Reports are flying around that a deal to bring in Brendan Rodgers as the new Liverpool manager is almost done. The two clubs are currently negotiating a compensation package believed to be around the £4.5 million mark with a formal announcement expected to be made by the end of the week. I’ll admit I don’t know too much about Rodgers but Swansea won many admirers last season for how they played and if he can bring that to Anfield the supporters will take to him. There have been many calls over recent years for one of the top clubs to give a young British manager a chance and it looks like us who will be the ones who do it. Let’s hope the press give us the appropriate praise for making such a move and let’s hope FSG’s bravery in the appointment pays off.
We are a team in transition on the pitch but I believe the basis of a good side is already in place. A 4-4-2 with Reina in goal, Kelly, Agger, Skrtel and Enrique at the back, Gerrard and Lucas in central midfield with Downing and Glen Johnson on the wings and Suarez and Carroll up front has potential in my opinion and a tactically aware manager capable of motivating his players could do well with the current squad without having to spend too heavily on additions. A young British manager still carving out his reputation in the game such as Brendan Rodgers may struggle to attract the top level European players but this is where FSG plan to bring in a new structure above the first team manager.
In what would be new structure to Premier League football our owners plan to use three men to fulfil a version of the role previously occupied by Damien Comolli. The thinking is to use one man working mainly on the statistical side of things, analysing transfer fees and player stats, that kind of thing, looking for where value can be found in the transfer market. Another man will be used as more of a negotiator in an attempt to seal deals and get the club the best price possible when it comes to transfers and contracts. The third man will be more of a traditional football man with contacts within the game, someone such as Louie Van Gaal who can aid in attracting players to the club and to give his opinions and experience to the manager when required. It has been reported that this structure has put off Roberto Martinez from becoming our new manager but in my view it seems a sound theory. At the end of the day a manager will live or die by the results he gets on the pitch and any help he can get with the other aspects of the club should be gratefully accepted, allowing him the opportunity to get on with the job of winning football matches with the minimum amount of distractions.
One observation I want to make of Brendan Rodgers is just a quick look at why he initially turned down the chance to interview for the job. There are three possible reasons not to interview. Firstly maybe he just didn’t fancy it. I’d like to think this isn’t the case and I’m sure it’s not. Secondly maybe he didn’t want to be one of several people interviewed as he felt he wouldn’t get the position. This would indicate a lack of faith in his own abilities and isn’t ideal in a top level manager, though again I’m sure this wasn’t the reason. Thirdly, and this is the one I think to be true, possibly he simply has total belief in himself and felt he shouldn’t have to be one of a long list of candidates. This could be overconfidence, bordering on arrogance, for a young manager with relatively little experience in the game but I think a manager with belief is what we need. As I have previously mentioned I don’t know too much about Brendan Rodgers, but if he believes 100% he’s up to the job then that’s a good start in my book.
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