http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/big-club-brendan-rodgers-looking-5761894
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/brendan-rodgers-quotes-be-quiet-5763659
Two Brentan related articles in the mirror.
Brentan Rodgers
- Thread starter The Neviller
- Start date
- Status
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/big-club-brendan-rodgers-looking-5761894
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/row-zed/brendan-rodgers-quotes-be-quiet-5763659
Two Brentan related articles in the mirror.
Because their fan base prefers fantasy to reality.
A manager who doesn't harp on about the past and doesn't play up to the mawkish sentimentality, and instead focuses on creating new memories, is what they need. Their fans, however, want someone who is rude to authority, threatens to remove the team from competitions, wears ridiculous t-shirts and generally acts like the world owes them something.
A manager who doesn't harp on about the past and doesn't play up to the mawkish sentimentality, and instead focuses on creating new memories, is what they need. Their fans, however, want someone who is rude to authority, threatens to remove the team from competitions, wears ridiculous t-shirts and generally acts like the world owes them something.
I think you'll find that that's Van Gaal, right after he won the Bundesliga.
Moyes managed 57 points in 34 games, that's about 64 in 38, we have 6 more points so we are slightly better than that season. The spending is an irrelevant point since Louis van Gaal also lost quite a few players so it goes both ways.
But comparing Louis van Gaal's first season in the premier league and at Manchester United with Moyes' first season at the club is not the same as comparing Rodgers' first season at Liverpool with Rodgers' third season. Put it this way, I expect Louis van Gaal in his third season as Manchester United manager to get more than 71 points. I would also expect Moyes in his third season to get more than 65 points.
My post was about this season being in my opinion below par, not par as you stated. Just like if Louis van Gaal's third season is similar to his first, I would say that it is below par because you expect progression.
An old favourite. "You can only trust yourselves. No one else. *Eyes widen* You trust the supporters, causethey'rethebest...."
An old favourite. "You can only trust yourselves. No one else. *Eyes widen* You trust the supporters, causethey'rethebest...."
And then the bit about family
Has he been appointed the new Real Madrid manager yet?
I'd say it was more of Suarez and Sturridge having a wonderful season that took them close to winning the title and playing nice attacking football.
I'm sure he's a great manager but right now he looks like a lost zombie and he seems to have lost the dressing room. They were fighting for the 4th spot for many game weeks but it sure didn't look like they fought at all. Dodgy wins against QPR and Newcastle was all they managed. That's not a good look.
That's alright. It does happen. I'm not guaranteeing he'll be successful there but I think he deserves more time based on his time there so far.
If we're blaming him for a bad season then we should give credit for a good one too.
An old favourite. "You can only trust yourselves. No one else. *Eyes widen* You trust the supporters, causethey'rethebest...."
An old favourite. "You can only trust yourselves. No one else. *Eyes widen* You trust the supporters, causethey'rethebest...."
And they lost that game 3:0
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19221306
What an incredibly lame speech. They should make a new season of that, brilliant stuff
...I cringe at the thought of how a similar show on Moyes's season would have made us look though.
It's the Spanish Inquisition sketch from Monty Python really.
An old favourite. "You can only trust yourselves. No one else. *Eyes widen* You trust the supporters, causethey'rethebest...."
That series needed more seasons. The finale for this one would've been trrfic.
He's some fooking spoofer....
An old favourite. "You can only trust yourselves. No one else. *Eyes widen* You trust the supporters, causethey'rethebest...."
All I heard was "Right" and "Ok".
Rodgers classic quotes...
"If you spend more than £100 million, you expect to be challenging for the league."
"Maybe Southampton's objectives have changed. They were looking to be a Champions League club, I believe."
"We are seeing now the player we all know Liverpool had – which is one of the best full-backs in the world.” - Glen Johnson
"When you’ve got the ball 65-70% of the time, it’s a football death for the other team. We’re not at that stage yet, but that’s what we will get to. It’s death by football. You just suck the life out of them."
Liverpool 0-1 Aston Villa – 75% possession
Liverpool 2-2 Middlesbrough (won 14-13 on pens) – 72%
Liverpool 0-0 Hull – 66%
Newcastle 1-0 Liverpool – 65%
Crystal Palace 3-1 Liverpool – 64%
“We play with 11 men, other teams play with 10 men and a goalkeeper.”
“I think what he’ll find is the competition in this league will be different to any other league that he’s worked in” - Van Gaal
“I think there’s three players who will let us down this year — the cause, the fight, everything – and I have written them down already in these three envelopes. Make sure you are not in one of the envelopes.”
“I started coaching for one reason and that was to make a difference for people, not just as footballers but as human beings.”
“I’ve always said that you can live without water for many days, but you can’t live for a second without hope.”
“It was a perfect away performance, apart from the first 10 minutes.”
“You train dogs, I like to educate players.”
“My biggest mentor is myself because I’ve had to study, so that’s been my biggest influence.”
”I use a quote with the players,“Per aspera ad astra”, which is Latin for ‘through adversity to the stars’.”
"If you spend more than £100 million, you expect to be challenging for the league."
"Maybe Southampton's objectives have changed. They were looking to be a Champions League club, I believe."
"We are seeing now the player we all know Liverpool had – which is one of the best full-backs in the world.” - Glen Johnson
"When you’ve got the ball 65-70% of the time, it’s a football death for the other team. We’re not at that stage yet, but that’s what we will get to. It’s death by football. You just suck the life out of them."
Liverpool 0-1 Aston Villa – 75% possession
Liverpool 2-2 Middlesbrough (won 14-13 on pens) – 72%
Liverpool 0-0 Hull – 66%
Newcastle 1-0 Liverpool – 65%
Crystal Palace 3-1 Liverpool – 64%
“We play with 11 men, other teams play with 10 men and a goalkeeper.”
“I think what he’ll find is the competition in this league will be different to any other league that he’s worked in” - Van Gaal
“I think there’s three players who will let us down this year — the cause, the fight, everything – and I have written them down already in these three envelopes. Make sure you are not in one of the envelopes.”
“I started coaching for one reason and that was to make a difference for people, not just as footballers but as human beings.”
“I’ve always said that you can live without water for many days, but you can’t live for a second without hope.”
“It was a perfect away performance, apart from the first 10 minutes.”
“You train dogs, I like to educate players.”
“My biggest mentor is myself because I’ve had to study, so that’s been my biggest influence.”
”I use a quote with the players,“Per aspera ad astra”, which is Latin for ‘through adversity to the stars’.”
If he's already written the names in the envelope then how is anyone supposed to make sure they aren't one of the names in there? Is he suggesting time travel?
Now that's some inspirational stuff right there.
and currently the most fitting one "judge me in 3 years" (2012)
If he can't manage his property how does he expect to manage a football club.
Last edited:
“I’ve always said that you can live without water for many days, but you can’t live for a second without hope.”
3 days max I thought.
3 days max I thought.
SAF have had that heartbreak of finishing 2nd back then, it could be quite a blow to come second (e.g. Liverpool) when you haven't won it for a long time, took a great mental strenght to go again and actually winning it. Off course the subsequent seasons after we won it is history, we broke the duck. Football or sports in general can be cruel sometimes, the difference between greatness and losers are sometimes a second too late or too soon.
Some of those are OK quotes , but some are simply laughable/preposterous. What a plonker.
"If you spend more than £69 thousand, you expect to be maintaining the property."
If he managed any other club(except obviously Manchester City) I would root for him. I get enjoyment from all his quotes and I appreciate the style of Football he tries to play.
The idea of that gem is that everyone tries harder and gives their best to not let the team down, so that at the end of the season when the envelopes are opened they contain blank sheets of paper, as nobody has let the side down.
An old favourite. "You can only trust yourselves. No one else. *Eyes widen* You trust the supporters, causethey'rethebest...."
I'm no body language expert but aside from what he says, the weirdest thing about this video is his gesticulation. It's completely out of sync with what he says, it's like he's badly dubbing himself with sign language only the sign language he's using is equally as gobbledegook as his words.
He did it wrong. If he has put names in there, you cant ensure your name is not in it. He is supposed to say 'prove me wrong', thus ensuring everyone works their hardest in case he has put their name in the envelope.
It pretty much sums the idiot up to be honest.
Didn't Ferguson do it?
I think so yes. Its not new, its been a staple of management books for 20 years or more.
What his hand movements said translated in British sign language is "One, not, one, not, again/repeat, not, one, good, seven, eight, think, seven."
The difference between the two uses is context. SAF did it after the players had won the league and said he put 3 names of people who he thought would let their standards drop after having achieved success. The mindset of the players is "I'm going to make sure I don't let my standards drop and end up in one of the envelopes". Because the squad had achieved success then it prevents it looking like SAF doesn't think the players are good enough - it is to guard against complacency and foster the right attitude.
Rogers did it before his team had won anything, so the names are more likely to be those he does not feel are good enough.
- Status