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Brendan Rodgers
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The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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Just like every other good manager England have employed, it never ends well because everyone blames the manager despite the obvious pattern that the manager makes no difference! Realistically England's squad is QF material, SF at a push if things fell our way.
Besides, he's untouchable at Liverpool and you'd have to be MAD to leave that job for a job as unstable as the England job.
Brighton Breezy
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Difficult one. Not sure he would get the coaching hours with the England team to really implement his approach successfully.
Machiavelli
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Good call. Won't happen. Couldn't much care about England. And I'd prefer Martinez to Rogers.
Agreed. Top manager though, always thought he'd do well despite some of the Liverpool fans writing him off early doors.
martin tyler
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- Jan 25, 2013
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Been said but the problem he would have is lack of coaching hours.
However if he quit today for the world cup sturridge sterling gerrard flannagan henderson will all know the drill just need to teach 5 more outfield players how the system works.
However if he quit today for the world cup sturridge sterling gerrard flannagan henderson will all know the drill just need to teach 5 more outfield players how the system works.
The one factor in the Liverpool/Rodgers rise to success that isn't mentioned often is sports psychiatrist Steve Peters.
He of Team GB cycling fame, and The Chimp Paradox.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Peters_(psychiatrist)
Peters has been working closely with Suarez, and Liverpool as a whole, since Suarez' 'misdemeanours' last season.
I was listening to, probably, The Football Weekly, heaping praise on Sturridge's character turn around.
Unwittingly the team basically described Sturridge through Peters analytical approach to sport, without crediting Peters.
He of Team GB cycling fame, and The Chimp Paradox.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Peters_(psychiatrist)
Peters has been working closely with Suarez, and Liverpool as a whole, since Suarez' 'misdemeanours' last season.
I was listening to, probably, The Football Weekly, heaping praise on Sturridge's character turn around.
Unwittingly the team basically described Sturridge through Peters analytical approach to sport, without crediting Peters.
Think the way he has tactically outwitted some of his counterparts has been very clever. Big, big tests to come with City and Chelsea but massively exceeded expectations this year
HastingsSeagull
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Liverpool is a bigger job than England these days. He should only go to England once either A) Won a fair bit at Liverpool or B) England have a decent chance of winning a tournament.
If he jumped too early he'd fail to get a big club after England, but if he had the history of doing well in club football, whatever happened at England level he'd land a good job somewhere when returned to club scene.
If he jumped too early he'd fail to get a big club after England, but if he had the history of doing well in club football, whatever happened at England level he'd land a good job somewhere when returned to club scene.
Here you go [MENTION=12101]Mellotron[/MENTION], maybe football is climbing out from under it's rock.
T'is a shame the governing bodies won't be joining the clubs, any time soon.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...itle-charge-reference-Victoria-Pendleton.html
T'is a shame the governing bodies won't be joining the clubs, any time soon.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...itle-charge-reference-Victoria-Pendleton.html
I'll have a pint of what you have had please.
I do remember reading that Redknpapp admitted (in his book apparently) to discussing Rodgers becoming his number 2 when he got the England job.
As an aside Rodgers does seem to be a breath of fresh air. Was all that Suarez nonsense on his watch though?
As an aside Rodgers does seem to be a breath of fresh air. Was all that Suarez nonsense on his watch though?
Albumen
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The Evra complaint? No, Dalglish.
Normal Rob
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with Englands squad, relative to the top teams in the world, I think that Pulis should be manager.
Fergie said that Suarez had disrespected the great club Liverpool, and they should get rid of him. Oh how they must wish they'd listened to Fergie.
Yes. I guessed it might have been Dalglsh; I cannot imagine Rodgers letting the team trot out in those crass t-shirts.
Good luck to Liverpool I say. I dont really care too much for the football club but the way the city fought to get justice for the Hillsborough 96 was admirable and a lesson to us all. They had sections of the press, the government and the police all against them but they still won. And the city has always been friendly to me when I have visited.
Albumen
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Maybe it wasn't a good idea but they believed he was innocent. As much as I'd like racists to be punished there was so much leaning in that case from Ferguson's United it just doesn't seem to be balanced, and I guess Liverpool were showing support (again, probably not the best way of doing it but the black players were happy to do so too).
Bwian
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- Jul 14, 2003
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Why would Rodgers leave a job, a club and a city where he is held in high esteem for the poisoned chalice that is the England job? Everybody in the country knows that the whole England set up needs a major overhaul but the impatience of fans, fuelled by the tabloids ensures we are stuck with what we've got for the foreseeable future. Rodgers, if he does things properly, has the potential to be a legend at Liverpool. Compare to having his face photoshopped on to a vegetable and being pilloried in The Scum for losing to Spain, Germany, Brazil, etc.
Worried Man Blues
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I wonder if Reading regrets? Hope so!