Brentan Rodgers
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He's a crunt but he clearly ain't thick.
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Can't believe I'm betting on Arsenal...but may the best man win.
Ok, where the hell did this thread go.
Let's get one thing straight, Wenger might not always have the best priorities (or perhaps he's not as ambitious as other managers) but he's probably one of the most innovative coaches in recent history and probably the most intelligent bloke in the game. Do a mere hour of research about Wenger and you'll see just what he brings to the table.
Let's get one thing straight, Wenger might not always have the best priorities (or perhaps he's not as ambitious as other managers) but he's probably one of the most innovative coaches in recent history and probably the most intelligent bloke in the game. Do a mere hour of research about Wenger and you'll see just what he brings to the table.
Rodgers should have pushed to keep Suarez one more season ala. Ronaldo. The thing Wenger didn't have which Rodgers did, was the wantaway player having a long term contract. Nasri/RVP/Clichy/Fabregas were all sold with little to no time left on their contracts.
Teams who come 2nd normally don't lose their man massive standout star player though...that's the tiny thing he's missing.
That and having a much more stacked campaign.
He'd have missed the first stack of games though. And as he wasn't a Barcelona player the appeals would all fail.
He could push all he wants but you can't always stop these things. Plus, he may have regarded it as reasonably good business due to the baggage involved.
Buyout clause and his age. Also, selling while a player has longer on his contract is much smarter than selling when he has less than two years on it.
Jesus, it takes a genius to know one. You don't need 5 minutes, just take a look at his quotes and you would see the intelligence oozing from Rodgers. You would be hard pressed to find another articulate modern-day genius like Rodgers.
(Already posted this in another thread but hey no harm in highlighting the brilliance of Rodgers is it?)
1. ”It was a perfect away performance, apart from the first 10 minutes.”
2. “I’ve always said that you can live without water for many days, but you can’t live for a second without hope.”
3. On Luis Suarez: “He is a real warrior of spirit.”
4. “My biggest mentor is myself because I’ve had to study, so that’s been my biggest influence.”
5. “I am not a power freak.” (We think the lady doth protest too much!)
6. “I started coaching for one reason and that was to make a difference for people, not just as footballers but as human beings.”
7. “When we have the football, everybody’s a player.”
8. “You train dogs, I like to educate players.”
9. ‘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.”
10.”I use a quote with the players,“Per aspera ad astra”, which is Latin for ‘through adversity to the stars’.”
11. “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.”
12. “Joe Allen is one of the most courageous players I’ve seen.
13. “I will leave no stone unturned in my quest – and that quest will be relentless.”
14. “I always say a squad is like a good meal – I’m not a great cook but a good meal takes a wee bit of time, but also to offer a good meal you need good ingredients.”
15. “All I’ll ever do is all I’ve ever done in any job, and that’s promise to fight for my life for the people of the city.”
16. On the ‘Being: Liverpool’ documentary: “It was something I didn’t watch, and thankfully it’s over.”
17. “I’ve always worked along the statistic, that if you can dominate the game with the ball you have a 79% chance of winning a game of football.”
18. “I believe a young player will run through a barbed wire fence for you. An older player looks for a hole in the fence.”
19. “The problem with being a manager is it’s like trying to build an aircraft while it is flying.”
20. “We play with 11 men, other teams play with 10 men and a goalkeeper.”
http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/live...ntly-cringeworthy-brendan-rodgers-quotes.html
This one never tires. Sounds bitter and excuse-ridden.
Liverpool fans love that sort of shite though.
No different to how Ronaldo missed a portion of 2008 with an ankle injury and struggled. But in the run in he was inspired. Suarez will be missed greatly, I don't think you can replace him.
Didn't he have a 4-5 year contract left? Ronaldo/RVP/Nasri all had contracts running out. It's either pick 60 million euros or a prime shot at the title. Liverpool went for the money.
The buyout clause argument seems moot with J.W. Henry saying they rejected Arsenals offer in 2013 even though they matched it. Again, I would argue Suarez was worth more to Liverpool potentially than 60 million euros.
I know that is why I laughed, don't forget division 2 title as well. Just remind Brenton how he did at Reading. IBRWT
I would have done everything to keep him another year. He wanted to go and ahead a release clause and £75m was being offered. We couldn't really do anything about it.
6. “I started coaching for one reason and that was to make a difference for people, not just as footballers but as human beings.”
Yes I'm definitely a better human being since Brenton started coaching, I think we all are now! What a guy....
Yes I'm definitely a better human being since Brenton started coaching, I think we all are now! What a guy....
We're doing this now...the bloke who took a Liverpool side derided by everyone (EVERYONE) on here to within an inch of the title...we're calling him stupid. OK.
The guy who has been a student to Mourinho and influenced by van Gaal. The guy who made a personal aim to become a student of the game and now finds himself at one of the biggest clubs in Europe. We're calling him stupid. OK.
The guy who has been a student to Mourinho and influenced by van Gaal. The guy who made a personal aim to become a student of the game and now finds himself at one of the biggest clubs in Europe. We're calling him stupid. OK.
Ok. Any other inside info on the machinations of Suarez's contract. You obviously know.
People are taking the piss out of his stupid quotes, not his management ability, which currently isn't in question.
No we're saying he's pretending to be more intelligent than he really is.
Not the same as calling him stupid.
I think the guy is tactically astute but he comes across as rather laboured and awkward in the public eye. He seems to be just following managerial stereotypes rather than creating his own identity, as evidenced with him stealing Ferguson's famous envelope trick.
Not all of us. Rodgers is cringey as feck in press conferences, and at times he says far too much.
He plays up to the Liverpool fans, he knows they love a quote that looks good accompanied with some teary eyed romantic picture.
That's fair enough, I doubt it's that bothersome when he's delivering results anyway.
Liverpool could've kept him (as evidenced by J.W. Henry's admittance to ignoring Arsenal's buy out bid) but were swayed by money and knee jerk cowardice, it's as simple as that. They will need to put the greatest challenge in the history to win it this year. They had a legit chance to win it and they blew it.
That's peterstorey, you shouldn't take him too seriously at all.
So Liverpool are accused by all and sundry for having no moral compass for keeping Suarez but sell him and it's cowardice? WUM
Win-win situation.
Yep, it definitely annoyed me far more in 12/13 when we weren't performing as well. It's annoying to hear his pseudo-intellectual crap but easy to live with when we're on form.
Yes, it is.
I'm on the latter argument. If he was a United player and we sold him for 60 million euros I would be seething.
6. “I started coaching for one reason and that was to make a difference for people, not just as footballers but as human beings.”
Yes I'm definitely a better human being since Brenton started coaching, I think we all are now! What a guy....
You want to become a better human being? Simple coach Suarez and you will become Mother Teresa.
"For me, he has challenged me every day of my life, he's done everything that you would need to do at the top level of the game as a player.
I know for however long I am at Liverpool, whenever I leave I will have become a better manager and a better person because of Luis Suarez and for that I thank him so much."
Rodgers the gift that keeps giving...
His team is what he's creating. That's primary. That's key.
How? He guided a mediocre Liverpool side to within a slip of the Premier League.
“My biggest mentor is myself because I’ve had to study, so that’s been my biggest influence.”
In honor of Suarez it should be a complete ban away from all Caf related activities. The loser can't be within 300 feet of the server in Niall's basement, nor can they go down to the Caf ladies night at the Coach and Horses.
Manchester United of 2011 who won the league and went to champions league final were mediocre. Liverpool of 2013/14 were a good side with one of the greatest frontlines in years. Rodgers should've won it.
He hasn't won anything. I am not saying he is shit but until the silverware is in the cabinet, his ability will always be questioned.
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