21 May 2015 19:55:45
Managers and Modern Football

Iv been thinking a while about BR being possibly sacked. I supported him through the season but really wouldn't be surprised if the club decided to let him go. I mean look around.

At all the clubs where expectations are really high (in terms of past success, fan base, the money splashed on transfers and the team available, ) managers have faced crisis:

Klopp with Drotmund, Ancelloti with Real, Pepe with Bayern, Moyes at United, Mourinho at RM 2 season ago, Mancini at City. (Exceptions like Wenger and Fergie of course)

In many a cases it has been unfair. I mean Real Madrid reached the semis of champions league and second in LaLiga, but he may still end up being sacked.

Even Liverpool for that matter, this season could have been a whole lot different if we had a good striker. It still puzzles me no end that BR did not push for a top striker in the summer and January transfer windows.

Maybe these days 2-3 seasons is all a Manager gets to show something substantial. The time of managerial eras may well be over.

If a Manager loses the plot ( like BR did this season) fans are within their rights to demand a change.

No manager can guarantee success and nobody can deliver season after season. So inevitably almost every manager will fail and may get fired.

No hard feelings to BR if he is sacked. I still respect him and contrary to what everyone may say and what we all feel right now, LFC is doing better than what it was 3 years ago. So please give credit where it is due, but BR did make some mistakes this season and if the owners decide to sack him then so be it.

P.S let's not even talk about the failings of the so called transfer committee (if BR is fired then so should everyone on that committee)
and the Sterling saga.

1.) 21 May 2015
21 May 2015 20:30:54
To be frank, I don't think the famed "Transfer Committee" bought badly last summer with the exception of Balotelli. Even when seen in isolation, Balotelli is not as bad as Brendan Rodgers and the British media have made him to be.

Lets rewind and think again. Start of the season, Brendan was singing songs about all the players bought. I don't think he played any of them in the position where they have played all their life. The only exception is Lovren and guess what, I don't think he is that bad either.

If you are allowed protection of two defensive midfielders and your new club then decides to put just Steven Gerrard in front of you, then you are in trouble. His confidence was shot to pieces with weeks in Liverpool.

I am really torn to say that we should let Rodgers go because if he sets up the team well till Chrsitmas, his second half record can win him the Premier League. But he if a really big IF.

Even if he survives the summer, he may not survive the winter. WINTER IS COMING.

2.) 21 May 2015
21 May 2015 21:16:10
To be fair, I think Rodgers has been treated better than most clubs as he is still in the job! A lot of other owners don't take this long to review a managers position. Not sure which way FSG will go but at least Rodgers can't say 'they didn't give me a chance to prove them wrong' (even though deluded Brenda would)

3.) 21 May 2015
21 May 2015 22:12:25
The Liverbird - if you was a manager would you have put Gerrard in that position in the first place if everyone knows he can't play that position? If he was being phased out would you buy a replacement? would you play that replacement in Central defence or Right back whilst loaning and selling two other right backs on the books.

Who out of the players bought last year have played 10-15 games in their natural position? Then say that we bought well last year.

If you say Balotelli - then playing a game when the striker runs into space is not Balotelli does - unless to let off a firework or post on twitter.

8 players - possibly only Moreno playing in his preferred position, 115m spent - not good.

Don't get me wrong, I think Lallana, Markovic, Moreno (can has already come good) will be good signings but don't play them out of position constantly - why buy them in the first place.

4.) 22 May 2015
22 May 2015 00:03:01
BR will say he wasn't given enuff time because nothing is ever his fault. Also,he kept saying we won't do a Spurs yet we have done worse than them and may end up behind them ater the season. What will he say then? As usual, he'll blame global warming and the owners' WAGS or the toothe fairy. He's a failure and FSG had better act or he will cost them more money than he currently has.