New manager thread

[Pablo]

It is your choice ... Rodgers is a massive gamble, but he could still turn out well with an experienced assistant as Steve Clarke, and with a competent Technical Director as Pep Segura ... If you put Rodgers working under a self-centered ego-maniac like Van Gaal, he is almost certain to fail ...

Your "matter of fact" manner of posting is irritating in the extreme.

[Lecter]

Chris Wathan@ChrisWathan

No confirmation from Swansea on Rodgers latest but understood that there have been no compensation talks as it stands - @walesonline

[malg]

If it is to be Rodgers, will he be given more than a season to turn it around. I.e we win a cup and say for example we finish 8th, do people think he will be given another year.

[Rowan]

It is your choice ... Rodgers is a massive gamble, but he could still turn out well with an experienced assistant as Steve Clarke, and with a competent Technical Director as Pep Segura ... If you put Rodgers working under a self-centered ego-maniac like Van Gaal, he is almost certain to fail ...

People are saying this about Van Gaal but I've seen nothing in th way of quotes to back this up. All I've seen is evidence of him winning a whole load of trophies.

Nowt like making a total leap based on hearsay and old wives gossip.

[dom9]

It is your choice ... Rodgers is a massive gamble, but he could still turn out well with an experienced assistant as Steve Clarke, and with a competent Technical Director as Pep Segura ... If you put Rodgers working under a self-centered ego-maniac like Van Gaal, he is almost certain to fail ...

I almost 100% agree. Maybe 85%?

I would have concerns about LVG's ability to do a DoF role with anybody without terminally falling out with them.

[dom9]

Your "matter of fact" manner of posting is irritating in the extreme.

I do wonder where he's just been banned from.

[Lecter]

LFC Liverpool FC þ@Liverpool_FC_
I understand Gylfi Sigurdsson wont join Swnasea if BR joins LFC. Possibly a move to LFC if BR is appointed as lFC manager

[barnes10]

i think rogers tactics will work well fairly quickly with the squad we have. we played a lot of possession football last season so his work will be around movement, positional play and game tempo.

the one thing i do like about swansea is that they've been consistently punching above their weight over 2 - 3 seasons now. their football has been consistently very good. unlike martinez who was a 7 game wonder.

interesting times. LVG as sporting director with Brendan as the coach. hope the latter is given full support to implement his approach otherwise it'll be a nightmare

[Lecter]

If it is to be Rodgers, will he be given more than a season to turn it around. I.e we win a cup and say for example we finish 8th, do people think he will be given another year.

I hope so because swapping managers frequently is generally not a good recipe for success

[Hannibal]

I do wonder where he's just been banned from.

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[cream]

If it is to be Rodgers, will he be given more than a season to turn it around. I.e we win a cup and say for example we finish 8th, do people think he will be given another year.

Depends on whether he's given a £100m+ to spend.

[Pablo]

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[Macedonian_Red]

People are saying this about Van Gaal but I've seen nothing in th way of quotes to back this up. All I've seen is evidence of him winning a whole load of trophies.

Nowt like making a total leap based on hearsay and old wives gossip.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/raphael_honigstein/04/14/vangaal.bayern/index.html

[cream]

Mac Red was a legend on RAWK.

[Corndog]

The B Rodge's style looks and sounds attractive, its a huge gamble no doubt, but FSG did seem to seek out many other avenues before coming to their decision. In the end it seems it was Brendan and Martinez left of which i prefer Rodgers by a mile. (not really sure whats happening with Van Gaal)

All of us as fans want to see the team win, and i think its fair to say most of us would love to see the team play good football as a bonus on top of that.

My only possible querie is how the philosophy will be implemented on this current Liverpool team. No question its easier for Barcelona players and indeed any Spanish national player to fit into this style because they are consistently taught it from early ages there. The same can't be said for all english players/club, but im optimistic they'll take to it!