bhoy #DissolveTheUnion (@martybhoy1979) April 26, 2019
Never laid a finger-just heads, elbows feet and studs
— Eoin Hudson (@Thehud07) April 26, 2019
Said it once an will say it again not the sharpest tool in the box probably get wife to cut his meat on the plate for him in case he harms himself ????????????????
— John (@johnboy_62) April 26, 2019
Or maybe we are just better than Rangers and thats why we win comfortably against them n they get beat ????????????
— Oaksie (@Oaksiebhoy) April 26, 2019
Comedy stuff . I sometimes forget this man was a Liverpool and England captain , especially when he comes out with this drivel . I had no idea he was so classless !
— Mick McMichaels (@beeeley) April 26, 2019
Nah, they never laid a finger. Just boots and heids! Some of our guys were lucky not to be decapitated – just ask @ryanchristie2!
— cat (@1888cat) April 26, 2019
This logic always makes me laugh. Surely a team that can just decide when they’re going to win would just win every trophy going
— Billy P (@BillyP80) April 26, 2019
What about Hearts never try against SEVCO… but always try harder against Celtic
— des (@cocobanjo) April 26, 2019
Even IF Aberdeen ‘try harder’ against Sevco, surely after spending millions in the transfer windows as slippy has, he should have a team capable of regularly beating Aberdeen? Then again, maybe the simple truth is that Sevco aren’t good enough to consistently beat the Dons
— Unsurpassed Delusion (@JBaconjuice) April 26, 2019
???? whit a riddy. Imagine saying a team only beat ou because they tried hard.
— Wayne Bruce (Manbat) (@Stewieofff) April 26, 2019