Balotelli is a lost cause anyway. I don't blame Rodgers for not doing the whole "arm around him" thing.
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Those Balotelli comments 
He's admitting defeat already eh?
He's admitting defeat already eh?
The man's an idiot.
The man's an idiot.
He really is that buzzword middle management wanker everyone hates.
you have to say, for an outlay of £110m, his purchases were largely very poor. Spending half the money on players from a mid-table team and the rest on talented but not PL proven youngsters was never going to compensate for losing the best player in the league.
And then there's Balotelli.
And then there's Balotelli.
Classic man-management by Rodgers. Right up there with his 3 letters routine. Either Mario will be determined and motivated the next game with a point to prove or stink up the place even more. We all know which one it's going to be given Balotelli's professional attitude... Seriously what a bozo...
Is Origi that good or is rodgers trying to make his spending look better than what is does?
He did look a real good talent at the World Cup.
He did look a real good talent at the World Cup.
Those comments about Balotelli are right out of Moyes' handbook for man management.
4 in 10 so far this season. Seems to take penalties though?
Rogers is really hanging Balotelli out to dry. Poor man management but it's neither here nor there as Balotelli was always gonna be a shit signing for them.
Rodgers really did put Hodgson in an impossible situation with his comments. And feck knows what he is thinking with talking about Balotelli like that to the media.
Wasn't his record in the transfer market overall crap even before this season?
I know its early days but what doesn't help him is Southampton flying high after going to the Dutch league and buying what appear to be very good talents, for a fraction of the price.
It's amazing how quickly the wheel's are starting to come off for him. Only 6 months ago he looked nailed on to win the Premier League. Then Jose's B team rolled into town...
Could be a bit of a power play from him. Perhaps the board bought this player without Rodgers approval esp with the pressure from fans for a marquee signing (Reus). He is obviously not a big-name on the level of Reus but he is the best of the big-name category that they could afford or would go to Liverpool. I remember Rodgers claiming they weren't going to buy him and then Liverpool did just that a few weeks later. Whether it was the board going behind his back or a bargaining tactic I'm not sure. There has been a precedent of players being bought without Rodger's approval in the past though. I'm really struggling to think of another logical explanation for these comments esp given the mentality of Balotelli. Perhaps Rodgers wants full transfer responsibilities.
This is what Rodgers said when Balotelli first signed. It's a shame that he never taught his defenders to defend corners instead.
http://www.lfchistory.net/Transfers/ByManager/25-1
Horrible actually. Of the £212M spent on 25 players, I'd say Sturridge & Coutinho are the only outright successes, with Lallana and Moreno in the 'will probably turn out well' category.
After that its a mix of 'meh' (Allen, Mignolet, Borini) and a heap of fails.
Heh, and Sturridge was supposedly forced on him by the board.
Heh. That's great to see.
Think you're being a little generous with Lallana too. Can see him going down as another Downing/Young/Johnson within the next year or two.
Yup. He wanted Clint Dempsey.
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Not great. Coutinho and Sturridge were good buys but other than that I can't think of many.
Funnily enough, two his best four performers last season were Kenny Dalglish purchases (Suarez, Henderson).
http://www.lfchistory.net/Transfers/ByManager/25-1
Fabio Borini ...........Roma...................£10,400,000..........13 July 2012
Joe Allen................Swansea City........£15,000,000...........10 August 2012
Oussama Assaidi.....Heerenveen..........£3,000,000.............17 August 2012
Nuri Sahin..............Real Madrid..........On Loan..................25 August 2012
Samed Yesil............Bayer Leverkusen.£1,000,000..............30 August 2012
Daniel Sturridge......Chelsea...............£12,000,000.............2 January 2013
Philippe Coutinho.....Inter Milan..........£8,500,000...............30 January 2013
João Carlos Teixeira..Sporting Lisbon...£830,000..................31 January 2013
Luis Alberto.............Sevilla................£6,800,000...............22 June 2013
Iago Aspas..............Celta Vigo...........£7,000,000...............23 June 2013
Simon Mignolet........Sunderland.........£9,000,000...............25 June 2013
Kolo Touré...............Free Transfer......Free.........................2 July 2013
Aly Cissokho.............Valencia.............On Loan *................20 August 2013
Mamadou Sakho........PSG..................£15,000,000.............2 September 2013
Tiago Ilori.................Sporting Lisbon..£7,000,000...............2 September 2013
Victor Moses..............Chelsea............On Loan *.................2 September 2013
Rickie Lambert...........Southampton....£4,500,000...............2 June 2014
Adam Lallana.............Southampton....£25,000,000 *...........1 July 2014
Emre Can..................Bayer Leverkusen..£9,750,000............3 July 2014
Lazar Markovic...........Benfica.............£19,800,000..............15 July 2014
Dejan Lovren.............Southampton.....£20,000,000 *...........27 July 2014
Divick Origi................Lille..................£9,800,000 *.............29 July 2014
Javier Manquillo..........Atletico Madrid..On Loan.....................6 August 2014
Alberto Moreno...........Sevilla..............£12,000,000 *............16 August 2014
Mario Balotelli.............AC Milan...........£16,000,000...............25 August 2014
Joe Allen................Swansea City........£15,000,000...........10 August 2012
Oussama Assaidi.....Heerenveen..........£3,000,000.............17 August 2012
Nuri Sahin..............Real Madrid..........On Loan..................25 August 2012
Samed Yesil............Bayer Leverkusen.£1,000,000..............30 August 2012
Daniel Sturridge......Chelsea...............£12,000,000.............2 January 2013
Philippe Coutinho.....Inter Milan..........£8,500,000...............30 January 2013
João Carlos Teixeira..Sporting Lisbon...£830,000..................31 January 2013
Luis Alberto.............Sevilla................£6,800,000...............22 June 2013
Iago Aspas..............Celta Vigo...........£7,000,000...............23 June 2013
Simon Mignolet........Sunderland.........£9,000,000...............25 June 2013
Kolo Touré...............Free Transfer......Free.........................2 July 2013
Aly Cissokho.............Valencia.............On Loan *................20 August 2013
Mamadou Sakho........PSG..................£15,000,000.............2 September 2013
Tiago Ilori.................Sporting Lisbon..£7,000,000...............2 September 2013
Victor Moses..............Chelsea............On Loan *.................2 September 2013
Rickie Lambert...........Southampton....£4,500,000...............2 June 2014
Adam Lallana.............Southampton....£25,000,000 *...........1 July 2014
Emre Can..................Bayer Leverkusen..£9,750,000............3 July 2014
Lazar Markovic...........Benfica.............£19,800,000..............15 July 2014
Dejan Lovren.............Southampton.....£20,000,000 *...........27 July 2014
Divick Origi................Lille..................£9,800,000 *.............29 July 2014
Javier Manquillo..........Atletico Madrid..On Loan.....................6 August 2014
Alberto Moreno...........Sevilla..............£12,000,000 *............16 August 2014
Mario Balotelli.............AC Milan...........£16,000,000...............25 August 2014
That is genuinely a horrific transfer history record for about £212,400,000 million expenditure. Liverpool don't exactly have the best of pull for top players and you can excuse his lack of big signings but it doesn't excuse the fact that most of those players have flopped or have been underwhelming. You can say Sturridge is the only one who has been a success so far with Coutinho and Allen being good to a certain extent. The others are all just shocking to say the least. Granted, you could give the new recruits the benefit of the doubt but it isn't looking too good for them right now as well...
EDIT: Didn't see it being posted already
Rodgers was asked about the prospect of Liverpool "doing a Tottenham" on their pre season tour of the USA. Brendan said it wouldn't happen because there's a "strategy" at Liverpool. Mustn't be a great strategy then.
"Come on guys. If we qualify for the CL we can buy some better players."
Claims United will struggle to buy top players without CL and goes out to buy raft of players ranging from mediocre to good with CL. Didn't he also say something along the lines of Tottenhams spending £100 mil and should be challenging for the title.
Here it is
Rodgers
''Tottenham were a team maybe looking to challenge for the league this season. They spent £100-odd million on a group that was set up to challenge. But there's no pressure on us. We've shown that over the course of the season''
How's the pressure now Brendan? He should just keep his mouth shut for his own benefit.
He's an expert at pandering to the prevalent media narrative.
Yep, he's already decided that Origi is 'World Class' and that Balotelli was what they got stuck with in the meantime. I bet Balotelli is feeling great now, really motivated to do well for the boss.
I still cant believe after all that we've seen in the last 12 months that Rodgers started Gerard in midfield with Henderson and Moutinhio.
People can blame Gerard all the want but he simply cant play the role that's required there. He still has plenty to offer as a player but to select him as the defensive midfielder in that system at this stage of his career is laughable from the manager.
Gerard was 9/2 for yellow card the other night. Keep an eye on it for future matches he plays there and fill your boots.
People can blame Gerard all the want but he simply cant play the role that's required there. He still has plenty to offer as a player but to select him as the defensive midfielder in that system at this stage of his career is laughable from the manager.
Gerard was 9/2 for yellow card the other night. Keep an eye on it for future matches he plays there and fill your boots.
Couldn't make that up..... More like /errrrrr/
It's grand, all he has to do is implement his majestic plan of converting Stevie Me to CB, fixing two problems at once. What a man.
I find it hilarious that, after only a month, he is already publicly writying off Balotelli as the last choice signing for the striker position. If there was one player who needed careful man management its him. Now watch his Liverpool career implode
Marouane and Mario: The Expendables
He didn't even look that good.
Certainly don't think he's the clinical type that Rodgers would need. More David N'Gog than Thierry Henry.
They've had a bad start sure but Rodgers by himself is turning this into a crisis story for Liverpool.
He just loves his name in the papers even if it means slagging off his newest 'start' signing.
I didn't think they could get a bigger Muppet than Rafa.
He just loves his name in the papers even if it means slagging off his newest 'start' signing.
I didn't think they could get a bigger Muppet than Rafa.
Be interesting to see if he can turn it around. Always thought there was a bit of a myth about Rodgers and I'm hoping he'll prove me right (i.e., feck it up)
It would not surprise me one bit if Rogers was to cock it up that Rafa would come back. The scousers would lap it up. Would be comedy gold!
Still early days in the season. I expect Sturridge's return to help Liverpool, they need a player to stay up top and Balotelli is not providing that. He is best when playing as a support striker IMO.
I think Liverpool finished too high last season, setting expectations too high. Suarez had a world class season despite the abysmal finish, and Liverpool rode his form to 2nd place. It helped that Arsenal and Chelsea sputtered after January, while United were nowhere to be found. The stakes are higher and he has to deal with the loss of Suarez and Sturridge, a dilemna most teams would struggle with.
There is a lot of valid criticism he can kop. His refusal/inability to make Liverpool more solid at the back at the expense of some attacking power; his comments about Balotelli; marginalizing Agger who was one of their better defenders. His hands aqre tied to some extent by the fact that Liverpool cannot compete with biggest names in the transfer market. He probably didn't forsee Sturridge's injury. If he lands a CL spot and wins a domestic cup he will have done well.
It does grate me how he is blasted for finishing second in the league while the media/caf were too busy sucking Mourinho off to examine his failure last season with the same amount of scrutiny.
I think Liverpool finished too high last season, setting expectations too high. Suarez had a world class season despite the abysmal finish, and Liverpool rode his form to 2nd place. It helped that Arsenal and Chelsea sputtered after January, while United were nowhere to be found. The stakes are higher and he has to deal with the loss of Suarez and Sturridge, a dilemna most teams would struggle with.
There is a lot of valid criticism he can kop. His refusal/inability to make Liverpool more solid at the back at the expense of some attacking power; his comments about Balotelli; marginalizing Agger who was one of their better defenders. His hands aqre tied to some extent by the fact that Liverpool cannot compete with biggest names in the transfer market. He probably didn't forsee Sturridge's injury. If he lands a CL spot and wins a domestic cup he will have done well.
It does grate me how he is blasted for finishing second in the league while the media/caf were too busy sucking Mourinho off to examine his failure last season with the same amount of scrutiny.
Who? Rogers?! He's got nothing but praise for their last campaign.
Oh. He did? Maybe the Caf's analysis skewed my thoughts. I recall him getting flack after the loss against Chelsea and Crystanbul.
Point about Mourinho still stands.
Point about Mourinho still stands.
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