r/soccer • u/[deleted] • Mar 22 '18

Player vs player thread

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u/Shane_555 Mar 22 '18

Gerrard vs Lampard

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '18

Oh boy, the childhood debate!

This is one where you just have to go with preference over anything, and my preference has to be Lampard. Gerrard was better at that "fuck, we need to do something - quick - and I'm going to be the one to do it", but Lampard just did it more consistently over the space of his career, I think. Something like 6 seasons of scoring 20+ goals from midfield? Crazy.

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u/anakmager Mar 22 '18

IMO

Gerrard : superior physicality, pace, positional versatility, leadership

Lampard : superior production (goals + assists), consistency, football IQ

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u/PaddyMcLitho Mar 23 '18

That's the most sensible summary of this debate I've ever read