{"id":14156,"date":"2011-12-15T10:17:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/"},"modified":"2011-12-15T10:17:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T10:17:00","slug":"liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool need Steven Gerrard fit to lead by example for summer signings, says Gary McAllister"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Liverpool<\/a> midfielder Gary McAllister believes that the club need captain Steven Gerrard<\/a> fit to lead the team\u2019s stuttering summer signings by example.<\/p>\n

The likes of Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam and Stewart Downing all arrived at Anfield in the close season to varying degrees of success so far in their careers under manager Kenny Dalglish.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think since Kenny\u2019s come back, there\u2019s been an obvious improvement,\u201d McAllister told The Liverpool Echo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s been some big signings during the summer \u2013 like everything else they need time to settle.<\/p>\n

\u201cStewart Downing has been a great addition, Charlie Adam is a player I really admire, it just takes time for these players to gel in to the Liverpool way but there\u2019s no better teacher than Kenny Dalglish.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the one thing that\u2019s missing from the midfield is the leadership of Steven Gerrard. I think Henderson, Adam and Downing would have benefited if the captain had been there to lead by example.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just been a wee bit unfortunate that during their brief period at the club the captain has been missing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gerrard, 31, has not featured for the Reds since their Premier League draw with Manchester United on October 22, with an ankle infection having kept him on the sidelines.<\/p>\n

The England man played with McAllister during the Scot\u2019s two-year tenure at Anfield between 2000 and 2002, a time during which the Reds won a League Cup, FA Cup and Uefa Cup treble in 2000-01.<\/p>\n

Liverpool are currently sixth in the Premier League table on 26 points, five away from the Champions League places.<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/p>\n

How do you stay up to date with football when on the move? With http:\/\/m.goal.com<\/a> \u2013 your best source for mobile coverage of the beautiful game.<\/em><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister believes that the club need captain Steven Gerrard fit to lead the team\u2019s stuttering summer signings by example. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nLiverpool need Steven Gerrard fit to lead by example for summer signings, says Gary McAllister - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Liverpool need Steven Gerrard fit to lead by example for summer signings, says Gary McAllister - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Former Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister believes that the club need captain Steven Gerrard fit to lead the team\u2019s stuttering summer signings by example.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ghanamma\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Liverpool need Steven Gerrard fit to lead by example for summer signings, says Gary McAllister\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-12-15T10:17:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/\"},\"wordCount\":310,\"commentCount\":0,\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/\",\"name\":\"Liverpool need Steven Gerrard fit to lead by example for summer signings, says Gary McAllister - Ghanamma.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-12-15T10:17:00+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/\",\"name\":\"Ghanamma.com\",\"description\":\"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Liverpool need Steven Gerrard fit to lead by example for summer signings, says Gary McAllister - Ghanamma.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Liverpool need Steven Gerrard fit to lead by example for summer signings, says Gary McAllister - Ghanamma.com","twitter_description":"Former Liverpool midfielder Gary McAllister believes that the club need captain Steven Gerrard fit to lead the team\u2019s stuttering summer signings by example.","twitter_creator":"@ghanamma","twitter_site":"@ghanamma","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Liverpool need Steven Gerrard fit to lead by example for summer signings, says Gary McAllister","datePublished":"2011-12-15T10:17:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/"},"wordCount":310,"commentCount":0,"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/","name":"Liverpool need Steven Gerrard fit to lead by example for summer signings, says Gary McAllister - Ghanamma.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website"},"datePublished":"2011-12-15T10:17:00+00:00","author":{"@id":""},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/15\/liverpool-need-steven-gerrard-fit-to-lead-by-example-for-summer-signings-says-gary-mcallister\/"]}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/","name":"Ghanamma.com","description":"News In Ghana - Latest Ghana News Headlines","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14156\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}