Topic: Brendan Rodgers

[naka]

Even Gary Neville would've won that league as Celtic manager.

I guess he believes this will turn him into a world-famous manager or something  Will enjoy him failing in the Champions League this autumn. Hope we'll draw them and batter them.

Rodgers is buying well and has Celtic playing good football, wouldn't be so sure Liverpool would batter them at the moment.

[pathetic]

I'm gonna be honest, at the time he was sacked I wanted him gone. But if we held onto Suarez and he was given the right players that summer I'm sure we would have won the league that year. In a way he was a victim of his own success as he was never able to replicate that kind of football with us. What an amazing season that was.

[El Lobo]

Rodgers is buying well and has Celtic playing good football, wouldn't be so sure Liverpool would batter them at the moment.

I think we would personally, but that certainly doesn't take away the fact that Rodgers is literally doing as good a job as he possibly could. Almost literally couldn't have been any better.

[Roger Federer]

Fair enough if you don't rate him as a manager, but I don't get why so many seem to dislike him. Yes, he has an ego and a certain arrogance at times, but he was nothing but respectful during his time here and even after he was sacked, so I don't see what he's done that is so horrible.  We also played some of the most exciting football I've ever seen under him, glad he's doing well now and hope he continues to in the future.

[rawcusk8]

Fair enough if you don't rate him as a manager, but I don't get why so many seem to dislike him. Yes, he has an ego and a certain arrogance at times, but he was nothing but respectful during his time here and even after he was sacked, so I don't see what he's done that is so horrible.  We also played some of the most exciting football I've ever seen under him, glad he's doing well now and hope he continues to in the future.

Same way I see things, he's still complementary about us and wants us to do well so why the hate? He got us closer to the league than any other manager has done in recent times (waits for someone to come on and say that was because we had Suarez) I think he'll be back in the Premier League soon enough - West Ham would be a good job for him. 

[elsewhere]

He should show his love for us by selling Dembele to us next summer Come to think of it, i wish he was in charge when they had Van Dijk.

[El Lobo]

He should show his love for us by selling Dembele to us next summer Come to think of it, i wish he was in charge when they had Van Dijk.

He was in charge when they had Van Dijk

[Purple Red]

Some of the shite still spouted about the guy by our fans on social media is absolutely embarrassing.

Why are our fans even remotely concerned about him any more? Old news.

[elsewhere]

He was in charge when they had Van Dijk

Out of curiosity, aside from Dembele, which players from Celtic can make into our squad?

[El Lobo]

Out of curiosity, aside from Dembele, which players from Celtic can make into our squad?

Would Dembele....?

I'd always be pretty wary of signing players from such a weak league. The left back is pretty highly rated, no? And the guy they signed from Manchester City seems to be getting rave reviews.

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

He never said a bad word for our club or fans. He wants us to do well, and never hasn't shown any kind of bitterness. 

[naka]

Out of curiosity, aside from Dembele, which players from Celtic can make into our squad?

Tierney will be a star, for me as good a full back as have seen in the last ten years.

[Bread]

I still have love for Brendan Rodgers. It was the right time for him to go, but he made it exciting to be a Liverpool fan and you could tell that he loved being the manager of Liverpool Football Club. I really hope he goes on to a more challenging job soon and smashes it.

[puroresu_kid]

Tierney will be a star, for me as good a full back as have seen in the last ten years.

No doubt. Tierney is a level above Robertson. Tierney is going to get extremely good and be one of the best left backs in Europe. His dynamite!!!

Dembele would get into the Liverpool squad as well.

[puroresu_kid]

He was in charge when they had Van Dijk

Brendan a few months ago said VVD was one him and the committee did like.

[Pistolero]

Virgil's a beautiful human being...

[Purple Red]

Virgil's a beautiful human being...

[Buck Pete]

Besides, I don't think it's particularly nice to call a fellow Red an idiot because they have a different opinion on a former manager who divided the fanbase. I prefer we just move on now.

Your no fellow Red of mine.

Openly slagging a former manger of Liverpool (other than Hodgson) is bang out of order.  Especially one that has shown respect and dignity throughout even though we sacked the bloke.

Never forget the year we nearly won it, Norwich away, Borini had just sunk Chelsea up at Sunderland.  We sang the Brendan Rodgers song loud and proud all day and all night.  Brendan and the team have given me some of my best days watching Liverpool.

[Fiasco]

Fair enough if you don't rate him as a manager, but I don't get why so many seem to dislike him. Yes, he has an ego and a certain arrogance at times, but he was nothing but respectful during his time here and even after he was sacked, so I don't see what he's done that is so horrible.  We also played some of the most exciting football I've ever seen under him, glad he's doing well now and hope he continues to in the future.

Brendan wasn't always my cup of tea, I'll admit that. It is fine to have an ego, his ego and arrogance has gotten him where he is so you cant really berate him for that. He's 44 years old, he had no playing career yet he's already managed two of the most prestigious clubs in the world. You don't do that by being a bullshitter. Yeah, he is cringeworthy at times and would eat himself if he was chocolate but in spite of all that he is a very good coach. Being a coach is different to being a manager, and perhaps the management side of things got to him in the end here. He's learning and improving all the time and while it is set up perfectly in Scotland given how easy it is, it will get him winning experience and he's doing what his team should be doing with great style and by scoring lots of goals. You can argue with what he's doing there.

He was respectful of the club and fans during his tenure here and he has continued to be since he's left. I wish him well at Celtic going forward and he'll get another big job in the Premier League before too long, I'm sure of that.

[OLDIE]

I'm gonna be honest, at the time he was sacked I wanted him gone. But if we held onto Suarez and he was given the right players that summer I'm sure we would have won the league that year. In a way he was a victim of his own success as he was never able to replicate that kind of football with us. What an amazing season that was.

Let's no forget we were done over because of Henderson's red against City.

No red we win the league - Brendan can't be faulted for that.

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Rodgers is doing well in a one-team league.

IF he'd come to us after good experience in a higher league, good experience in cups and with a squad and with experience of Europe, then I think he could have been very decent for us.

As it was, he just didn't have the experience for a club like Liverpool. Did very well when things went well. Didn't know what to do when things didn't go well. That's experience.

[1892tillforever]

Rodgers is doing well in a one-team league.

IF he'd come to us after good experience in a higher league, good experience in cups and with a squad and with experience of Europe, then I think he could have been very decent for us.

As it was, he just didn't have the experience for a club like Liverpool. Did very well when things went well. Didn't know what to do when things didn't go well. That's experience.

I agree; he seemed a little lost when we were going through rough patches. The problem is, I don't know how he can get that experience with Celtic as he is never going to go through anything like a bad patch up there in reality.

Brendan has already achieved the main objective for Celtic this season which is making the Group Stages. The only question is whether he can do another treble and remain unbeaten again in Scotland. Must be 50 or so games unbeaten in Scottish comps now?

[El Lobo]

Rodgers is doing well in a one-team league.

IF he'd come to us after good experience in a higher league, good experience in cups and with a squad and with experience of Europe, then I think he could have been very decent for us.

As it was, he just didn't have the experience for a club like Liverpool. Did very well when things went well. Didn't know what to do when things didn't go well. That's experience.

He came from Swansea and got us the closest we'd come to winning the league for decades, I'd say that's very decent myself.

[bird_lfc]

Shite draw in terms of potential progress but some nice European nights for them to look forward to at least.

[Chakan]

Oooohh, yer fucked.

[Gerry Attrick]

Shite draw in terms of potential progress but some nice European nights for them to look forward to at least.

Getting battered by Bayern and PSG isn't my idea of a nice European night.

[Purple Red]

Cricket scores in store for them once again.

[Chakan]

[pyroparty]

Not a bad draw, they'll still have Europe after christmas and can make a few waves in the Europa.

[jamieredders]

I still have love for Brendan Rodgers. It was the right time for him to go, but he made it exciting to be a Liverpool fan and you could tell that he loved being the manager of Liverpool Football Club. I really hope he goes on to a more challenging job soon and smashes it.

Spot on mate

[elbow]

Cricket scores in store for them once again.

Maybe, but they went toe to toe with City last year so who knows? Wish them all the best.

[Redcap]

Goal will be to win home and away vs. Anderlecht and maybe sneak two lucky draws. That'd guarantee 3rd place and give them an outside chance of 2nd.

I don't see any of the above happening, mind you.

[B0151?]

Cricket scores in store for them once again.

Again? There was only one last season like. Embarrassing result but Rodgers first CL proper game with them, away at Barca not an easy task. Improved a lot since then.

Will be interesting to see how they do though. Not saying a thrashing won't happen.

[Lone Star Red]

Goal will be to win home and away vs. Anderlecht and maybe sneak two lucky draws. That'd guarantee 3rd place and give them an outside chance of 2nd.

I don't see any of the above happening, mind you.

If they beat Anderlecht home and away, they'll get 3rd. No way Anderlecht get 6 points against Bayern or PSG. 4 points will surely be enough to get 3rd.

[JoeCole]

I reckon they'll get third. 3 points at home to Anderlecht and wouldn't be surprised to see them hold one of the big guns to a draw at Celtic Park as well, they'll get twatted at the Allianz and PSG's stadium like.

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

 

That gif always cracks me up

[Linudden]

Your no fellow Red of mine.

Openly slagging a former manger of Liverpool (other than Hodgson) is bang out of order.  Especially one that has shown respect and dignity throughout even though we sacked the bloke.

Judgement day has come on me it seems. Can't we just agree to disagree without having to throw insults around? If I'm going to be really honest us in 2013-14 was one of the luckiest teams I've ever seen to get away with that dreadful defending for so long. It was extremely funny to watch us play but my issues with Brendan stem from what happened after that, including him benching Gerrard at the Bernabeu and having no organic idea on how we should play, which set us back for years. When he was let go we were essentially playing Hodgson-like football and solely relying on Coutinho's and Sturridge's individual ability to even scrape the odd win. Meanwhile he kept saying weird things to the press after the poor performances and gave the most underwhelming finish I've ever seen to a season with those 2015 Palace and Stoke games.

He's not a crap manager in any way, but I think he and many others believe he did a much better job at Liverpool than he really did. Granted we had big runs in both 2012-13 and 2014-15 in the league at times but also absolute horror runs. Granted had Everton not thrown in the towel against City at home he would've been a PL winner and he might have grown from there, Suárez might have stayed and all that. Who knows? But by the high bar set post-Shankly I'd rate him lower than other not-league winners such as Evans, Houllier and Benítez - reliable top four coaches who all won things small or very big.

[JoeCole]

He has an autobiography coming out at the end of October which should be pretty interesting.

"From a small village on the north-east coast of Ireland to the treble-winning manager of Celtic, Brendan Rodgers’ football journey has been a remarkable one of dedication, hard work, a desire to always keep improving and a determination to succeed at the highest level of the sport … and throughout his life there has always been a love of his team … Celtic Football Club.
 
In his own words, Brendan Rodgers tells his story – from a promising young footballer growing up in Carnlough and dreaming of playing for Celtic one day through to his professional career – as a player, a coach and now as one of football’s top managers. And Celtic supporters will also enjoy an insight into a remarkable season – from the first competitive game in Gibraltar through to the thrilling Scottish Cup final, with plenty of highlights in between, including the manager’s first trophy triumph and some unforgettable Glasgow derbies."

http://celticsuperstore.co.uk/stores/celtic/en/product/celtic-brendan-rodgers---the-road-to-paradise--the-official-autobiography/218509?portal=gbc-celtic93&oloc=bgw&bypass=30x&gclid=eaiaiqobchmips2y8aql1givqlvtch2qgwgqeaqyasabegi2svd_bwe

[OsirisMVZ]

“With Liverpool you can go away from home and draw and that’s OK. But Celtic, you have to win every game. It’s a different pressure.”

When praised during the Q&A session by a Liverpool supporter in the crowd in Belfast - “they don’t know how lucky they are,” the Scouser said – Rodgers said: “Thank you.

“I came as close as anyone there to the holy grail of winning the league. That season, with the fans, it was special.”

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brendan-rodgers-special-draining-liverpool-13568553


Errrm.

[Kansti]

“With Liverpool you can go away from home and draw and that’s OK. But Celtic, you have to win every game. It’s a different pressure.”

When praised during the Q&A session by a Liverpool supporter in the crowd in Belfast - “they don’t know how lucky they are,” the Scouser said – Rodgers said: “Thank you.

“I came as close as anyone there to the holy grail of winning the league. That season, with the fans, it was special.”

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brendan-rodgers-special-draining-liverpool-13568553


Errrm.

Fuck me. As if his head wasn't big enough