25 Jul 2016 21:42:53
Hi eds and all. just wondered if i could trouble anyone for their opinion on Kevin Keegan. the player. the manager.

Any info appreciated.

Regards
Tom.

{Ed001's Note - before my time as a player, I am afraid. As a manager, he was very much about attack, attack attack. He just wanted players to go out and score more than the opponent, no matter how many they scored. It was incredible to watch his teams, they could be so entertaining most of the time. Unfortunately the league was full of Pulis-type teams, who would just grind the games out and spoil the entertainment on their way to a 0-0 draw, usually.

What I particularly liked about him was that he would make the players end every training session with an autograph session for the fans. Players, and coaching staff, would have to spend time after every training session just going round the watching fans having pictures taken and signing everything put in front of them. Everything he did was done for the fans' benefit. Shame he couldn't handle the pressure, it was just too much for him. Probably because he cared too much about the fans, so the defeats hurt him on their behalf as well as his own.}

1.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 05:24:55
A good read.

Ed01, if I may squeeze in, as my time as a fan just started from Benitez years, I would like to know, which you like the most?

I like Klopp, but it seems unfair to judge him just yet. I really like Benitez.

Err it's ok Ed, just remember after Benitez, they were Hodgson and Rodgers. I think I know your answer. ;)

{Ed001's Note - I love Klopp and did before he joined.}

2.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 05:34:34
I started to like him only after we were first linked to him. Did some read especially his interviews and quotes, those really got me excited.

I am sure you are so glad that he's our manager now ya Ed.

Thanks for the reply Ed01.

{Ed001's Note - very glad.}

3.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 06:52:49
Keegan the player was similar to Suarez, in that nothing was a lost cause. He was a defenders nightmare as he would chase anything and everything down, and formed a formidable partnership with John toshack.

Not blessed with the skills Suarez had, he still maximised what he had and his methods and endeavour were seen in his teams as a manager

Temperament wise, much better than Suarez ( who isn't) but could still be feisty when he needed to be.

Moved to Hamburg which made way for King kenny, but he himself became European footballer of the year, so gives a measure of how good he was.

{Ed001's Note - he didn't make way for King Kenny, the club targeted Dalglish to play alongside Keegan, but Keegan wanted out.}

4.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 07:49:37
KK can't beat him. Liverpool's finest ever!

5.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 07:53:15
KK being King Kenny! Oops I never realised KK also Kevin Keegan who I very quickly forgot when liverpools finest emerged. He (Kenny) could play alongside pretty much anyone so The loss was Keegan's - model sportsman model citizen and terrific player.

6.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 08:31:52
Keegan wasn't blessed with the skills that some players had. He got to where he got through a superb amount of hard work and determination. His partnership with John Toshack was unbeleivable and the media even made a show about it, they were convinced that the pair were telepathic. All bull as we know but it made good press. He gave us a seasons notice that he was leaving and his best game was his last. 1977 European cup final. Bertie Vogts must still have nightmares about that game.

7.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 11:28:17
And he had a great perm!

8.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 11:58:04
"i love it, i would really love it. " made him infamous.

9.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 12:07:24
Kevin keegan was my hero growing up watching the reds. Gave everything for the shirt. I was very upset when he left for hamburg. But then the cgabt went round wembley v man u in the charity shield " DALGLISH" abd life was anazing again! .

10.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 12:53:47
The first game I can remember as a kid was the 74 cup final an Kevin played a blinder, he always gave everything as a player an makes some players today look bone idle. The Rome 77 final was possibly his best game in a Liverpool shirt, can still remember the joy of winning the cup for the first time an also the heartbreak that he was leaving, luckily canny old Bob had it sorted with Kenny. YNWA.

11.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 14:29:09
He never got the credit mainly because he achieved plenty outside Liverpool and we had only his share and not the full estate. Keegan was the rare footballer who left Liverpool and won absolutely everything. Those were rare back then. He gave a full one month notice in advance before moving to Hamburg, never understood y people never mention him along the greats.

He was the Dalglish before the Dalglish.

12.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 18:17:50
Great player. Superb partnership with Toshack.
Was never going to be playing with Dalglish. Keegan gave Liverpool 12 months notice that he was going. Dalgish was signed to directly replace him. Turned out to be the best buy in LFC history.

13.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 19:55:30
Still remember that 1977 Final in Rome. The man was on fire - he had Berti Vogts "the bulldog" and most feared defender in Europe, in his pocket all night long. And everyone is right. Not super talented in terms of intricate football skills, but he more than made up of it with sheer will and determination. Deceptively fast and always very direct. He always took on his man and somehow got by him. You don't see much of that anymore. Looked kinda funny with that long shaggy curly hair and pink HSV Hamburg shirt the next year.

14.) 26 Jul 2016
26 Jul 2016 20:58:55
Loved Kevin as a player. Even when he came back and played for Southampton, he was fantastic, partnering with Channon and Ball.
His "attack" mindset as a manager, should have been a blueprint on how football should be played. FA/ UEFA/ FIFA should have amended the rules to encourage that type of play. (Extra league point for every 5 goals scored? )