So, the loss in the Cup at Arsenal, the goals conceded against WBA, Swansea and now Cardiff (to name a few), all showed the problem of counting on Gerrard as the de-facto defensive shield ? Crikey, he's not perfect by any stretch but that is utter bobbins. Just using the Cardiff game as an example, the whole team had a 'mare in that first half, particularly Allen and Flanagan. Whom Gerrard spent most of the 1st half trying to baby-sit.