Nothing in the way of articles caught my eye this weekend.

Liverpool's performance against Arsenal has just poured more fuel on the fire that is "Should Steven Gerrard be playing in central midfield?"
With Sissoko out for up to three months it was surprising to see Zenden lining up in midfield along side Xabi Alonso at Emirates Stadium.
It seems to me that there are a lot of parallels with the ongoing debate surrounding Gerrard and Lampard in the England set up. Alonso generally plays deeper than Lampard but both play better with a defensive midfield player beside them – as does Gerrard. Cast your mind back to the Champions League Final in 2005 when Milan cut through a Alonso/Gerrard central midfield in the first half. It was the introduction of Hamann at half time that helped turn the tide. 

Perhaps the debate is better framed around Gerrard or Lampard (England) and Gerrard or Alonso (Liverpool). If you look at it from that prospective then I think you can see how Gerrard is often played on the right side of midfield.

The Liverpool situation is magnified because I don’t think Gerrard or Alonso has played particularly well this season. I think the assumption is being made in many quarters that Gerrard is playing badly because he is supposedly being played out of position. Maybe he is just playing poorly period. In past seasons he has been very productive from the right side and he has been given latitude to roam as well.

And some other thoughts on yesterday’s game from a Liverpool perspective. When Benitez took off Sami Hyypia it was an act of mercy. Poor Sami just could not handle the pace and movement from Arsenal.

Mark Gonzalez – has Jose Antonio Reyes just changed his name and place of business? Gonzalez seems to have pace to burn but he seems to be content to slow the game down when he gets the ball.