“HE must be a f***ing winner. We expect those qualities in a player but he must be a winner.” I was told years ago that the above was a response from Joe Fagan to a young scout when he asked what Liverpool looked for in a player. Fagan responded saying,...
“WE want them to be the decision-makers, we want them to understand their role in the team. Suddenly they’re thinking players. I’m under no illusions that I have to win matches but for me the best way to do that is to have a team that is flexible, made of...
AFTER a game like that, you want to see a reaction. A change. Something. It’s not acceptable for Liverpool to lose 6-1 at Stoke. But before Liverpool do anything it is vital the people running the club have a conversation with Brendan Rodgers and ask him two...
THERE was a lot of hysteria in the wake of the Arsenal defeat from sections of the media – which you might expect – and also from a lot of Liverpool fans, which perhaps you might not. Brendan Rodgers found himself under some of the most intense scrutiny since...
FIRST of all, Brendan Rodgers is NOT “a fraud”. It seems madness that after a first defeat since December in the league many have reverted to levelling this at the manager once again. Constructive criticism, discussion and analysis is fine, but some of the...
“He’s probably not thinking so much. Sometimes you can over-think. What he’s doing now is instinctive and he’s got back to doing what he does best.” THAT was Brendan Rodgers talking about Simon Mignolet. It could easily describe Rodgers himself. Until the game at...
