Was just having a look through the Wikipedia pages for our previous seasons - the Klopp ones and the Rodgers ones. You can really see the progress that we've made and what Klopp is building. Not to discredit Rodgers, but he was never going to take us to greater glories. Of course, he played a big part in that great 13-14 season by integrating both Suarez and Sturridge and finding a great role for Gerrard, but that season was a one-off, largely down to the sheer brilliance of Luis Suarez. Rodgers, however, was vital to the rebuilding process that began after FSG took charge. Hodgson's transfers, style and management were a disaster. Kenny had been away from football for a long time and perhaps struggled to re-adapt (but let us not open that can of worms - some have very different opinions on the matter). When Rodgers was brought in, he brought with him new winds and a new style. This meant rebuilding the team and the whole system. While Rodgers did well to bring us out of the slump and take the next step, he never achieved true consistency. I feel as if he lacked the authority and his intended transfer targets were underwhelming. Remember Gerrard's last season? The 6-1 tonking at Stoke and the 3-1 defeat to Palace at Anfield before that? I believe those results would have never happened under Klopp, because he is intent on building a true team spirit and a mentality that simply does not leave room for such indifference to losing. Klopp also knows his transfers - most players he has bought have not failed at Liverpool (compared to the many flops of the Rodgers era - Balotelli, Benteke, Markovic, Lambert, Aspas, Borini, Ilori, Luis Alberto).
The starting line up in Rodgers' last season, in the Champions League group stages decider against Basel: Mignolet, Johnson, Skrtel, Lovren, Jose Enrique, Lucas, Allen, Sterling, Gerrard, Henderson, Lambert.
Our line up under Klopp this season would be, in comparison, something like this: Mignolet, Gomez, Lovren, Matip, Moreno, Wijnaldum, Can, Coutinho, Salah, Firmino, Mane (leaving out players such as Henderson, Milner, Ox, Sturridge, Lallana + van Dijk, Keita.)
In short, I believe we've made great progress since FSG took over. Kenny helped us get over the disaster that was Hodgson, Rodgers helped steady the ship and brought back fluid attacking football, and Klopp, I believe, is taking us to the next step - glory. We are becoming consistent, we are in the Champions league, we have great players and depth in our squad. The Reds are definitely coming up the hill, boys!
