Brendan Rodgers has made a decent start to a very difficult job, and although some of these results, and their league position (7th) have not reflected his hard work at the club, there are signs that Liverpool are improving and are on their way up. When Brendan Rodgers presented his 180 page manifesto to owner John W Henry, outlining his vision for Liverpool football club, there was no mention of a ‘quick fix’. Rodgers’ visions were always long term for the club. His detailed plans clearly mapped out his footballing ideology, outlined his desire for Liverpool to play “attractive, attacking football”, involved a strategic plan to win trophies, and spoke of a need to “bring through as many young players as we possibly can”.
So how has Brendan Rodgers done in his first year in charge? Liverpool’s decrease in the amount of passes made and the increase in goals scored this year, show that Brendan Rodgers’ more direct passing style has had a profound effect on Liverpool’s goal scoring ability (57 goals, 10 more than last season). The Liverpool manager has also shown he can get the best from Luis Suarez, who has been in inspired form this season for the reds, practically carrying the team on his shoulders at times. His signings of Daniel Sturridge from Chelsea and Philipe Coutinho from Inter Milan have also been promising, and both have showed signs of forming a good partnership with Gerrard and Suarez.
If there’s one thing that any manager needs in Liverpool’s situation, its time. Rodgers’ cannot be expected to turn things round at Liverpool overnight. The beginning years of Rodgers’ reign at Liverpool should be focused on consolidation and stamping his philosophy on the football club, not the desire for European football or trophies.
If Liverpool are to mount a serious challenge for the top of the table, theres no doubt that in the next couple of seasons the Liverpool manager is going to have to be granted some extensive transfer funds to bring in quality players in much needed areas. Firstly though, Rodgers has to evaluate his playing staff, and remove any dead-wood before this process can begin. He has difficult decisions to make regarding the likes of Carroll, Downing, and Henderson. Who many would argue are not good enough to play for Liverpool at this level and who do not fit into Rodgers’ style of play.
The real judgement time of Rodgers’ work will come in his third and fourth seasons at the club. By this time Rodgers should have the foundations for a Liverpool side, capable of bringing the club back to its former glories, set in place. The combination of new, quality signings and the influx of youth players, such as Martin Kelly, Raheem Sterling and Suso, who will undoubtedly be allowed to develop under Rodgers, would provide Liverpool with a real strength in depth and give them a real chance of challenging the teams above them.
Brendan Rodgers has a tough task ahead of him at Liverpool, their decline has been rapid, when we think back to the heights of their 2005 Champions League victory in Istanbul. However, if they can build upon the good work undertaken by Rodgers and his staff, and keep hold of the key man Suarez, then Liverpool are certainly a club back on the rise.
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this article is a tissue of lies and has no foundation in truth.
The author has an obvious agenda and should be sacked from his position
You got that right !
Bollocks, obviously you have contradicted yourself only to serve your hideous purpose of having a go at dalglish. the way you wrote this piece of shite is laughable
Dalglish has NEVER been a good manager ; fans who think he was good are deluding themselves ! FACT !
you obviously have not got a clue. LFC under dalglish put on the greatest performance ever. FACT not my words but Sir Tom Finney
and you are NOT a lfc fan. FACT!!
Bit surprised by this website which is usually pretty good! Must be looking for for hits so what better then an attack on LFC and KK which has been written hundreds of times since Kenny left! All a bit boring now!!!!!!!! But how about mentioning Rodgers poor summer signings? We are scoring more goals under Rodgers but are conceding more goals then under Kenny! 40 goals last season 3rd best in the league but already 40 goals under Rodgers this season! If your going to use stats to back up your argument don’t be biased!!!!!!!!!
Utter crap. written by a cretin.
Bang on Dalglish was one hell of a player as good as Suarez, but by the time of his second go at managing Liverpool he was out of touch with the modern game which showed not only in his transfer fees but also the type of player he wanted top teams show that U do not need a massive unit playing as a number 9 because they are just mobile enough Rodgers understands the need for possesion and keeping the ball on the floor as much as possible Kenny still a legend though! YNWW 96
The FSG did the right thing even though i’m a fan of kk and one thing that i find is daglish is no tactician nor any idea how to turn game around , poor on buying the right players and most of all spending money like water. How could he.. 35 mil for AaaAAAa donkey? skill of Charlie Adam,Jordan Henderson and Steward Downing,it’s my worst year watching liverpool play like a championship material,it break my heart. Now under BR i ‘m still hoping hendo n downing will b sell even they made lots of progress i doubt they will take liverpool to higher level,we need speedy n technically winger,a creative n attack minded mid,and i don’t see that on both of them and that is part of the reason we’re playin so inconsistent,just how many times our midfield has been over run by other teams? Lets hope 2013/14 will have better season on performance n players.ynwa
all crap players like Suarez, Aldridge, Barnes. Beardsley etc etc etc
Another clueless critic of KD
BR is no tactician either. same team same tactic regardless of whether we are playing arsenal or stoke. in the meantime, we are giving away more goals with the same back four we had last year. BR is lucky to have both gerrard and suarez fit for every game and lucas back from injury, unlike last year when kenny didnt have the same luxury.
difference between BR an KD is the goals by Suarez.
similar performance last season by Suarez under KD would have seen LFC challenging for title
FACT
lol its looks lyk there some fans who dont beleav on BR bt they wil c who he is, come nxt season
All of the comments on this page amazes me. I cant see how any of you deluded people can sympathize with Dalglish and his old fashioned tactics of playing unattractive, long-ball football. Liverpool went on to finish 8th last season their lowest finish in premier league history and apart from Suarez undoubtedly one of the greatest strikers in the world at present KDs signings were some what abysmal and the price tags that come with these players makes you feel for the man. He was tactically inept and could not grasp the pace of the premier league game and therefore i completely agree with William Robey and would like to commend him for this fantastic, FACTUAL article.
factual? Where it suits his argument! You could have read this stuff for the last year! It’s nothing new!!!!!!!!!!!
Also Allen, Sahin, Borini and Assaidi have all failed getting to grips with how Rodgers wants to play and he had to return to Downing, Henderson and Enrique who have all excelled under Rodgers so it makes peoples arguments against KK signings look daft when Rodgers is making the most out of these players where is own summer signings have been rotten!!!!!!!!!
Borini has been injured most of the season and when we’ve seen Assaidi he looks promising however for some reason Rodgers has decided to persist with playing downing although he has hit form recently and hasn’t given Assaidi the chance to flourish. Ok, Sahin didn’t work out but i’d rather take him than Charlie Adam and it proves my point because Adam is at Stoke now and Sahin is at Dortmund. Allen has also fitted in well with Liverpool, however he doesn’t have a flair in the midfield that all Liverpool fans expect to have but what they don’t see is that he fits in well with Rodgers’ style and holds the midfield together well with his passing ability. Not to mention Sturridge he’s been a real flop!!!
Summer signings! Summer signings that the writer forgot to mention in his factual write up!!!!
Allen fit in well? he is not good enough to wear the shirt. nearly choked when BR said he is our xavi. where is our iniesta?
Don’t dislike Rodgers, or the job he is trying to do: but I do think two or three more things need consideration. Firstly, how much was Dalglish’s sacking based on the actual performance of the club? Secondly, one is forced to ask the question that had Rodgers’ team had to go 8 games without Luis Suarez would they even be in the top half? For me, the answer to that is no. Thirdly, whilst a 4 year plan is acceptable and JWH would be wise to let him see it through; the development of the clubs around Liverpool – Spurs, Everton, Arsenal, Swansea and others who will surely emerge as European hopefuls will surely not stop over the next 4 years. Developing Liverpool to the current level of Chelsea, Spurs and Arsenal is all well and good, except in 4 years time i fully expect them to have done a little bit of improvement themselves: he has a far greater task than just catching up with them, he has to actually make ground on them fast whilst they’re still racing ahead. Good luck to him, although I can’t see them breaking the top 4 for a while now, however well this ‘project’ works.
What is wrong with some people in this world! This article is one thing and one thing only : Bang On! What amazes me is how some people can be so narrow minded! Fantastic article
Bang on? Lol! The writer has written a piece to back up his own argument but is about as balanced as a Humpty Dumpty! The writer is narrow mined else he wouldn’t be so biased in his write up which you agree with so makes you narrow minded as well!
Do you watch the games, really? this artcle is nothing but BIAS. you clueless lot never cease to amaze me
Ate you employed by fsg, you cynical little twit?