Brendan Rodgers

[Ricey]

1 hour ago, nnfox said:

I'm not convinced by Rodgers at all.

 

Let's forget about the mixed bag of results he had at Watford and Reading for a minute and look at him from his Swansea days...

 

Swansea were a Championship team when he took over and they went up via the play-offs.  He managed them for one season in the Premier league.  As is the case with newly promoted teams, there are times when they ride their wave of confidence and pick up decent results.  Look at Huddersfield last season, Wolves this season etc. Rodgers did well.

 

Then he went to Liverpool.  During his first season they finished 7th and were knocked out of the cup by League One Oldham.

 

People obviously remember the 2014 season where Liverpool bottled it at the end. It was a great season to be fair, but I'd argue that any team with Gerard, Suarez and Coutiho in is in with a chance of winning multiple games of football.

 

The following season was a let down. Dumped out of the Champions League in the group stage and dumped out of the Europa Cup by Basel. They finished 6th in the league and lost 6-1 to Stoke.

 

The 2015/16 season (the greatest season of all time) saw Rodgers sacked in October after one win in 9 games.  With Liverpool. After spending hundreds of millions on players.

 

He then moves north of the border where he inherits the best team in what is essentially a one team league and, following in the footsteps of Ronny Deila winning back to back league titles, Rodgers wins... back to back titles (ok, he won more cups).

 

The point is, I just don't think he's that good and if he did come here, I can't see that we'd really progress.  In 6 months it'll be "Rodgers out" and in 18 months (if that) he'll be gone.

 

This is going to be a really tricky appointment.

You've basically just listed all the 'bad' moments in his career and omitted the good ones.

[bald reynard]

15 minutes ago, Outfox the Fox said:

Rodgers' Assistant Manager at Celtic (and previous clubs) is Chris Davies.  Davies was a City Academy Coach between 2005 and 2007 - under (then) Academy Manager, Jon Rudkin.  I wonder whether his connections with Rudders, might have lead to discussions with Rodgers - and might ease any deal ?!

Davies did a Sports Science Degree at Loughborough and did his initial UEFA Coaching badges with us.

[murphy]

42 minutes ago, Babylon said:

11 players don't take up that much room, there is always room to make runs. if they choose not to follow then it means you will have a pass on. If they follow then it means there is a gap for someone to move into. I was specifically watching it again on Saturday because it's been annoying me so much, and again a complete lack of people showing for the ball or attempting to move players about. Nothing will happen no matter quick you pass it forward if nobody wants to move for it.

Well watching that twice, you are a glutton for punishment.  Once was more than enough for me.

 

The point I'm making is that as long as the opposition are in front of you, letting them play sideways is fine.  Runners, don't need to be tracked from side to side or backwards pulling you out of shape and if they try to run in behind they are denied the space by sheer weight of numbers.  Good teams can play through this but we aren't good enough.

 

That's the way I see it anyway.  It felt to me like Palace just sat with two banks of four when we had the ball until we lost it and it was easy for them.  Everyone knows how to play us.

 

[jayfox26]

Sorry guys but this ain't happening. The Celtic fans say he would never leave them for a 'midtable prem team". They say he'll want to stay to win 10 titles in a row. Actually find it funny that they think this is such a big deal. In any other league it would be but not in a league that has only had 1 team in it for ages! 

 

I can't see him leaving now but could see a deal being done for the summer. Celtic fans also think he might get the Chelsea job when Sarri gets the boot. They are a funny lot them Celtic fans! 

[ThaiFox]

8 minutes ago, Ricey said:

You've basically just listed all the 'bad' moments in his career and omitted the good ones.

Winning two, maybe three trebles is a decent achievement.

 

But let's face it, Rangers have been nowhere until this season (and they've nearly caught up with a novice manager), and winning those trebles as a highly professional team in a basically semi professional league is like Manchester United playing in a division equivalent to League Two or the National League.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Farrington fox]

Rafa it is then.....

[norwichfox]

just doesn't seem the right fit to me, but whoever we get will be here short term whilst the senior squad members still have a pot to hiss in....

[Ian Nacho]

Odds have lengthened in the past few hours. Gone from odds on to around 3/1 on SkyBet. 

[turtmcfly]

2 hours ago, murphy said:

I disagree.  The trouble is that because of the slow build up the opposition defence and midfield is set and in shape and the space is squeezed.  There is no space to make runs or get in behind.  We are so easy to defend against.  The final third is a bottleneck.

 

Regarding tempo, yes, improving that would help and many of us have been saying that for ages but for whatever reason, we have been totally unable to play possession at high tempo.  Looking at how animated  Puel is on the touchline, he wanted the same thing but we can't execute it. 

 

 

Without wishing to sound facetious, might this be because it's really bloody difficult?

 

 

[murphy]

10 minutes ago, turtmcfly said:

 

Without wishing to sound facetious, might this be because it's really bloody difficult?

 

 

Well yeah, that is my original point.  We aren't good enough to play Puel's way.

[Robin JD Popley]

Leicester are ready to wait for Rodgers

Celtic manager refuses to rule out move south

Steve Madley, Paul Forsyth

February 25 2019 - The Times

 

Leicester City will explore the possibility of appointing Brendan Rodgers immediately but they are prepared to wait until the summer to secure the Celtic manager.

 

Rodgers has emerged as Leicester’s prime target after they sacked Claude Puel in the wake of Saturday’s 4-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace. Puel, who had been in charge for 16 months, learnt of his fate yesterday morning.

That loss, which came on the second anniversary of the sacking of Claudio Ranieri, the club’s Premier League title-winning manager, proved to be the final straw for the Leicester hierarchy, who will now attempt to prise Rodgers away from Celtic either now or at the end of the season.

 

After Celtic’s 4-1 win against Motherwell in Glasgow yesterday, Rodgers declined to rule out the prospect of a return to the Premier League. He said that Leicester were the latest of many clubs to be linked with him during his two and a half years in Scotland.

 

“I think since I’ve been here there’s always been that,” Rodgers said. “I’ve spoken to you a number of times on these things. My focus today was for Celtic and the players. It was very important for us to get three points and keep the momentum going. Other than that I’ve got nothing to say.”

 

Leicester had twice backed away from sacking the 57-year-old Puel: once at the end of last season when relations with some players reached breaking point and again before Christmas after a difficult run of results.

 

Another downturn in form, however, proved too much for Puel to withstand and he and Jacky Bonnevay, his assistant, have paid the price. Mike Stowell, the first-team coach, will take charge for tomorrow’s home game against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Leicester are long-standing admirers of Rodgers and are expected to test the water about a possible immediate appointment of the former Liverpool manager. However, Rodgers is understood to be more open to the prospect of a summer departure from Celtic, where he is chasing a third consecutive treble. That would leave Leicester needing an interim manager to guide them to the end of the season, with Michael Appleton a possible contender.

 

The club’s former assistant manager, who was appointed by former manager Craig Shakespeare but remained under Puel, is out of work after leaving last summer.

 

Rafa Benítez, the Newcastle United manager, is also likely to be considered. However, the Spaniard also appears unlikely to walk away from St James’ Park mid-season despite his frustrations with Mike Ashley, the club’s controversial owner.

Puel’s sacking is the first significant decision made by Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, Leicester’s de facto chairman, since the death of his father, Vichai in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium in October.

[Vacamion]

 

Just No. 

 

Not only is he overrated as a manager, he's also a pretty terrible human being (look up the stuff about his personal life, he's a bit of a rotter). 

 

For all their resources and relative strength up here, Celtic can be just as boring and side to side as Puel's Leicester. 

 

I'll be pretty disappointed if we appoint him, and, after about 12 months of utterly clichéd manager speak (he's done all the right courses) but little progress he will be off again and we'll be back where we started. 

 

[Trav Le Bleu]

The first Liverpool manager in 50 years not to win silverware in his first three seasons.

[lcfcell]

20 minutes ago, Vacamion said:

 

Just No. 

 

Not only is he overrated as a manager, he's also a pretty terrible human being (look up the stuff about his personal life, he's a bit of a rotter). 

 

For all their resources and relative strength up here, Celtic can be just as boring and side to side as Puel's Leicester. 

 

I'll be pretty disappointed if we appoint him, and, after about 12 months of utterly clichéd manager speak (he's done all the right courses) but little progress he will be off again and we'll be back where we started. 

 

A manager that everyone is split on? Perfect fit

[The whole world smiles]

2 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

The first Liverpool manager in 50 years not to win silverware in his first three seasons.

He's in good company now though!

[Brainy]

Benitez was a bit of a twat in school apparently, thats why I dont want him

[Chester Dontlie]

7 minutes ago, Vacamion said:

 

Just No. 

 

Not only is he overrated as a manager, he's also a pretty terrible human being (look up the stuff about his personal life, he's a bit of a rotter). 

 

For all their resources and relative strength up here, Celtic can be just as boring and side to side as Puel's Leicester. 

 

I'll be pretty disappointed if we appoint him, and, after about 12 months of utterly clichéd manager speak (he's done all the right courses) but little progress he will be off again and we'll be back where we started. 

 

Plus, his nickname is 'Buck Rodgers'.

 

 

 

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

4 hours ago, Babylon said:

It doesn't work when nobody moves, if he can install a bit of movement in the front players (something Puel never managed) and get the tempo up a tad I don't think we're far off having it cracked.

I think it's about time we had a manager with penchant for home produced players.

[HybridFox]

Also think it'll be rather sweet considering they took Martin O'Neill off us all those years ago. It's funny what can change in football 

[NotTheMarketLeader]

6 hours ago, lifted*fox said:

can confirm rogers will be confirmed later today 

 

saw this delivery down the KP earlier - dead on, I tell ya

 

I’m clearly out of the loop on this one. 

 

What the **** are you on about 

[NotTheMarketLeader]

4 hours ago, murphy said:

And it's dull. 

 

Possession for possession's sake means choosing the easy pass every time.  I would like us to mix it up a bit and be more adventurous and more direct.  

Agreed 

 

That possession shit is not for me ....there’s no fun or excitement

[Nick]

5 hours ago, Manini said:

I think, if you read between the lines, it wasn’t Puel’s football that people hated....people just hated Puel. 

Nonsense mate.

[Guest Col city fan]

Shame Dyche has ruled himself out.

I reckon he’d have been a great fit for City

[HighPeakFox]

1 minute ago, Col city fan said:

Shame Dyche has ruled himself out.

I reckon he’d have been a great fit for City

We agree!

[Guest Manini]

8 minutes ago, Swan Lesta said:

Nonsense mate.