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You fickle bastard.
You should change it back to Rafa4
Rodgers needs to be studied by Larry David. He's got the weird staring eyes (too close), the manic face freeze, the mood misjudgement and the intrusive hand on the shoulder. That's about four episodes worth there and then.
e.g.
I killed yer fecking dawg! I did! Ha ha! Stone fecking DEAD!!!
'Don't touch me'.
I NEED to touch you!!! I need to absorb your powers! I've touched many people in Holland, Portugal, Spain and Italy!!! You see my purple lips? They'll go red again once I've topped up. Mourinho used to let me stroke him during him lulls in preparation! It's ENERGY!!!!
e.g.
I killed yer fecking dawg! I did! Ha ha! Stone fecking DEAD!!!
'Don't touch me'.
I NEED to touch you!!! I need to absorb your powers! I've touched many people in Holland, Portugal, Spain and Italy!!! You see my purple lips? They'll go red again once I've topped up. Mourinho used to let me stroke him during him lulls in preparation! It's ENERGY!!!!
Buck stops with Rodgers after flawless debut for Liverpool
It is difficult to recall a more invigorating recent Liverpool debut than Brendan Rodgers’ at Anfield.
New era: Brendan Rodgers' assured start at Anfield boosted Liverpool fans' confidence in him Photo: AFP
By Chris Bascombe
9:00PM BST 01 Jun 2012
Polished, commanding, humble and armed with a ready supply of emotive quotes to stir the soul of the most cynical Kop veterans, each utterance seemed to cleanse the Anfield air which has often seemed contaminated by recent traumas.
The new Liverpool manager’s flawless first impression on Friday may be limited to words rather than deeds, but there were moments when it seemed Fenway Sports Group had indeed appointed a man of gravitas and vision.
This was never more apparent when, sensing the muddled perceptions of the ‘sporting director’ model Liverpool continued to champion, Rodgers intervened to create absolute clarity. For those still obsessing about multi-tiered management structures, here is the reality in plain English: Rodgers is Liverpool’s new boss.
Technical, medical and scouting expertise will ‘underpin’ him. If that is not quite what FSG had in mind on starting their recruitment process a fortnight ago, that is what they have now signed up to.
“If you want to have a sporting director, get him in and then you can pick your manager from there but if you do I won’t be the manager,” said Rodgers, with striking authority. “It’s very simple - you’ve got a manager and in and around that you’ve got different departments.
“I can’t do everything, that’s nigh on impossible, and that’s no different to any other top manager. They’ll manage their club and then they’ll have a chief scout and heads of recruitment and heads of medical and he will manage that. Then obviously these people will go out and identify targets that fit the identity of the club and bring a list of three or four names, we’ll look at the value and worth and then you’ll make the decision as the manager because it’s absolute madness if you are the manager of the club and someone else tells you to have that player.
“I’ve had total clarity with that. It was for this reason that I didn’t want to say what I’ve said and then in three weeks’ time Louis van Gaal walks in the door. It does not work.
“I am better when I have control. I am not a power freak. But I need to feel that I can manage it in terms of the team and I have a direct clear line through to the owners. Once that becomes hazed and grey, for me there is a problem.”
Liverpool’s recruitment process was thorough enough to recognise compromises were required to get the right man. Rodgers’ background checks were exemplary, and his mentoring by Jose Mourinho undoubtedly assisted his cause. Rodgers received a text from Mourinho urging him to take the job.
Since accepting, the 39 year-old has called Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, both of whom are excited by the prospect of working with him. Liverpool’s senior players always unconditionally support new managers rather than undermine them.
Gerrard, on England duty, registered his approval. "I've been kept in the loop all along by the board and the owners, and he was first-choice so take no notice of Dave Whelan," said Gerrard. "I'm very excited. I've kept my eye on the television and am aware of what's happened. I spoke to Brendan [on Thursday] night for quite some time. I'm very excited and looking forward to working with him. Before I spoke to him I'd heard great things, from the Chelsea boys and a few others who have worked with him. I've done a bit of homework and everyone speaks really well of him. I'm really excited.
"He never went into detail about his visions for the club. I'm sure he will in the future. It was basically just a meet and greet kind of phonecall. He's excited and looking forward to working with all the players. I feel exactly the same. As a player you don't like to see changes in managers. You want continuity. Hopefully he can progress the team and move us forward and stay for a long time. It's good to work with a manager for a long time. You get used to him and into a rhythm."
There have been times when heading to and from Anfield has felt like a chore, the club appearing to be either debilitated by civil unrest or imprisoned by its past. This felt like a belated welcome to the 21st century.
History is never far away, though. At a club where the sound bites of Bill Shankly decorate the walls as philosophical truths, Rodgers revealed himself to be a man with a poetic grasp of Anfield romanticism.
“When you come to a club like this one the shirt weighs much heavier than any other shirt. The weight of expectation is phenomenal,” he said.
“My job next year is to try and lift some of that weight off the shirt. I’ll take the pressure. The players can just go and concentrate on performing and if you do that you’ll get the result eight or nine times out of 10 because of your talent. I want to use the incredible support to make coming to Anfield the longest 90 minutes of an opponent’s life.
“That’s the idea. I want to see this great attacking football with creativity and imagination, with relentless pressing of the ball.
“This is a club that is historic for the identity, style and DNA of its football. They are an educated group of supporters at this club and, OK there might be watered down versions of the style of play, but you can’t come to Liverpool and play a direct game of football, lumping-it-style.
“The reality is that this is a club where I need to align the playing group with the supporters. There is an imbalance at the minute. You’ve got some of the world’s best supporters here and the playing group is not quite at that level yet.
“You’ve got some wonderful players here, some wonderful talent, but the work over the next number of years is to see if we can get that aligned. The reality is that, right now, it’s not. I’m not going to sit here and bluff. It is going to take a bit of time. There are some big, talented players here but there is no doubt that to get the team to play how I want to play I’ll need to bring in other players. To play the offensive, attacking football we did at Swansea we had to make changes in terms of recruitment.
“What excites me is the motivation to get that level back up again and that is why I came here.”
Rodgers’ first day was blessed with charm, charisma and goodwill. If his teams perform as expertly as he did here, the latest ushering of a new Anfield era will finally yield its desired effect.
I had doubts if we didn't bring in a big named DOF or whatever to support him but not now. I'm loving his attitude.
It is difficult to recall a more invigorating recent Liverpool debut than Brendan Rodgers’ at Anfield.
New era: Brendan Rodgers' assured start at Anfield boosted Liverpool fans' confidence in him Photo: AFP
By Chris Bascombe
9:00PM BST 01 Jun 2012
Polished, commanding, humble and armed with a ready supply of emotive quotes to stir the soul of the most cynical Kop veterans, each utterance seemed to cleanse the Anfield air which has often seemed contaminated by recent traumas.
The new Liverpool manager’s flawless first impression on Friday may be limited to words rather than deeds, but there were moments when it seemed Fenway Sports Group had indeed appointed a man of gravitas and vision.
This was never more apparent when, sensing the muddled perceptions of the ‘sporting director’ model Liverpool continued to champion, Rodgers intervened to create absolute clarity. For those still obsessing about multi-tiered management structures, here is the reality in plain English: Rodgers is Liverpool’s new boss.
Technical, medical and scouting expertise will ‘underpin’ him. If that is not quite what FSG had in mind on starting their recruitment process a fortnight ago, that is what they have now signed up to.
“If you want to have a sporting director, get him in and then you can pick your manager from there but if you do I won’t be the manager,” said Rodgers, with striking authority. “It’s very simple - you’ve got a manager and in and around that you’ve got different departments.
“I can’t do everything, that’s nigh on impossible, and that’s no different to any other top manager. They’ll manage their club and then they’ll have a chief scout and heads of recruitment and heads of medical and he will manage that. Then obviously these people will go out and identify targets that fit the identity of the club and bring a list of three or four names, we’ll look at the value and worth and then you’ll make the decision as the manager because it’s absolute madness if you are the manager of the club and someone else tells you to have that player.
“I’ve had total clarity with that. It was for this reason that I didn’t want to say what I’ve said and then in three weeks’ time Louis van Gaal walks in the door. It does not work.
“I am better when I have control. I am not a power freak. But I need to feel that I can manage it in terms of the team and I have a direct clear line through to the owners. Once that becomes hazed and grey, for me there is a problem.”
Liverpool’s recruitment process was thorough enough to recognise compromises were required to get the right man. Rodgers’ background checks were exemplary, and his mentoring by Jose Mourinho undoubtedly assisted his cause. Rodgers received a text from Mourinho urging him to take the job.
Since accepting, the 39 year-old has called Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, both of whom are excited by the prospect of working with him. Liverpool’s senior players always unconditionally support new managers rather than undermine them.
Gerrard, on England duty, registered his approval. "I've been kept in the loop all along by the board and the owners, and he was first-choice so take no notice of Dave Whelan," said Gerrard. "I'm very excited. I've kept my eye on the television and am aware of what's happened. I spoke to Brendan [on Thursday] night for quite some time. I'm very excited and looking forward to working with him. Before I spoke to him I'd heard great things, from the Chelsea boys and a few others who have worked with him. I've done a bit of homework and everyone speaks really well of him. I'm really excited.
"He never went into detail about his visions for the club. I'm sure he will in the future. It was basically just a meet and greet kind of phonecall. He's excited and looking forward to working with all the players. I feel exactly the same. As a player you don't like to see changes in managers. You want continuity. Hopefully he can progress the team and move us forward and stay for a long time. It's good to work with a manager for a long time. You get used to him and into a rhythm."
There have been times when heading to and from Anfield has felt like a chore, the club appearing to be either debilitated by civil unrest or imprisoned by its past. This felt like a belated welcome to the 21st century.
History is never far away, though. At a club where the sound bites of Bill Shankly decorate the walls as philosophical truths, Rodgers revealed himself to be a man with a poetic grasp of Anfield romanticism.
“When you come to a club like this one the shirt weighs much heavier than any other shirt. The weight of expectation is phenomenal,” he said.
“My job next year is to try and lift some of that weight off the shirt. I’ll take the pressure. The players can just go and concentrate on performing and if you do that you’ll get the result eight or nine times out of 10 because of your talent. I want to use the incredible support to make coming to Anfield the longest 90 minutes of an opponent’s life.
“That’s the idea. I want to see this great attacking football with creativity and imagination, with relentless pressing of the ball.
“This is a club that is historic for the identity, style and DNA of its football. They are an educated group of supporters at this club and, OK there might be watered down versions of the style of play, but you can’t come to Liverpool and play a direct game of football, lumping-it-style.
“The reality is that this is a club where I need to align the playing group with the supporters. There is an imbalance at the minute. You’ve got some of the world’s best supporters here and the playing group is not quite at that level yet.
“You’ve got some wonderful players here, some wonderful talent, but the work over the next number of years is to see if we can get that aligned. The reality is that, right now, it’s not. I’m not going to sit here and bluff. It is going to take a bit of time. There are some big, talented players here but there is no doubt that to get the team to play how I want to play I’ll need to bring in other players. To play the offensive, attacking football we did at Swansea we had to make changes in terms of recruitment.
“What excites me is the motivation to get that level back up again and that is why I came here.”
Rodgers’ first day was blessed with charm, charisma and goodwill. If his teams perform as expertly as he did here, the latest ushering of a new Anfield era will finally yield its desired effect.
I had doubts if we didn't bring in a big named DOF or whatever to support him but not now. I'm loving his attitude.
I think we can be fairly sure Van Gaal isnt coming.
So Tex will be Texnical director or some shit and his role will be to see that Brendans philosophy is carried out throughout the club and of course build a scouting network.
Thats the two most important things as far as i am concerned. If the academy are playing 4-4-2 and the ressies 4-5-1 and first team 4-3-3 then we wont progress.
Lets get behind Rodgers ideal and follow it throughout the levels of the club.
And scout players who can play that style.
So Tex will be Texnical director or some shit and his role will be to see that Brendans philosophy is carried out throughout the club and of course build a scouting network.
Thats the two most important things as far as i am concerned. If the academy are playing 4-4-2 and the ressies 4-5-1 and first team 4-3-3 then we wont progress.
Lets get behind Rodgers ideal and follow it throughout the levels of the club.
And scout players who can play that style.
It sounds so straightforward, you have to wonder what the fuck they've been doing at LFC the last few years.
I became friends with a couple through watching games in a bar in Nottingham.
Him, Notts lad, Forest fan.
Her, Norn Irish, rabid LFC fan.
Anyhoo, they've moved back over to NI and I always text him match updates/transfer speculation etc...
Turns out she is mates with Brendan's brother and her sister was in the same class at school with him.
She rang her sis today and said:
"Fudgie's the new manager !"
"Fudgie".
Brilliant.
Him, Notts lad, Forest fan.
Her, Norn Irish, rabid LFC fan.
Anyhoo, they've moved back over to NI and I always text him match updates/transfer speculation etc...
Turns out she is mates with Brendan's brother and her sister was in the same class at school with him.
She rang her sis today and said:
"Fudgie's the new manager !"
"Fudgie".
Brilliant.
I have a good feeling about Rodgers. I trust that will reassure everyone who's still on the fence.
Brendan Rodgers totally refuted the idea of working to a director of football at Liverpool. My opinion? Great decision.
@philmcnulty
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Agree with that.
@philmcnulty
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Agree with that.
When are you gonna give everyone a glimpse of Oncyl the Genital Tonsil?
Ok reluctantly I am being moved to his side. Before he came in I was thinking if Rafa cannot do it and Kenny did not have the luxury of another year Brendan will have at most half or three quarter of a season before the owners and fans lose patience. Another manager merry go round. I will give him the benefit of doubt now that he is with us and eagerly watch that that he will change the style and philosophy of play for the better of Liverpool. Hopefully within the 3 years contract he signed we see significant improvements, though the title may not be within our reach soon. YNWA Brendan!
So does this mean you're going to give him more than four months?
I thought he stood no chance beyond Dec if we are struggling. I did not like an unproven manager to replace Kenny under the same set up. Now that he is finally in, I will put my emotion aside and give him my full support. He has signed for 3 years, hopefully we see signs of improvement. Whether the owners will honour that 3 years I do not know. Since he is our manager, YNWA Brendan.
Is that a yes?
How clear do you want it to be? YES. May it be 30 years.
From four months to 30 years in a matter of hours. Ryan sure is persuasive.
Nothing to do with Ryan mate. You can be sure he will hound Brendan out as soon as it turns sour and he will be relentless about it while I will still support. You can hero Ryan worship all you want but he is not my cup of tea. His style of debate is always ad hominem spiced with expletives. Bullying if you like. I refuse to stoop so low.
You and Binny really hit it off huh.
Read the interviews, watched the press conference and I'm in. I would probably let Rodgers bum me right now. Bum me good.
That would be a PR disaster and would not help my brand at all.
Hugging & kissing strange men whom happen to be standing next to you when you win a trophy is part of being a footy fan.
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