Everyone tipped him as the new Gerrard, he flops and leaves Liverpool

Sometimes the same footballers are the ones who put the noose around their necks even when they have not demonstrated their qualities as a footballer, because the fact that they compare themselves or want to be as similar as possible to their idols ends up burying them, this situation happened with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who since he arrived at Liverpool expressed wanting to be like Steven Gerrad, this being a titanic task not only for the Briton, but almost for any footballer who tries it.

Although it is not a bad thing that today's footballers have as a reference or as idols the legends of a few years ago, it is difficult to believe that they can match or even surpass what they have done, because although it is true that the fact of being in institutions as big as Liverpool is an important step to be of the elite, the fans will always be the judge and on most occasions the executioner of those who dreamed big, executing on this occasion a Chamberlain who was far from even being the shadow of Steven Gerrard.

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The illusion that the Reds fans would have a leading midfielder and goalscorer was and still is a very complicated task, for even when players like Thiago Alcantara did exceptionally well at Anfield, the fans of the institution never saw the Spanish midfielder at the level of their eternal captain, with Oxlade falling even further behind after failing to be consistent in the last three seasons.

While the 2017-2018 and 2019-2020 seasons were the Briton's most consistent, appearing in more than forty games and scoring on more than five occasions, he lacked just that little bit of consistency in the remaining seasons, as one need only look at the former footballer's stats to know that his level in midfield was far above the rest, bordering on near perfection for multiple seasons.

Chamberlain leaves Liverpool

The imminent failure of Chamberlain in his time at Liverpool caused not only that he was used very sporadically by Jurgen Klopp, but also that now the English team is already planning his departure once his contract expires next summer, as at this moment Klopp and his people are not looking for the new Steven Gerrard, but rather the player who can surpass him.