It’s commendable that Rodgers wants to play football the right way, but did he just strike lucky when he arrived at Swansea to find players who were for example, comfortable playing the ball out of the back? Should Rodgers perhaps have a little more nous and tell Martin Skrtel for example that if he has to get rid of it, get rid of it, rather than give the ball away by attempting a pass infield. Should Rodgers perhaps not tell Steven Gerrard, one of the best strikers of the ball in the world from distance, that when outside the box and the pass isn’t on, maybe have a crack, rather than attempting a risky short intricate pass. The arrival of Joe Allen from Swansea is a positive one, but the young Wales international cannot do it all on his own, particularly when surrounded by players who are ill-suited to playing in such a manner.
The other “myth” of the “Rodgers Method”, particularly at Liverpool, is that does it perhaps camouflage some of the failings of the team and the club’s hierarchy. For example, Fabio Borini was bought for big money from Roma and has struggled somewhat since his arrival at Anfield. However, the Italian seems to escape criticism from Rodgers because he subscribes to his method of hard work and pressing. Does it not matter that Borini currently does not look like scoring a goal? Andy Carroll may have been criticised but no one can say that he was not a presence on the field, in the way that Borini is currently anything but.
Furthermore, while the vibrancy that youth supposedly brings to Liverpool through the “Rodgers method” is also on the one hand true, particularly when you see the performances of youngsters such as Suso, Oussama Assaidi and Samed Yesil in the wins at Young Boys in the Europa League and West Brom. But does the necessity for such youth surely just indicate how Rodgers has had his hands tied in the transfer market by the club’s owners. It’s clear that Rodgers wanted to add to his squad in the closing week of the transfer window. Moves for Theo Walcott, Clint Dempsey and Daniel Sturridge were all mooted and yet nothing doing. Yet now we have Rodgers coming out and singing the praises of Yesil and Assaidi, fantastic young players, but players who really should not be anywhere near the Liverpool first team at this moment in time.
On the face of it, this may simply come across as an attack on Rodgers and Liverpool Football Club – this is certainly not the intention. If Rodgers can bring the passing philosophy that we witnessed at Swansea to Liverpool then it would be fantastic for world football, let alone the Premier League. Rather, this is simply attempting to point out the faults that currently lie at Anfield, faults that are being lost as fans praise Rodgers and his attempts to bring his so-called “method” to the club.
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What a ridiculous attack piece. So far off the mark that you are right, you will be questioned as to your motives for this absurd and inaccurate assessment. Fail.
totally agree unnecessary and only written to attract readers. no valid comments and / or anaylsis. just destructive negativity.
Total and utter garbage written by someone who knows absolutely nothing about football. Nothing!
Self-contradicting article with no focus. Pay no attention to this rubbish.
When it does start to work maybe we will finish in about 11th in the prem, thats about where the Swans finished last season. That may be success in South Wales and probably is success given their first season status, but we LFC supporters should expect a little more. As regards Skrtl he was probably our best player last season and Gerard may be getting older but still has a lot to contribute to any team. The player that never made a mistake is yet to be born.
It’s a careless and insulting effort. “The squad at Anfield is unsuited to a passing philosophy” lol
It may not have pleased you but the non-passing philosophy of the squad helped them reach two cup finals last season.
You must think people are stupid, which only reflects on you. It was a waste of time reading that article.
rather too negative and quick to judge. the young players will prove you wrong very quickly, and by the end of the season, between wisdom, sterling, suso, robinson and assaidi , we’ll have almost 1/3 of a first team match day squad for very little money.
As mentioned above, substandard research and writing. “The Brendan Rodgers Method” is entirely responsible for Swansea’s success, as any Swan’s fan will tell you. Martinez instilled a passing style, but Rodgers took it to the next level – as evidenced by the contrasting styles of Wigan and Swansea and Sousa? He was a car crash from start to finish and had little bearing on the club, but to stymie the development of excellent players like Allen. Try harder next time.
Pathetic smear piece that shows almost zero understanding (except for a few good, yet obvious points) of what’s going on at LFC.
LFC fans are very happy with Rodgers, but a Gooner “journalist” with 78 followers thinks he knows better. Laughable. But sadly in line with previous dross posted by the children posing as writers on this site. Too bad articles from here show up on the LFC NewsNow feed.
Did Martinez and Sousa take Swansea to the premiership and then greatly exceed expectations in their first season there? No?
Assaidi, an established international FYI, should be nowhere near the first team eh? You clearly didn’t see the West Brom game then. I suspect you haven’t seen much of LFC at all this season apart form our worst game which coincidentally was against your team.
It’s funny how the critics are the people outside of the club, who aren’t watching the games, and just read the table and think they know the whole story. The same people who where so keen to defend that fraud Hodgson who we exposed quickly.
Rodgers is the anti-Hodgson, which is the greatest praise I can give. He is here to stay, and the results will come if we get a good scouting team in place and he is backed with reasonable funding and a goal-scorer. In the meantime I’m very excited to see more of the football we’ve seen lately from players like Allen, Suso, Assaidi, Sahin and Sterling.
Don’t agree with much of this at all. Some lazy, sweeping statements.