Rodgers - what are the opinions? Personally I think he is tactically naive at best - we are incapable of defending a lead - same last year and this year. WE will never do anything unless we learn to defend as a team.
Rodgers is a good, but flawed manager. He creates interesting solutions to his problems, goes on good runs and then instantly abandons it all when things go wrong. He also clearly loves the smell of his own farts
It would be interesting to know just how much influence he has on transfers because Liverpool's recent record in that department is absolutely woeful
I think he deserves more time. In losing Suarez and Sturridge he's lost, what? 60 goals? To lose a player of Suarez's calibre in particular and still being not that far off a Champions League place isn't terrible.
And yes I know I've just referred to money/transfers but players like Suarez are of the level where you can't just go out and buy three or four players and it's all fine and dandy (see when Spurs lost Bale)
Liverpool lost a lot of pace up front with Suarez going & with Sturridge always injured, Ballotelli may have looked cheap at £16m but now looks expensive at £6m.
Tey have needed a settled back 4 for a couple of years (why did they let Agger go?) and a midfield that can pass quickly and defend solidly.
Spot on about Balotelli. I personally thought it was an inspired signing at that price, a talented player but one who (a) has not really fit any of the systems Rodgers has tried, (b) clearly has 'issues' when it comes to his mentality. I don't think Rodgers is the type of manager he'll ever excel under
And if I remember correctly Pool weren't keen to let Agger go, Agger wanted to back to
norway to his old club. I may be wrong on that though
Often on Saturday (as many times i have seen them) there was just Sterling and maybe one other in the oppos half when they tried to move forward from defence.
As well as moving the ball way too slowly they had no outlet upfront and no idea on how to get there.
Yeah they've had no real clarity to their play all season, kind of a much of muchness.
I think there is a lot to like about Liverpool. I like Emre Can although he's been a bit inconsistent, Mignolet has improved a lot the last few months, Henderson is finally fulfilling his potential and the obvious (if he stays) in Sterling and Coutinho.
All that said, if - and it's a big if - someone like Klopp or Ancelotti shows an interest in the job, I'd be seriously considering shifting Rodgers out