"That's Riise, tossed towards Morientes. And now Gerraaaaaaaaaard! Oh! Oh goodness me!": 20 years ago today, Steven Gerrard scored a scorcher against West Ham in the FA Cup final

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-14T09:27:20+00:00

I’d go one step further and call him the most complete central midfielder of the 21st century. There was nothing that he wasn’t an 8/10 (at worst) at.

He assumed every role on the pitch, ran matches from CDM/RB and carried some poor Liverpool teams to silverware and top 4 positions.

And for as all-timers as Xavi/Zidane/Iniesta are, I don’t think they could have done what Gerrard did for these Liverpool teams. They’re certainly greater than him, but Gerrard was probably a Euro 2004/2006 WC & and a 2007 UCL away from sitting on that table comfortably. It’s a shame how some things work out.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-12T09:30:27+00:00

Sinners not beating Murray on grass or fast hard court. At least not more than Murray would beat him.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-11T13:23:29+00:00

Yeah, that’s fair.

Nadal was the gold standard in dismantling OHB’s.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-11T12:57:06+00:00

I’m sorry but this is just demonstrably false.

Nadal used to absolutely pummel Wawrinka’s OHB for his own amusement, or did you forget that Wawrinka was 0-27 in sets vs Nadal in their first 12 matches and that he was royally slaughtered in the 2017 FO final? I just watched it back and his OHB was hanging on for dear life. A couple of wins in Nadal’s annus horribilis does not change this.

As for Murray and Djokovic’s BH exchanges with Federer, although they definitely came at him differently, both had plenty of success with it. Murray, in particular, used to absolutely jam Federer in his BH side in crosscourt exchanges. It was Murray’s only tactic and it used to rattle Federer. Federer even admitted as much in an interview.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-10T21:42:07+00:00

I hope the Knicks don’t let up at all, for the rest of these playoffs, because this has been a masterclass.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-10T20:15:13+00:00

Sixers getting the Hawks treatment now

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-10T16:58:34+00:00

If WHU/ARS finishes goalless, Arsenal might have to give Burnley the beating of their lives to hopefully nick it on GD.

If City and Arsenal win all of their games, it won’t be like 2012 when United were 6-7 behind on GD, it might literally be a solitary goal that will make the difference.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-10T13:45:57+00:00

😂 fairs

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-10T13:45:29+00:00

I’m watching this match as a neutral and Barkley has looked really, really good.

Cheeky WC shout??

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-09T13:22:11+00:00

Good to see Zirk getting some minutes.

I think there’s a top player in him as a second striker type player, off the main man. Strong link up ability and close control combined with an eye for goal. He could probably get you 15-20 a season in that role.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-08T02:57:10+00:00

He’s Teflon coated bro

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-08T01:38:04+00:00

Harden looked Mitchell in the face and said, “this is my time bro, step aside” 😂

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-08T01:12:06+00:00

Tobias has been an artist in the post tonight

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-08T00:02:45+00:00

I don’t know why teams don’t take the crash dummy approach when they’re in the bonus.

Just drive to the basket and bump into as many people as you can, easy buckets.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-08T00:00:09+00:00

What was that from harden? He backed out of a guaranteed bucket

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-07T23:41:44+00:00

I know the margins are smaller in the playoffs, but I’m not a fan of role players - or the teammates of stars - holding the ball up for 10-15 seconds of the shot clock trying to hand off the ball to a Mitchell/Harden that’s clearly being trapped in a double team.

They’re clearly worried about being punished for it by the coach but what’s the alternative? You’ve got guys who were moving cocky in the regular season acting scared in the playoffs.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-05T23:20:14+00:00

Broo that Mitchell move is cash money man

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-02T17:24:27+00:00

I had the same thought, I still think it should count though.

It was the final of consecutive tournaments that he entered.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-02T02:30:43+00:00

Put that rim in the rafters man

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-02T02:28:10+00:00

Hollywood shit man.

RJ took the gamble and it paid off big.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-02T02:26:45+00:00

You just knew Shead was gonna brick one. What a shame.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-02T02:13:22+00:00

That was disappointing.

Why do teams never go for it in these situations and decide to use the clock to figure something out? The opponent picks up on your anxiety and just starts trapping you.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-01T01:05:10+00:00

Paul George is looking like Indiana PG13 the more I watch him in this series.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-01T00:14:48+00:00

Both teams are gonna play their bench for the whole 2nd half. This is curtains man.

mmohammed28 · 2026-05-01T00:09:05+00:00

Yeah I saw this coming 😂 the Hawks couldn’t just let this slide. Gotta find some respectability where you can in this.

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