Brendan Rodgers

[Chris]

Just because people are asking questions it doesn't make them 'bellends'. There have been lots of good, considered posts to read today.

I didnt say anyone who asked a question or two was a bellend, read it properly.

[red g]

Does anyone think FSG will actually sack him?

Yes or No......

If they think he is reponsible for the cluster**** of signings.....Yes.

Or at least they will sound out Klopp and see what he has to say for himself

[Lecter]

He was a 433 possession manager who liked to control games and introduced a more modern thinking high pressure game to great effect. He was trying to build Barcelona and now I don't know what he's doing. Barcelona have played 433 for years and other than the odd twist to suit an outstanding player you know what their game plan is.

He should've sticked to his plan and signed players to suit his system. Now we've got a collection of players where we don't know what they fit. If you pick a system based on the players you have available that particular week, you just end up continually changing things and messing it up as you get injuries, loss of form and suspensions.

If you have a solid formation in place, you can sign players suited to that so you have cover in all areas. I think it's pretty inexcusable to get a long term injury to one player (Sturridge) and then have no idea on how to cope.

clearly another "bellend" who will be disappointed

[The_weatherman]

What formation would suit our players the most?

- - - - - - Mignolet
XXX - Skrtel - Sakho - XXX
- - - - - Lucas - XXX
Markovic - Coutinho - Sterling
- - - - - - Sturridge

I think Henderson isn't that well suited to a 4-2-3-1 he is maybe more of a box to box in a 4-4-2 variant? But then we have trouble with all our No. 10's. Our fullbacks are **** at defending so it doesn't matter who I put there. I have no idea where Can could fit as well. A 4-3-3 like Chelsea play could work but the we lose our No. 10's a bit, we are ridiculously unbalanced.

[DannyMan2006]

Does anyone think FSG will actually sack him?

Yes or No......

Depends where they decide the blame lies. This season hasn't been good enough. To drop from 2nd to out the top four is completely unacceptable. Losing to Villa in the way we did was hideous, but getting to two semi finals in the domestic cups isn't too shabby. However, the CL campaign and Europe in general was a massive disaster and a complete embarrassment.

The cups mean a lot to fans, but to FSG they will mean little as to move forwards you need top 4 and a decent run in the CL. He failed on both fronts. All of that is well known, we would all agree on that and it's black & white.

The problem is there are grey areas on who signed who and why others weren't signed. Our squad wasn't good enough this season IMO. Not for the way Rodgers tends to want to play. Other managers may have got more out of this seasons squad, but others wouldn't have done so well last season with that squad.

If Rodgers wanted that list of players we signed he should be sacked. Because that to me would suggest he doesn't know how to recruit properly and if you don't know what you need then you can never improve.

[Shaggy]

We can't win against the money clubs so we have to be clever to an extent, I just think everyone is trying to be too clever. The committee and its strategy - trying to be too clever. Brendan sometimes tries to be too clever. I get it, cos as I said we can't compete for top end players because we don't have the same resources as our rivals, so we have to steal a march somehow. But I do think we try to be too clever much of the time.

[Rich]

Last season showed the way; goals win games. We just need to lump on a couple of lads that can score goals. Simple

[Exiled_red]

If he stays he will go back to his Swansea system that he has tried a couple of times before whilst hes been here

Its a worry because when that breaks down we will again have another radical formation switch which brightens things up for awhile

I think Danny is right there is no clear direction in terms of building a system / formation for the long term and without that its going to be difficult for us to plan signings going forward

I would like a manager who says this is how we are going to play and with this system, we need x, y & z players this season and then who keeps that vision going forward with a few minor tweaks when needed

The changes from the path that Rodgers makes are too large, they are akin to a drunk wandering on his way home from an all-dayer (I am not calling him a drunk before anyone starts)

I do quite like the 3 at the back system we have been playing as it seems to address a number of the problems we have been having recently, but alot of people do seem to suggest that it is a short term solution, but with way that the squad has evolved over the last season and the way things seem to be going heading into the summer, I think it will be difficult/expensive to go back to a back 4, but we seem to keep switching systems sometimes a back four and sometimes a back three. The other issue that brings in confusion is when players are asked to switch roles, Henderson seems to get shifted about when we need to accomodate Gerrard. Sterling has played all over the place, and as things stand God knows who our first choice RWB is.

The small squad we had last season had the advantage that everyone had a job and they all knew what that job was, they knew who they would be playing with and as a result they knew each other's game inside out. Ok Suarez was a huge factor in that success, but we looked like a team where everyone knew what to do. This season there as been none of that, no-one knows what they are doing, where they are playing how best to link up with team mates, it's almost as if now we have a bigger squad we have to be more clever and do more complicated things, but for this to work we need to get the simple things right.

[Buzzo]

I didnt say anyone who asked a question or two was a bellend, read it properly.

Haha, ignoring the grammatical errors, it's only one ****ing line, and the - 'I think', at the end totally mitigates the conviction you set out with.

So basically in general a load of bellends on here will be disappointed? Because you think Brendan will stay and they don't? However, some of the balanced posts have suggested Brendan should go though... The implication is you believe anyone who thinks he should go is a bellend?

Anyway, Im implying, that yours was not a deeply considered, articulate or well thought out post, it is disrespectful to a seemingly vague cross section of posters and contains the pent up rage and arrogance of an adolescent.

[Lecter]

I didnt say anyone who asked a question or two was a bellend, read it properly.

No you are saying anyone who wants him sacked is a bellend

Which is equally daft

I am not Brendans biggest fan, never have been I am not sure I've reached a total nadir were I would **** him off no matter what

However I would certainly be looking at what alternatives are out there and if we could attract a Klopp or a De Boer then I think it might be the right time for a change

[Chris]

Haha, it's only one ****ing line, and the - 'I think', at the end totally mitigates the conviction you set out with.

So basically in general a load of bellends on here will be disappointed? Because you think Brendan will stay and they don't? However, some of the balanced posts have suggested Brendan should go though... The implication is you believe anyone who thinks he should go is a bellend?

Anyway, Im implying, that yours was not a deeply considered, articulate or well thought out post, it is disrespectful to a seemingly vague cross section of posters and contains the pent up rage and arrogance of an adolescent.

I couldnt give a **** what you think to be honest.

[Buzzo]

I couldnt give a **** what you think to be honest.

[DannyMan2006]

What formation would suit our players the most?

- - - - - - Mignolet
XXX - Skrtel - Sakho - XXX
- - - - - Lucas - XXX
Markovic - Coutinho - Sterling
- - - - - - Sturridge

I think Henderson isn't that well suited to a 4-2-3-1 he is maybe more of a box to box in a 4-4-2 variant? But then we have trouble with all our No. 10's. Our fullbacks are **** at defending so it doesn't matter who I put there. I have no idea where Can could fit as well. A 4-3-3 like Chelsea play could work but the we lose our No. 10's a bit, we are ridiculously unbalanced.

We have a group of players that are best suited to different formations. I don't think I'd be able to cobble one formation that would suit eleven players. There would be players that are clearly unsuited in anyone we went with. Because we have a mixture we have allowed Rodgers to be a bit flexible, but there's no point being able to come up with multiple different formations if you don't have a really good plan A. What you end up with is a complete joke like yesterday.

[Lecter]

Haha, ignoring the grammatical errors, it's only one ****ing line, and the - 'I think', at the end totally mitigates the conviction you set out with.

So basically in general a load of bellends on here will be disappointed? Because you think Brendan will stay and they don't? However, some of the balanced posts have suggested Brendan should go though... The implication is you believe anyone who thinks he should go is a bellend?

Anyway, Im implying, that yours was not a deeply considered, articulate or well thought out post, it is disrespectful to a seemingly vague cross section of posters and contains the pent up rage and arrogance of an adolescent.

Absolute bellend

[DannyMan2006]

I would be happy to keep Rodgers if I knew next season he'd head into it with a clear direction and plan, signing players in the summer who suited this plan and letting go of those who didn't, however talented they are.

What I don't want is for him to sign players suited to wing back roles and then decide he actually prefers a back 4 as the 3421 isn't working. All it would do is waste a summers spending, like last year. I've no idea where he expected Markovic to play, or Lallana for that matter.