The reality is, when the spit was about the hit the fan at midweek, trailing 0-1 to Napoli at Anfield, Gerrard reasserted himself (and maybe saved the season and Hodgson's tenure).
At that moment, he was the ultimate captain and Torres, among others, built on that vs. Chelsea.
Speaking of which, let's not forget that Chelsea's "road" form in the EPL hasn't exactly been the stuff of Hope and Crosby.