Steve Gerrard or Frank Lampard? You decide.

They are both good and experienced and all have strength and weaknesess.Overall n doubt Lampard emerges the winner is recognised in whole of Euorope.This is a debate which is tough to convince but in comparison Lampard takes more points.The best of him is the spirit.I am not English but can see when he plays in international level he give out all of his energy to his country.You could see that when his goal was disallowed.Also when he plays in UEFA he does not only play for his club but represents his country.You all noticed when Chelsea overcome Napoli his eyes glistened with tears.He said England stands strong…In conclusion Lamps stands first then Gerrard though by little ratio.Thanks.All the best to the two of them.

Lampard always remains the best with his prolific scoring abilities and skills.and he is the only midfielder who is in the the first six all time epl scorers.gerrard has no individual record.for the fact he has won the champs.leg and lamps has not doesn’t make him better than lamp,cos he has never won the epl either.lamps has been consistent playin 164 consecutive epl matches.and recently he has been awarded the epl player of the decade.lampard stands out tall he is simply the best.’100 AND STILL NOT OUT ALL 4 U.THANK U’.LAMPARD THE BEST EPL PLAYER EVER.

we shd stop this comparison.. Gerard ofcoz is a gud leader nd gat d pace.. And lampard plays wit great players.. But d fact stil remains. They r both gr8 player on and off d pitch..if lampard hapens 2 play 4 liverpool, he wil do dsame..

i think steven gerrad is beetar but i like liverpool but steven gerrad scores more than lamed but if you think frank laamed is beeatr than yougay and a loser we hate you my name is not mak its

gerrard is great

a dirty horible stinking man u fan but i admit it gerrard is the best player in the world and i would love to see him at the mighty scum. but i know hes not that sad so…..

why are you lot even talking about this? its GERRARD and im a scum fan aswell

Hi Although yes Gerrard is a superb player lets face it I dont know if any of you watched lampard in 2009 – 2010 season but he was probably the best player. scored much more goals than gerrard for england and club. Lampard has a much better shot and has more ball skill and football intelligance. Yes gerrard maybe a better leader or captain but if he was a good enough player he would of atleast got liverpool higher than 7th place. He hardly scored any goals and from what I saw of him he was pefetic. 2010 world cup yes Gerrard scored first goal agaisnt USA but im sure lampard could of scored that goal. As statistics on the BBC say! who air football games they say Lampard has better skill and shots. And apart from Gerrards goal at the start of the Cup Lampard has played better over all with some cracking shots with an amazing lob agaisnt german keeper which was far past the line. So dont hate Lampard even if you do think Gerrard better Lampard and Gerrard are both world class players despite the world cup mess up. They both deserve to have a perminant place in the England squad, they work well together and play great football between them. There both amazing but Lampard proved by FA and BBC is a better player.

lampard is better cuz simply hes the best of the best

class is class stevie and frankie are not of he same class. while i know frankis is good, stevie obviously is better. stevie is a robust and utility player who has played in virtually every role on the field except goal keeping.even presently coach capello is using him on the flanks and in his maturity he will never complain. He is not just any player, he is a presence and when he’s on the field he exudes so much confidence and passion, consistent over the years, can go on and on…..

he’s got pace, power, accurate telegraphic tailor made passes (both short and long ranges), and above all he’s a team player who can carry team responsibilities single handedly and of course a specialist in raising back to life any dead game. remember istanbul.

all of these and many more has earned him the general o world football no more no less. but as for lampard he still has more to learn from the boss- STEVIE GGGGGGGG

Hilarious. So because Lampard and Gerrard both have as many goals in an England shirt they are equal? Nope. Gerrard has played on the right or behind Lampard covering his ass in a defensive position, yet still has as many goals as Fat Frank. So this clearly goes for Gerrard.

And as for clubs, Gerrard started off as a RB and then a DM. It is only in the last 4 years that he has been played in an attacking role, and guess what? He scores more goals per game than Lampard over the last 4 years too. Again, another point for Gerrard.

As for medals: Gerrard has achieved all his medals at a club with average players, Lampard one with great players. How are they equal in this respect? Gerrard has pushed on for titles and carried his team while Lampard was merely a cog in a the machine. Another point for Gerrard.

The only thing you got right was the individual accolades.

Gerrard 4 – 0 Lampard.

On no account should anyone compare stevie G to frank larmpard.they are not on the same level and i dont believe they would ever be.it is like compariin a recruit in the army to a field marshall.there will always be the huge gap between the two.Terry can say watever he likes,but deep down,as a coach,he would choose to have gerrad before larmpard.gerrad is just to good to be commpared wit liverpool.the end.no more arguemnt.class is class.

Lampard wins by a mile! more goals in premier league fact! more goals for England fact! and better % of passing/completion for both club and country fact!

Stevie G is brilliant, he has flair and skill.

stever gerrard is the best!!! moterfucher’s dont you never fotget

england midfielders 4 next world cup-CMF-steven gerrard,DMF-gareth barry,LW-ashley young,RW-theo walcott..no place for lampard..agree??

speed,right foot,left foot,heading,energy,power n everything u need for team engine-steven gerrard can play in any position except GK..dun 4get istanbul 2005.n waiting for this bomb nuklear at 2010 world cup..ehh,,sorry i 4got about lampard,westing my time.jangan marah……

let us not 4get the last world cup when one player had 26 chances and had no goals

lampard has more skill, scores more goals, is always in the right position at the right time and can do absolutely anything with the ball. all of this without pace, gerrard relys on his pace, does have a great shot, not so much skill and scores great goals, not as frequent as lampard.

lampard is surrounded by greats thats true.
gerrard is surrounded by good players.

the difference is, a player of their calibre can easily stand out in a team with only good players.
lampard can stand out in amongst the best in the world. his consistency is unmatched by gerrard, who sometimes seems complacent.
imagine if lampard played for liverpool. he would stand out like a sore thumb there too, not that he already doesnt in chelsea.

on the national team, gerrard doesnt stand out at all. when surrounded by other greats, gerrard seems as though he’s not playing as good. its not that.. its in fact that his performance is being matched.
however lampard has the ability to stand out in all forms of the game and at all times!

Lampard is better by miles, gerrard is too over-rated

This debate doesn’t changes anything about the players.

Despite the comments, Frankie is better than Steven G

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.

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

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

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

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…….

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…

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

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

steve g is the best in all

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

@ 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 ……………………………………..

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

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.

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.

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 ??

@ matt saunders. I totally agree with you.

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 🙂

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%

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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.

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.

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

@ 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.

@ 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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)

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

Cheers vr

And baka, watch some footy mate

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.

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.

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.

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.

Frank is the best midfielder

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.

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?

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.

Gerrard is the best actor. Sure.

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

east to west gerrad is the best

i think steven gerrad is fine better than funking lampard

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Gerrard is the best midfielder worldwide

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

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

baka you are the joke

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

By the way, Liverpool and Chelsea stink.

Liverpool = spanish legion

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

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.

well said Franco

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.

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

Michael Carrick is better.

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.

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

I think and I know Steven.G is the best

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.

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

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…

I agree with patricks last sentence

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

I agree with patricks last sentence

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…

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

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.

I think and I know Steven.G is the best

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

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.

Michael Carrick is better.

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

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.

well said Franco

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.

By the way, Liverpool and Chelsea stink.

Liverpool = spanish legion

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

baka you are the joke

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

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

Gerrard is the best midfielder worldwide

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

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

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

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

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

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.

i think steven gerrad is fine better than funking lampard

east to west gerrad is the best

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

Gerrard is the best actor. Sure.

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.

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?

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.

Frank is the best midfielder

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cheers vr

And baka, watch some footy mate

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

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)

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

@ 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.

@ 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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%

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 🙂

@ matt saunders. I totally agree with you.

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 ??

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.

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.

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

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 ……………………………………..

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.

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

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.

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.

@ 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.

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.

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

steve g is the best in all

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

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

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…

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…….

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

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

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

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.

This debate doesn’t changes anything about the players.

Despite the comments, Frankie is better than Steven G

Lampard is better by miles, gerrard is too over-rated

lampard has more skill, scores more goals, is always in the right position at the right time and can do absolutely anything with the ball. all of this without pace, gerrard relys on his pace, does have a great shot, not so much skill and scores great goals, not as frequent as lampard.

lampard is surrounded by greats thats true.
gerrard is surrounded by good players.

the difference is, a player of their calibre can easily stand out in a team with only good players.
lampard can stand out in amongst the best in the world. his consistency is unmatched by gerrard, who sometimes seems complacent.
imagine if lampard played for liverpool. he would stand out like a sore thumb there too, not that he already doesnt in chelsea.

on the national team, gerrard doesnt stand out at all. when surrounded by other greats, gerrard seems as though he’s not playing as good. its not that.. its in fact that his performance is being matched.
however lampard has the ability to stand out in all forms of the game and at all times!

let us not 4get the last world cup when one player had 26 chances and had no goals

speed,right foot,left foot,heading,energy,power n everything u need for team engine-steven gerrard can play in any position except GK..dun 4get istanbul 2005.n waiting for this bomb nuklear at 2010 world cup..ehh,,sorry i 4got about lampard,westing my time.jangan marah……

england midfielders 4 next world cup-CMF-steven gerrard,DMF-gareth barry,LW-ashley young,RW-theo walcott..no place for lampard..agree??

stever gerrard is the best!!! moterfucher’s dont you never fotget

Stevie G is brilliant, he has flair and skill.

Lampard wins by a mile! more goals in premier league fact! more goals for England fact! and better % of passing/completion for both club and country fact!

On no account should anyone compare stevie G to frank larmpard.they are not on the same level and i dont believe they would ever be.it is like compariin a recruit in the army to a field marshall.there will always be the huge gap between the two.Terry can say watever he likes,but deep down,as a coach,he would choose to have gerrad before larmpard.gerrad is just to good to be commpared wit liverpool.the end.no more arguemnt.class is class.

Hilarious. So because Lampard and Gerrard both have as many goals in an England shirt they are equal? Nope. Gerrard has played on the right or behind Lampard covering his ass in a defensive position, yet still has as many goals as Fat Frank. So this clearly goes for Gerrard.

And as for clubs, Gerrard started off as a RB and then a DM. It is only in the last 4 years that he has been played in an attacking role, and guess what? He scores more goals per game than Lampard over the last 4 years too. Again, another point for Gerrard.

As for medals: Gerrard has achieved all his medals at a club with average players, Lampard one with great players. How are they equal in this respect? Gerrard has pushed on for titles and carried his team while Lampard was merely a cog in a the machine. Another point for Gerrard.

The only thing you got right was the individual accolades.

Gerrard 4 – 0 Lampard.

class is class stevie and frankie are not of he same class. while i know frankis is good, stevie obviously is better. stevie is a robust and utility player who has played in virtually every role on the field except goal keeping.even presently coach capello is using him on the flanks and in his maturity he will never complain. He is not just any player, he is a presence and when he’s on the field he exudes so much confidence and passion, consistent over the years, can go on and on…..

he’s got pace, power, accurate telegraphic tailor made passes (both short and long ranges), and above all he’s a team player who can carry team responsibilities single handedly and of course a specialist in raising back to life any dead game. remember istanbul.

all of these and many more has earned him the general o world football no more no less. but as for lampard he still has more to learn from the boss- STEVIE GGGGGGGG

lampard is better cuz simply hes the best of the best

Hi Although yes Gerrard is a superb player lets face it I dont know if any of you watched lampard in 2009 – 2010 season but he was probably the best player. scored much more goals than gerrard for england and club. Lampard has a much better shot and has more ball skill and football intelligance. Yes gerrard maybe a better leader or captain but if he was a good enough player he would of atleast got liverpool higher than 7th place. He hardly scored any goals and from what I saw of him he was pefetic. 2010 world cup yes Gerrard scored first goal agaisnt USA but im sure lampard could of scored that goal. As statistics on the BBC say! who air football games they say Lampard has better skill and shots. And apart from Gerrards goal at the start of the Cup Lampard has played better over all with some cracking shots with an amazing lob agaisnt german keeper which was far past the line. So dont hate Lampard even if you do think Gerrard better Lampard and Gerrard are both world class players despite the world cup mess up. They both deserve to have a perminant place in the England squad, they work well together and play great football between them. There both amazing but Lampard proved by FA and BBC is a better player.

why are you lot even talking about this? its GERRARD and im a scum fan aswell

a dirty horible stinking man u fan but i admit it gerrard is the best player in the world and i would love to see him at the mighty scum. but i know hes not that sad so…..

gerrard is great

i think steven gerrad is beetar but i like liverpool but steven gerrad scores more than lamed but if you think frank laamed is beeatr than yougay and a loser we hate you my name is not mak its

we shd stop this comparison.. Gerard ofcoz is a gud leader nd gat d pace.. And lampard plays wit great players.. But d fact stil remains. They r both gr8 player on and off d pitch..if lampard hapens 2 play 4 liverpool, he wil do dsame..

Lampard always remains the best with his prolific scoring abilities and skills.and he is the only midfielder who is in the the first six all time epl scorers.gerrard has no individual record.for the fact he has won the champs.leg and lamps has not doesn’t make him better than lamp,cos he has never won the epl either.lamps has been consistent playin 164 consecutive epl matches.and recently he has been awarded the epl player of the decade.lampard stands out tall he is simply the best.’100 AND STILL NOT OUT ALL 4 U.THANK U’.LAMPARD THE BEST EPL PLAYER EVER.

They are both good and experienced and all have strength and weaknesess.Overall n doubt Lampard emerges the winner is recognised in whole of Euorope.This is a debate which is tough to convince but in comparison Lampard takes more points.The best of him is the spirit.I am not English but can see when he plays in international level he give out all of his energy to his country.You could see that when his goal was disallowed.Also when he plays in UEFA he does not only play for his club but represents his country.You all noticed when Chelsea overcome Napoli his eyes glistened with tears.He said England stands strong…In conclusion Lamps stands first then Gerrard though by little ratio.Thanks.All the best to the two of them.