The thing is everyone who talks about football (except Steve Mclaren) thinks Gerrard should be in the middle. Robbie Savage on Soccer Am was asked saturday who was the hardest player he has ever played against and his answer was 'Gerrard, when he is played in the middle'.
Benitez talks about the 23 goals that Gerrard scoresd last season but what he forgets is he started 25 games in the middle and in the other games he was moved to the middle when either Sissoko or Alonso had be substituted and i think a stat on Skysports showed about 17 of his goals actually came from him playing in the middle.
I am not sure Crouch and Kuyt is a perfect partnership, neither play of the last man to stretch the play, it reminds me of Crouch and Rooney for England. I know Bellamy has not been in form either but at least he would stretch the play so that would give more room for Liverpools midfield to play into,