We're the joint 5th best team in England with Spurs. We don't compete with the teams above us, all of whom have better managers and buy higher profile players.
City spend more, united spend more, chelsea spend more. So the chances are most seasons they are going to finish ahead of us. One of the reasons why Arsenal have done so well if because they stuck with their manager even when they went trophyless for so long.
Rodgers acquired a team that finished 8th in the league the season before and he has finished above that every year, how is that not progress?
Rodgers is early 40s so he hasn't had time to develop his reputation like the others. Its been FSG's policy not to buy high profile players and instead buy unproven ones with potential. Nothing to do with Rodgers.
If Liverpool didn't switch any personnel over the summer, management or players, we will be in a stronger position as the new recruits from last year will have had more time to settle. So why meddle with switching things around when we haven't given Brendan time to adapt his team since Suarez left?