I like him, I think hes been handed a shit sandwich by the board to large degree, last year they hung him out to dry letting Carrol go at the 11th hour and not replacing him, til Jan, it meant Rodgers was under alot of pressure from the start. This year it appears we have gone back to our habits of not pulling the trigger on our key targets and we have stood still while Spurs have reinforced big time. Hes had to learn on the job here, there is no substitute for the sort of pressure he will have felt in his first game against Utd or a merseyside derby, this club has different standards.
I think Macca is right (great post by the way), he did appear to have an epiphany at some point during the season. It was almost as if he walked in first day, with alot of questions over his appointment, and tried to mask his insecurities by acting like he was some sort of managerial legend. It came off all wrong and alot of people had concerns about him. I'll take Maccas word for it that it was the Uefa cup game, but at some point he had his head readjusted (and his teeth), hes adapted his style, admitted some mistakes and generally done a fantastic job from about Feb onwards.
He talks the club up relentlessly, hes quietly going about the long overdue task of rebuilding the team without half of the financial clout previous managers have had. There is plenty of work still to be done and Im sure hes going to make more mistakes but I think hes doing a great job.
