09 Jun 2016 15:22:24
Hi Ed's, my first post and this may be a difficult question to answer. I was wondering if there are certain player/ s at the academy that are seen as a huge prospect? I know it's difficult to answer as academy players that look good now may not make the grade by next year. My question is based on Gerrard's first book where he alludes to how good Michael Owen was at the academy and how everyone from the Directors to the Tea lady knew he was a different calibre. I was wondering if there is any player we have at the moment that is genuinely seen as the next Owen/ Gerrard.

{Ed001's Note - no, there is no one seen in that light there right now. They do not come along every year though. It is very rare to get them as close together as we had with Fowler/Owen/Gerrard. Usually they only appear once every ten or more years.}

1.) 09 Jun 2016
09 Jun 2016 15:54:52
Thanks for the reply Ed.

{Ed001's Note - you are welcome mate.}

2.) 09 Jun 2016
09 Jun 2016 16:00:50
Was gerrard originally considered in the same bracket as owen? He only became truly class in his mid 20's.

{Ed001's Note - he was always considered as better than Owen. He would have made his debut much earlier than he did but for an injury.}

3.) 09 Jun 2016
09 Jun 2016 16:23:29
Wasn't one of Gerrard's first appearances as a central defender against Arsenal? If I have that right, is that where he was meant to play or was it just a one off?

4.) 09 Jun 2016
09 Jun 2016 17:24:09
Hi debut was at right back, I forget the opposition but he replaced Veggard Heggum!

{Ed001's Note - he played defence a fair few times early on.}

5.) 09 Jun 2016
09 Jun 2016 17:34:06
He broke in as a right back RedNick.

6.) 09 Jun 2016
09 Jun 2016 21:57:36
Wasn't it against Spurs and didn't Davud Ginola give him the run around?

7.) 09 Jun 2016
09 Jun 2016 23:07:33
I remember he, Danny Murphy and David Thompson came through around the same time. I wasn't overly impressed by Murphy, thought Gerrard would make a decent right back but thought Thompson was going to be something special. Shows how much I know about football.

8.) 10 Jun 2016
10 Jun 2016 00:29:27
Ummm he was winning the champions league in his mid 20s dragging lfc by its collars. Only got good in his mid 20s. Remember inter being linked with him in about 2001 (so he'd be about 20-21) and houllier saying he'd want 40 million plus some players. Basically he was alway class, just his body was still developing, hence injuries.