Brendan Rodgers

[danperkins]

What's he supposed to say in these interviews though? We were ****ing **** and I ****ed up in the transfer window? Managers always talk ****e in the post match and Rodgers is no different.

Of course not, but saying we had nothing in the final third when he clearly set us up to negate and nick a goal.. is not really the smartest thing to say.

[Lecter]

I don't disagree with your sentiments Lec, just was trying to gauge the level of your disillusionment. I find it nonsensical and really, really frustrating too.

I am not to the level of calling for his head but hes certainly not doing himself any favours

I think a lot of his problems are self inflicted / his fault

I think exasperated would be a good description of my feelings towards us

Teamsheets with Allen and Johnson only add to the exasperation

[Roboklopp]

Aye. What is particularly exasperating is that we're only 3 points off 4th. A few simple changes could have us with more points & reasonably placed despite our ****ness.

[npinn001]

Rodgers has absolute belief in what he does, so it's no shock to see him press on with this style of play. He won't admit defeat until too late.

[DannyMan2006]

I think half our fans would feel more at home supporting Newcastle tbh. They're a bunch of muppets who blow hot & cold too.

Rodgers took us the closest to the title since we won it and it still doesn't buy him anytime. YNWA should be changed to "Only support when we're winning". Typical modern fans. I'm beginning to think that LFC fans only have such a great reputation because the club has been successful for so long. This clubs fans don't deserve any success.

Talk of Rodgers should be put off until at LEAST the end of the season. Jokes. For me he's proved what he's about and capable of bringing.

[alonso14]

Maybe "fool" was the wrong choice of words

I think its a mistake and I have thought the system isnt right in some of the games we have won. Other than Spurs were we looked great and played the system from last season the rest its looked ropey

There's a lot naivety in Brendan but he is very young. When he took over I wasn't sure this was the right appointment for him at this stage of his career and honestly even despite last season I still am not convinced.

Our issues are so deep rooted that it requires a fundamental shift in his approach to football. Maybe our players aren't suited to his methods or his philosophy is majorly flawed but something has to give.

Having bought in a new back four, and plenty others in not sure we can continue to blame the players.

[alonso14]

I think half our fans would feel more at home supporting Newcastle tbh. They're a bunch of muppets who blow hot & cold too.

Rodgers took us the closest to the title since we won it and it still doesn't buy him anytime. YNWA should be changed to "Only support when we're winning". Typical modern fans. I'm beginning to think that LFC fans only have such a great reputation because the club has been successful for so long. This clubs fans don't deserve any success.

Talk of Rodgers should be put off until at LEAST the end of the season. Jokes. For me he's proved what he's about and capable of bringing.

Gareth bale fired spurs to a top four finish pretty much single handedly. All lfc fans knew it was a one man team. Why cant people accept that Luis Suarez was the main reason behind our success last season. He was well supported by Daniel sturridge but it was for the main part down to Luis.

If Brendan really had so much to do with it, why do we look so clueless now.

[Tee]

His perseverance with the woeful Lovren is really testing my patience for a start. Just seems so devoid of ideas right now, almost an uninspiring figure.

[Venton]

Gareth bale fired spurs to a top four finish pretty much single handedly. All lfc fans knew it was a one man team. Why cant people accept that Luis Suarez was the main reason behind our success last season. He was well supported by Daniel sturridge but it was for the main part down to Luis.

If Brendan really had so much to do with it, why do we look so clueless now.

Well, that's us done then. He's gone. And he ain't coming back.

We had a mate once called PC Miles. He was love-lorn. His best bird was called Katie. She was nice enough but DIDN'T LOVE HIM. Oh, she hung on, giving him signs that she was heading off, trying to let him down gently because she was a nice person, but he wouldn't see them. Lots of "we should live apart to find ourselves, we're very different kinds of people, I don't know who I am yet". Ugh.

He saw it all as an opportunity to try and help her through her pain, to make her feel loved and wanted. He wanted to show her that whatever happened he would love her, and that no-one would love her quite as selflessly as he did. They may have bigger houses, and faster cars, and would take her to posher, fancy restaurants, but his love was was the best.

Off she went.

He went on about it for a full 12 months even though they'd only been off and on for 2 years. More off as well. Every time it was out it was the same thing - Katie used to do this, me and Katie used to laugh, I was a better person with Katie etc. It was sentimental bilge and not grounded in any form of reality. In the end we had an intervention one night at the boozer that went like this:

She doesn't love you. She left you
She went to someone else
She's never coming back
Your inability to let go is crippling your present
Your inability to let go is destroying your future...
...which could be great if you give it a go

This isn't really aimed at you but is aimed squarely at all the "god, I wish he was back" brigade. ****ing man up. He's never coming back. Ever.

[Venton]

I think half our fans would feel more at home supporting Newcastle tbh. They're a bunch of muppets who blow hot & cold too.

Rodgers took us the closest to the title since we won it and it still doesn't buy him anytime. YNWA should be changed to "Only support when we're winning". Typical modern fans. I'm beginning to think that LFC fans only have such a great reputation because the club has been successful for so long. This clubs fans don't deserve any success.

Talk of Rodgers should be put off until at LEAST the end of the season. Jokes. For me he's proved what he's about and capable of bringing.

It's piss poor.

[Lecter]

I think half our fans would feel more at home supporting Newcastle tbh. They're a bunch of muppets who blow hot & cold too.

Rodgers took us the closest to the title since we won it and it still doesn't buy him anytime. YNWA should be changed to "Only support when we're winning". Typical modern fans. I'm beginning to think that LFC fans only have such a great reputation because the club has been successful for so long. This clubs fans don't deserve any success.

Talk of Rodgers should be put off until at LEAST the end of the season. Jokes. For me he's proved what he's about and capable of bringing.

I am not near to the stage of talking him about leaving but imo he's done nothing so far to completely exempt him from criticism

[Phoenix07]

I think the amount of midweek games are hindering us more than we realise.

New players are coming in, and the amount of preparation time on the training ground to assimilate new ideas isn't a lot. Factor in injuries, and it's no wonder we look so disjointed.

There's no breathing space. It's just game after game, and all of the mistakes and general poor play is being carried out on the pitch rather than in training.

When Pako Ayestaran was Rafa's assistant, he emphasised the importance of training, and was even pleased when players wanted to train, rather than play.

I think Rodgers has also been stubborn with his continual insistence on 4-2-3-1, when Balotelli is nowhere near capable of leading the line yet.

When you look at the fixture list, on current form, we could lose the lot of them except Stoke at home. There's no time to prepare.

Although Rodgers can be blamed for the likes of Lovren, and the underperformance of players who were here last season, I also feel sorry for him in that he had to bulk up a small squad, and with so many players, there's no time to focus on preparation.

[G]

I am not near to the stage of talking him about leaving but imo he's done nothing so far to completely exempt him from criticism

You can have faith in him and still be critical of him, they don't have to be mutually exclusive.

[danperkins]

You can have faith in him and still be critical of him, they don't have to be mutually exclusive.

[DannyMan2006]

I am not near to the stage of talking him about leaving but imo he's done nothing so far to completely exempt him from criticism

I don't think anyone should be exempt from criticism, ever. Not at a club the size of LFC. No room for sentiment in football. But there should be some faith shown I think based on past exploits.

Yes we lost a great player and much of last season was down to that player. But may I remind you people that some of our beloved fan base thought Suarez wasn't good enough to lead the line for LFC. And I will hold my hands up and say I didn't think he was a good enough finisher and needed a poacher alongside him.

Well guess what. Rodgers made him from a good player to a world class player. And that is something people tend to forget about. Rodgers recognised the ability and saw him on the training field and was brave enough to build a team around him.

So when people are having a go at Rodgers they should remember the above. I can't see myself what he sees in some players. But I don't spend the time around the players that he does. I am 100% convinced he'll get it right. Those that aren't convinced, should show a little faith.