Our Rodgers is clearly the nicer-looking manager, nicer smile, better-shaped guns, probably smells nicer too, and is the victor so far with Round 1 of the season going to us.
But, who do you think is the better coach? Moyes has recently been called, variously, a clown and a dinosaur in his coaching.
[article=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/224565.html]A leading Dutch fitness coach, who has worked with some of the world's top clubs, has launched a scathing attack on David Moyes after Robin van Persie picked up a minor injury on Manchester United's pre-season tour.
Former Wales assistant manager Raymond Verheijen, who has helped coach Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City, branded Moyes' methods "Jurassic Park".[/article]
While Rodgers came with coaching credentials (especially his work with youths) endorsed by no less than Mourinho.
[article=http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/may/30/brendan-rodgers-liverpool-manager]"I'm a big fan of his, and not just now. Young Frank Lampard worked with him at Chelsea and spoke highly of him. Frank Sr worked with him at Watford and went to Reading with him, and he used to tell me how good he was. They [Swansea] absolutely slaughtered Fulham last week – and Fulham aren't a bad team but they couldn't get near them. That's what they can do to you. If you aren't prepared to press them and try to make it difficult for them, they'll play round you and keep the ball and open you up. That's a credit to the manager. They should let every youth coach in the country go and watch them and learn." - Harry Redknapp
"I like everything in him," his former manager Mourinho once said. "He is ambitious and doesn't see football very differently from myself. He is open, likes to learn and likes to communicate."[/article]
With our academy planning coming to fruition and a first-team picture taking shape and direction, Rodgers seems to be the glove that fits. Moyes, on the other hand, is increasingly looking like a hand-me-down.
But, who do you think is the better coach? Moyes has recently been called, variously, a clown and a dinosaur in his coaching.
[article=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/sport/story/224565.html]A leading Dutch fitness coach, who has worked with some of the world's top clubs, has launched a scathing attack on David Moyes after Robin van Persie picked up a minor injury on Manchester United's pre-season tour.
Former Wales assistant manager Raymond Verheijen, who has helped coach Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester City, branded Moyes' methods "Jurassic Park".[/article]
While Rodgers came with coaching credentials (especially his work with youths) endorsed by no less than Mourinho.
[article=http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/may/30/brendan-rodgers-liverpool-manager]"I'm a big fan of his, and not just now. Young Frank Lampard worked with him at Chelsea and spoke highly of him. Frank Sr worked with him at Watford and went to Reading with him, and he used to tell me how good he was. They [Swansea] absolutely slaughtered Fulham last week – and Fulham aren't a bad team but they couldn't get near them. That's what they can do to you. If you aren't prepared to press them and try to make it difficult for them, they'll play round you and keep the ball and open you up. That's a credit to the manager. They should let every youth coach in the country go and watch them and learn." - Harry Redknapp
"I like everything in him," his former manager Mourinho once said. "He is ambitious and doesn't see football very differently from myself. He is open, likes to learn and likes to communicate."[/article]
With our academy planning coming to fruition and a first-team picture taking shape and direction, Rodgers seems to be the glove that fits. Moyes, on the other hand, is increasingly looking like a hand-me-down.
