KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum Brendan Rodgers: Genius or F.raud?

I missed the game. How was the midfield in Lucas' absence ?

Wrong thread, sorry

That's got to be the best statement ive seen on this site period

True to an extent. But Gerrard was also very complimentary about Roy Hodgson and Suarez thinks Martin Jol is the best manager he's ever played under. So lets take what footballers say with a pinch of salt ey?

Sacking him is entirely ludicrous at this point at time but it should be a question at season's end if he doesn't get top 4. If nothing else for the amount of money he's spent on poor purchases, that's what did Kenny in. We absolutely should have got /should get top 4 this season if he is a potentially top manager, or we spent even half of our budget well.

And though I do agree he shouldn't be sacked now or even discuss it now, we are not one win away from top 4, we are two wins at the absolute minimum if those above us lose the corresponding games as they have far superior goal difference to us and with one win we could only hope to match their current points. This with a run of hard games coming up. That's why the Everton game was so important, but the Spurs game did make up for a lot of that. If you're gonna provide context provide the real context.

He's a genius! Look how he's turned Mario around

Red, what do you say to the possibility that we miss out on top 4 by a whisker, that the majority of the purchases continue to make progress and it was clear the bedding in process was the main culprit for missing out with the likely replacement being a clone anyway- perhaps without the legend in my own lifetime bit?

He will get money in the summer to plug a few more weaknesses/screw ups, reflect on mistakes made and can we really expect to do better under this lot?

Well there is the issue of the owner's ambition, so I don't think liverpool will ever be regularly challenging for titles or anything under these owners. But missing out on top 4 given the spend and where we were last season (not to mention how our rivals for 4th place keep trying to throw it away) is quite inexcusable. That will be a failure on Rodgers and the player's part. A season bedding in period is a huge luxury that Liverpool didn't and don't have. But like I said it's silly to seriously call for his sacking right now. If Rodgers gets top 4 then I'd have no problem at all with him trying to take us forward next season. if he misses out on top given the context of this season then that is a failure and the missing out of an incredible opportunity.

Where do you expect us to be, who should we be above, and why?

For the forseeable future, I can see Chelsea and City occupying the first two spots, with United, Arsenal and ourselves, in that order, vying for the remaining two CL places. Occasionally, you could see the odd Tottenham or Southampton joining that fight. Money speaks louder than anything else.