Since Kenny Dalglish returned to the Anfield hotseat he appears to have made a conscious effort to battle every journalist that enters his path. The Scot has battled with anybody brave enough to question him about a negative issue and sometimes those who don’t.
It is now becoming a regular occurrence as he takes exception to people doing their job because they are not doing as he wants. While all managers hope for an easy press conference and attempt to use a straight bat to fend off any problems, the 60-year-old brings all eyes on himself by lambasting those in front of him.
The latest episode of this ongoing saga came last week at the mandatory press conference ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Chelsea when a reporter asked for his thoughts on Luis Suarez’s racism charge by the FA. The club had sent out a press release the day before outlining their stance on the decision but with the cameras on he was pushed to give a response of his own.
Like any good manager that has consulted the club’s press officer he said: “I think the statement says everything and our position has not changed in any way, shape or form. That’s all I’ve got to say.”
But when pressed again he appeared more agitated, saying: “I just said that’s all I’ve got to say.”
And when asked for a third time he couldn’t resist taking a swipe at the interviewer, adding: “I don’t know if you’ve got wax in your ears but I just said the statement says what we’ve got to say and we have not changed our position in any way, shape or form.”
It’s hardly of Joe Kinnear proportions but it is becoming a habit that is not being missed.
In September he was asked about Andy Carroll’s lifestyle in response to Fabio Capello’s comments on his drinking and he used the opportunity to take a huge swipe at the press. He said: “How long you gonna milk it for? You don’t know his lifestyle. Who knows his lifestyle? Andy. I think Andy’s wiser than a lot of you boys and a lot of the people that right about it and I don’t think his lifestyle is anything like what you’d like it to be.”
Time will tell.
I’m sure Kenny doesn’t care if it brings some criticism upon him. He is doing his job and sharing with the public what needs to be shared, everything else is kept where it should be; inside Liverpool FC.
doesnt seem to have done ferguson any harm – he has sychophantic hacks fawning all over him! anyway,, I dont think Kenny gives a damn what a largely anti-LFC media ‘just doing their jobs’ think – its LFC fans and club who he cares about and we adore the lad – its not like they have a positive influence on our well-being anyway is it
This is yet another cut n paste of articles several days ago.
1. “Journalists are asking the questions that the public want answers to.”
The LFC-supporting public do not need answers regarding the form of our newly-acquired, 22 year old target man. Kenny knows his form, he watches his everyday. He’ll also play when it suits the team that week. Thankfully, we now have optiond with the squad!
Kenny has brought in 9 new players.
Enrique, Adam, Suarez & Bellamy – excellent. Downing – excellent in patches (like a certain other Villa winger who moved in the summer)
Henderson, Carroll, Coates – young, bedding in and each one offering formational options.
2. “Dalglish takes exception to people doing their job because they are not doing as he wants.”
I would say that this is the biggest fallacy of ts piece. Unlike ‘Arry, Kenny doesn’t “want for the press”. He wants for his club. He has been successful on the pitch and suitably protective and bullish off it.
Any observer of the way SSN works will recognise that it is precisely because Kenny will not do what THEY WANT, that this sort of article appears.
He won’t claim to be title contenders after beating a mid-table team at home, or wind his car window down to talk about transfer targets.
It’s all back in-house, the way it used to be. The media hate this kind of blackout. Good.
Kenny’s 30 league games back: Won 17, Drawn 7 Lost 6.
The Groove is back!
When he gets as bad as SAF then you have every right to right such cack. Not once has he swore, walked out or given any journalist half as much grief so instead of lambasting him and accusing him of attacking journos focus your attention on the other Scot at the end of the Lancs and his behavious with the media. Biased, loose reporting again and clearly with an agenda.
its how he always deals with the media and it has never done him any harm before. your obviously struggling for any real story so wrote this crap find some decent material to write about or try a job that fits like a table cleaner at a fast food place
Kenny only needs to worry about the Club , it’s players , supporters and owners. We are perfectly happy with his response to the media.
In the light of recent enquiries into the behaviour of the press and Liverpool FC’s experience of tabloid rags.. Do you really think we give a damn about their attitude to our manager.
We respect him, he respects us. End of!.