Yeah, it's all wrapped up in how he is and it's a weakness as well as a strength.
Remember when Rafa substituted Gerrard and put on Lucas, and we went on and won the derby? And after the match Rafa said he wanted a player who'd think more on the pitch.
That's kind of the problem. Gerrard always wants to be involved. (You see the same with a few players - Rooney's another good example of a player who does his shift and then goes looking for more).
Sometimes it's exactly what the team needs - someone who'll grab the ball, never hides away and is trying to make something happen. At other times it's totally the opposite to what is needed.
Rafa tried to solve the problem by pushing Gerrard into a floating role - he can go where he likes, and he'll get his goals and create room for Torres.
How Mr.Hodgson approaches the problem will be interesting.
Trying not to read too much into the friendly, but what was very, very obvious was just how deep all of our back four were and just how many long balls into the channels we were punting forward. One of Rafa's big problems was the distribution from the back when Agger was out and how seemingly undroppable Carra is combined with how vulnerable he is getting to raw pace.
It might be Mr.Hodgson will show a side of himself that he's not demonstrated in 30 years in management. I hope so given the strengths of the team currently. Going back to the Houllier years would demonstrate on the pitch just how much we're regressing currently.