it wasnt just focus he lacked last year. Guillame Balague's book is well worth a read to get some insight into understand the difficulty Gerrard had working for Benitez last year. Comments about Rafa dismissing some of the suggestions Gerrard was making during team meetings because he couldnt understand the accent, and frequent training sessions where the emphasis was so heavily on the things gerrard needed to improve that he came away wondering if Rafa really rated him as a footballer. the book doesnt take side, just reflects some of the difficulties that went on last year.