ur voting him the best just because of one game?

anyway he is one of the best, alongside gerrard and currently gilberto too.

he did awesomely well since taking over the armband as henry was injured.

score many goals as well

yeah i would say terry is the best defender in his class... remember about AF said.. keep away your ball from terry

huh?..owh plz...u wana compare defenders?....plz put terry in ur eye b4 u say so...other than cannavaro and nesta , i dun c any defender can outclass terry at this moment...

....far far better?...yea u wish...

Personally I would object to your opinion on Gerrard being in a different league from Viera. He leads by example and have time and time again dragged Liverpool back from the brink of defeat (West Ham - FA Cup Final, Qlympiocos - Champions League, AC Milan - Istanbul, etc). In Istanbul he gave an inspired half time talk and after scoring the first goal, he could be seen waving his hands about urging the players and the crowd to pick the pace up.
Probably makes more impact on Liverpool fans but what the hell? Just providing my reason. It's just one example lah of course. I've read his biography but don't want to repeat everything here.

I would not compare him at the moment to Roy Keane simply because Keane's game improved later in his career as did his influence. Gerrard is approaching his late 20's and still has a number of years ahead of him. It would be like comparing him to Emlyn Hughes or Greame Souness at the moment. His story has yet to come to an end.

Again, this is just my opinion, I'm not saying it's right.

My first impression when you mentioned that they weren't in the same league was that Gerrard was not in their class, hence my reply. Viera and Keane clearly do not like one another. The tunnel scene is evident of that. It depends on what qualities you want in a captain I suppose. You have your bad ass types, you have your cool, calm types and so on. Bryan Robson was a good captain but he didn't go around kicking the opposition about. Gerrard was a bit of a prick in his earlier days but has since adopted a more controlled temperament. If you're suggesting that the rivalry between Keane and Viera is in a different class as compared to Gerrard and player X, then I'd agree. I do not however think that Gerrard is any less influential.