I certainly think he's undroppable (if that's a word) and that in itself is a problem. Part of the problem is definitely his stamina and to get the most out of that he shouldn't be playing as much as he does.
I was quick to criticise him last season and it turned out being a cracking year for Stevie in terms of performances, but I would still stand by that early in the season slump he had. Perhaps now the old legs need a bit longer to get up to speed.
As has rightly been said though, while he isn't a vocal captain, he needs to be leading by example and that hasn't shown for a long time now. I said it in the Lucas thread and will say it here, Lucas is currently harder to replace than Gerrard, that's clearly down to our poor squad strength but while the skipper isn't playing up to standard he should sit out a game, I just don't think Brendan would have the balls to rest him in a league game.
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