Un-astonishingly, Liverpool, for the 5th time in this century have failed to live up to the expectations of their fans. While they were a team to beat last season – the same condition which they found themselves in at-least 1 year of Rafael Benetiz and Gerard Houlier, the Reds are quickly turning themselves into a laughing stock once again.
Defeat to Aston Villa in the FA Cup Semi-final can be comprehended, a schooling of defense by Tony Pulis followed by a crushing defeat by Hull City has taken the misery of Liverpool fans to another level.
So, the question that is quickly becoming an argument is that, Should Liverpool sack Brendan Rodgers. Well, in my opinion, yes is the answer and here are 5 reasons to back that: –
Lack of planning
How do you replace Luis Suarez? Frankly speaking, here is the answer, you did not. So for that reason, it isn’t suitable to shift the blame to a single person when a man leaving is of the stature of Luis Suarez. However, apart from that, Rodgers should share the blame.
However, From that defeat against Aston Villa at Anfield in September, to the recent defeat at the hand of Hull City which has left the Reds in cold, there is no person to blame other than Brendan Rodgers.
Liverpool were always going to struggle this season, but, should this struggle have shook them to the core. The answer, is No, and Brendan Rodgers did nothing to avoid that. Let’s take an empirical look over their recent defeat at Hull, while that defeat had many match winners, yet there was an equal dose of match-loser in that.
Mario Balotelli would be the 1st person to leave Liverpool when the season ends, so is Glen Johnson, however, Liverpool manager seemed content to give game-time to the players to do what? To save their Liverpool future maybe, when ironically, there are questions over his own Liverpool future as well. Allowing Gerrard to “rest” at home when his Liverpool career is only weeks long? Is this how you treat a man who has deflated interest from the likes of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid so that he will never play AGAINST Liverpool.
Member of transfer committee
Unlike former Liverpool managers who had to lift the blame solely, Brendan Rodgers has the luxury to shift the blame elsewhere, or more specifically speaking, to the transfer committee as well as the model which arrived at Liverpool along with Fenway Sports Group. While that model seems as synonymous to Liverpool fans as a Barclays Premier League trophy, the curtain that has been hiding the weaknesses of Brendan Rodgers should be lifted
Along with the Managing Director of the team, Liverpool manager usually sits in a committee which gives the green or red light to players that have been scouted by the club. While the transfer committee bar Brendan Rodgers should share the blame for its howlers, shouldn’t Brendan Rodgers be blamed for his lack of identification of the critical places in his starting 11.
Before the start of this season, there were two places on which Liverpool were lacking, a goal-keeper as well as a defensive midfield position. While Simon Mignolet has done very well to save his Liverpool career, question is has he done enough to do the same with Liverpool season? The answer is no and Brendan Rodgers is to blame.
When Simon Mignolet conceded a half-century of goals last season, any Jose Mourinho or Sir Alex or even Arsene Wenger, would have gone to the transfer market and bought a new goal-keeper. Instead, buying the logic which only him can understand, Brendan Rodgers decided to give confidence to his goal-keeper.
While the confidence was given to Mignolet eventually, at the end of December, the Liverpool season was in tatters before that time.
Thus, by turning other into a scape-goat and allowing himself go free, Brendan Rodgers shouldn’t be allowed to go empty handed as he should share the burden of his transfers.
3 years – 212million pounds – No TROPHY
In the start of the 21st Century, Liverpool were called as the Cultural Hub of Europe, that title with all other things, also came due to the success of its football club, the Liverpool football club. However, 3 years into his tenure, Brendan Rodgers has done enough to get Liverpool out of that queue.
Even though Liverpool aren’t in the same big league of Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United in terms of transfers, it will be astonishing to know that the Reds have spent only 5million pounds less than Manchester City since the arrival of Brendan Rodgers. While Manchester City got players like Jesus Navas and Fernandinho during that time, Liverpool looked content to be with the likes of Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana.
So apart from the distinction of being the first Liverpool manager in 50-years that do not have a trophy in his first 3 years, Brendan Rodgers has enough material on his balance-sheet to be shown the door in the summer of 2015.
Liverpool need a new direction – Brendan Rodgers cannot provide it
While every Liverpool manager in the past 20-years had a luxury of calling onto Steven Gerrard whenever he came to manager Liverpool, the situation is about to change from next season. The pall-bearer, the leader and the Legend is about to retire, and the board-room dynamics are about to change.
Thus, while Liverpool will need a leader on the pitch, they will also need a motivator in the dressing room, and with all due respect to Brendan Rodgers, he cannot be the one.
Question is, how can you say that Brendan Rodgers cannot isn’t the one that could do that? The answer, like all of his other problems, lies in this season. In all matches this season, Liverpool have failed to win a game in which they gone a goal-down at half time.
Unlike Rafael Benetiz whose half-time team talks were enough to drawn AC Milan, Brendan Rodgers’ half time team-talk cannot beat Hull City.
Jurgen Klopp is available and he WILL join Liverpool!
With both Manchester United and Arsenal seemingly content with their managers, and Manchester City looking more for a manager that could prepare the hot-seat for Pep Guardiola for the 2016-17 season, there is only 1 team in England that could lure Klopp, and it is Liverpool.
In addition to his name that sounds redundant to the KOP, Jurgen Klopp has a resume that would fit nicely to the history of Liverpool. With 2 Bundesliga titles under his belt, Klopp can turn Liverpool into title contenders once again.
And unlike the style of play adopted by Brendan Rodgers that has been so easily cracked by the opposition this season, Klopp offers a more direct style of play which has not been countered, and Borussia Dortmund’s recent win over Bayern Munich is a proof of that.
Thus, changing a manager who hasn’t won over Tony Pulis away from home during his time being with a one who has turned his team from mid-table side to a Championship winning side, Liverpool board-room should not twitch a muscle and call the German at the helm.
5 reasons why Liverpool should sack Brendan Rodgers in the summer
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