Brodge on Sky Sports 1
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Pretty candid so far.
Says he didn't have the final say on transfers. If the player he wanted to sign for a certain position wasn't put on the committee's list, he had to choose another one who was.
Delle Ali was almost a LFC player. Karl Robinson was so keen to see him at LFC he drove him up to talk to Rodgers. They shook hands on the deal and Rodgers thought he'd got him, then Spurs intervened.
After Suarez left he asked the club to get Sanchez, with Lambert as back-up. Then Sanchez went to Arsenal and there were no obvious alternatives. The committee thought he could turn Balotelli into a £50m player, so he decided to take him for want of another target.
Says he didn't have the final say on transfers. If the player he wanted to sign for a certain position wasn't put on the committee's list, he had to choose another one who was.
Delle Ali was almost a LFC player. Karl Robinson was so keen to see him at LFC he drove him up to talk to Rodgers. They shook hands on the deal and Rodgers thought he'd got him, then Spurs intervened.
After Suarez left he asked the club to get Sanchez, with Lambert as back-up. Then Sanchez went to Arsenal and there were no obvious alternatives. The committee thought he could turn Balotelli into a £50m player, so he decided to take him for want of another target.
Rogers should shut the fuck up
There is nothing wrong in what he has said....
Its the truth...at least from his perspective.
He hasnt said anything bad about the club at all ...
He has been very dignified in the immediate aftermath of the sacking....this i beleive isthe first time he has said his side of things.....i was certainly interested in what he had to say. At least it should push the club towards correcting some of the wrongs with Klopp at least.
Its the truth...at least from his perspective.
He hasnt said anything bad about the club at all ...
He has been very dignified in the immediate aftermath of the sacking....this i beleive isthe first time he has said his side of things.....i was certainly interested in what he had to say. At least it should push the club towards correcting some of the wrongs with Klopp at least.
He shouldn't speak about any internal dealings with Liverpool or how we are run. It should be confidential
Way too harsh. He's behaved with class and dignity, he merely answered a few questions that he shouldn't be expected to remain silent about indefinitely (he has a right to defend his reputation, too), and he clarified a few things that would otherwise have continued to have spiralled into myths and speculation.
Didn't see all of it, but what I did see of it impressed me.
He spoke very well about the club & players. He also eluded to shelveys lack of maturity when talking about his move to Newcastle.
His punditry/comments on other clubs & players was a step above anything sky normally have, including Carra & Neville.
He spoke very well about the club & players. He also eluded to shelveys lack of maturity when talking about his move to Newcastle.
His punditry/comments on other clubs & players was a step above anything sky normally have, including Carra & Neville.
He has every right to defend himself against some of things levelled at him. It's not like other people at the club haven't talked about it. Ayre has, Gerrard has.. Waaaay OTT response.
Well that's his take on it and I would have thought any job like this would come with a confidentiality clause after you leave. It makes us look like idiots
Any manager should be above such talk. Just my opinion but I would rather an ex manager keeps his mouth shut, especially if he fails
I wonder how many others slipped through the net like that? We saw similar "done deals" with the likes of Willian and a few other overseas players. So as said, it does seem that despite some of the dross he did buy, he also missed out on alot of good targets too and also had to put with some shite signed by guys who shouldn't be anywhere near transfers.
Brendan Rodgers insists his relationship with Raheem Sterling never broke down during their time at Liverpool and revealed the pair still keep in contact.
Sterling's agent Aidy Ward claimed Sterling no longer trusted Rodgers during a protracted disagreement over the England star's future last year, which eventually ended with his transfer to Manchester City.
Rodgers says the way the story was portrayed in the media was not consistent with what really happened and he takes great pride in his relationship with Sterling.
Speaking as a guest on Goals on Sunday, Rodgers said: "It seemed, when Raheem left, that there was a whole array of reasons why he needed to leave and then towards the end it was a number of other reasons.
"The situation wasn't ideal but what was reported in the media was different from how it was on a day-to-day basis.
"I suppose my name got thrown into the mix - that our communication had broken down. But it was never the case. I was surprised at that. I always had a really good relationship with Raheem.
"We were still in contact and we are since he and I left. When I left Liverpool, his was one of the first messages I received."
Rodgers integrated Sterling into Liverpool's first team after being appointed in the summer of 2012 and believes playing him in different positions has made him the player he is today.
"Raheem's a fantastic young man. I put him the team at 17 and for the next couple of years he was absolutely incredible," Rodgers said.
"I take great pride in putting him in, and we played him in a number of positions so he could develop. We played him wide, a No.10, on the side. He was a such a great footballer that I could play him anywhere on the field.
"Now he's gone to Man City, that flexibility has helped him. I like to think the development he received from the coaches at Liverpool has helped him."
Sterling's agent Aidy Ward claimed Sterling no longer trusted Rodgers during a protracted disagreement over the England star's future last year, which eventually ended with his transfer to Manchester City.
Rodgers says the way the story was portrayed in the media was not consistent with what really happened and he takes great pride in his relationship with Sterling.
Speaking as a guest on Goals on Sunday, Rodgers said: "It seemed, when Raheem left, that there was a whole array of reasons why he needed to leave and then towards the end it was a number of other reasons.
"The situation wasn't ideal but what was reported in the media was different from how it was on a day-to-day basis.
"I suppose my name got thrown into the mix - that our communication had broken down. But it was never the case. I was surprised at that. I always had a really good relationship with Raheem.
"We were still in contact and we are since he and I left. When I left Liverpool, his was one of the first messages I received."
Rodgers integrated Sterling into Liverpool's first team after being appointed in the summer of 2012 and believes playing him in different positions has made him the player he is today.
"Raheem's a fantastic young man. I put him the team at 17 and for the next couple of years he was absolutely incredible," Rodgers said.
"I take great pride in putting him in, and we played him in a number of positions so he could develop. We played him wide, a No.10, on the side. He was a such a great footballer that I could play him anywhere on the field.
"Now he's gone to Man City, that flexibility has helped him. I like to think the development he received from the coaches at Liverpool has helped him."
Lol.
Says Maureen's little fuckboy.
He had his flaws but he wasn't "tactically inept" when we were snotting teams left right and centre with some of the best football I've seen us play. I don't why I'm bothering, if you can't show a bit of grace to the guy even now, it says it all.
Its been done to death, so whatever floats your boat.
He's just not relevant anymore.
You're right, it's been done to death and everyone knows your stance. It's just nice to see some of his biggest detractors show some respect to the guy. And then we have you, which isn't really that surprising.
Anyway, I wish him well and it was good to hear his perspective and him talking about the club with dignity and warmth. Good on him.
Anyway, I wish him well and it was good to hear his perspective and him talking about the club with dignity and warmth. Good on him.
What halfwit ever thought Balotelli would be worth 50m?
He should have just said as if, fuck off
I think every manager after they are fired, leaks a list of superstar players whom they should have gotten which would have made a difference. Houllier had a deal lined up with Essien, Rafa too had similar claims about Dani Alves and others, and now Rodgers.
Truth is not every manager gets their first choice all the time. But he did get his first choices a decent number of times. The club did go out of the way to get his first choice of Lallana, Benteke, Allen. I will be stunned if the internal valuations of those players were as high as we paid. And if we had gotten his first choices all the time, we would most likely not have Sturridge or Coutinho.
Not defending the transfer committee and Ayre, they were poor. But so was his transfers.
I am also surprised at Lambert being a backup for Sanchez. They are both completely different type of players.
Truth is not every manager gets their first choice all the time. But he did get his first choices a decent number of times. The club did go out of the way to get his first choice of Lallana, Benteke, Allen. I will be stunned if the internal valuations of those players were as high as we paid. And if we had gotten his first choices all the time, we would most likely not have Sturridge or Coutinho.
Not defending the transfer committee and Ayre, they were poor. But so was his transfers.
I am also surprised at Lambert being a backup for Sanchez. They are both completely different type of players.
He didn't say he was backup for Sanchez, he said he wanted Lambert as back up, he didn't say for a particular player. Christ, that's a pretty selective post. So we probably wouldn't have got the good players we signed if he'd had his way, but the bad players we did sign must have been his fault? Ok.
No. You are completely misrepresenting what I am conveying and putting a completely negative spin on it.
Every manager after they are fired, comes up with a list of players they have missed out who in hindsight have turned out to be great players. All I am trying to say is that list is selective whether it is Rafa, Houllier, or Rodgers.
I have a great deal of affection for all three of them and grateful for what they did to our club. But at the same time I dont like them listing the list of players who have turned out great in hindsight. There is a convenient omission of the players they recommended and did not get and turned out to be shit and the players whom they recommended and got and turned out to be shit.
Not all managers get all of their top targets. I dont see King Kenny listing out all the players he missed out on, I am sure there were some. To this day he has protected Commoli and not said a bad word.
Our transfers were poor during the last five years maybe even in the last 20 years whether it is transfer committee, managers, or whomever was incharge. Rafa, Houllier, King Kenny, and Rodgers were not bad managers. Given our budget constraints, our squad weakness, inability to pay top of the level wages - they couldnt make transfer purchases to sustain the squad at the highest level for a long period of time. It is a close to impossible job, I understand. But if Moores, Parry, transfer committee release a list of players these managers actually wanted, I am fairly confident it will not look that rosy as these managers try to make it out in hindsight.
Also for your comment on backup, I am basing mine on gkmacca's statement
"After Suarez left he asked the club to get Sanchez, with Lambert as back-up."
English is not my first language. But I assumed what that sentence meant was Lambert was the back-up for Sanchez.
I am surprised the committee survived. They should have been fired too.
Yep. Time to let Rodgers have his say.
As long as he remains respectful of the club and just tells the truth from his perspective, then you can't fault him for that @Dreambeliever
Swings and roundabouts really. Some players he wanted and we got them. Some he wanted and we didn't. I'm pretty sure that's normal at about 99% of clubs. We've all had our say about Rodgers. Me included. Time to le the guy be and move on.
As long as he remains respectful of the club and just tells the truth from his perspective, then you can't fault him for that @Dreambeliever
Swings and roundabouts really. Some players he wanted and we got them. Some he wanted and we didn't. I'm pretty sure that's normal at about 99% of clubs. We've all had our say about Rodgers. Me included. Time to le the guy be and move on.
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