Rodgers (Allegedly) Publicly Calls the Players Not Good Enough and Throws Them Under the Bus

[thebluefox]

2 hours ago, splinterdream said:

It’s a toxic situation but I’m sorry, it’s down to the board. If they’ve not given him the tools to do his job he’s gonna say it. If the club don’t believe in him and think he’s wrong they need to sack him. 

The problem is Brendan has overfilled his toolbox with tools that he now doesn’t think are good enough ti get the job done. A poor workman always blames his tools.

[jim5000]

30 minutes ago, iancognito said:

 

Surely in that case, it's the exact same club it was 2 years ago

[Bob Weasel Fox]

He is paid a lot of money to motivate the already bloated and over expensive squad we have. Now he is blaming the owners?

 

he needs to get the fvck out of this club the dirty disrespectful little leprechaun . 

[WinslowFox]

This is Peter Taylor all over again 😭😭😭🤢🤢🤢

 

I feel this is going to take us years to recover from if ever

 

This cvnt has absolutely fvcked us

[Tanya]

1 minute ago, WinslowFox said:

This is Peter Taylor all over again 😭😭😭🤢🤢🤢

 

I feel this is going to take us years to recover from if ever

 

This cvnt has absolutely fvcked us

One thing Puel did was leave us with a better squad than we did when he arrived.

 

[Guest itude]

Peter Taylor, yes his "recruitment  strategy" was absolutely awful.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Brendan can cry to the press all he wants about not being supported through lack of player recruitment. But he's STILL falling way short of getting the best out of what he currently has at his disposal.

 

Brendan, the clue is in your job title. You're a manager. SO MANAGE.

[Guest itude]

The point that has been made, and I did not fully appreciate till now, is that he is trying to make it known that it is not his fault, it is "someone" else's.

He appears to be doing a good job of that outside of here.

For example after tonight's farce I did not see one commentator ask what the point was in bringing Daka on so late ?

Has he got some dirt on them ??

Edited 2 September 2022 by itude

[foxy boxing]

50 minutes ago, jim5000 said:

 

Surely in that case, it's the exact same club it was 2 years ago

But standing still is the same as falling behind. Being the same means we have stagnated and not progressed.

[HybridFox]

Just now, SouthStandUpperTier said:

Brendan can cry to the press all he wants about not being supported through lack of player recruitment. But he's STILL falling way short of getting the best out of what he currently has at his disposal.

 

Brendan, the clue is in your job title. You're a manager. SO MANAGE.

You can't justify a team finishing just outside the European places last season to being bottom of the league after a couple of players leave.

 

Simply isn't good enough

[Vindaloo FOX]

The thing is most managers would want to come in a be able to spend in January.

 

Can we offer them that ?

 

I would love Marcelino but would he come here.

Edited 2 September 2022 by Vindaloo FOX

[iancognito]

7 minutes ago, Vindaloo FOX said:

The thing is most managers would want to come in a be able to spend in January.

 

Can we offer them that ?

 

I would love Marcelino but would he come here.

We don't necessarily need to spend as such. Tielemans proved that there's clever loans out there if you scout properly. But how far we are adrift will definitely affect who we get. The worse off our position, the less attractive we become. No-one will want to be the manager at the helm when Leicester were relegated.

[YesNdidi]

Desperate for us to get a manager with a bit of passion after Rodgers inevitably goes.

 

After Rodgers and Puel, having someone who shows a bit more emotion on the touchline would be a breath of fresh air.

Edited 2 September 2022 by YesNdidi

[southfox66]

In the interview I saw, it was the complete opposite he praised the team and they gave their all, if anything he moaned about the lack of transfers, so more him having a go at those above him, which not sure a wise thing when you bottom of the table ? 🙄 

[Dan]

3 hours ago, TMELcfc said:

He’s just covering his arse, making sure everyone outside of the club thinks it’s all Leicester's fault and not his when he gets sacked 

And it'll work as per.

[Jon the Hat]

Actually don't care anymore whose fault it is - he has a very short time to show he can actually do something with the players we have.  He said the transfer window was a distraction, now it is done, he has the players he has.  Time to get them playing.  Are you a manager or not Brendan?  Can you only succeed with a constant influx of new players?  

[Tom12345]

4 hours ago, Kitchandro said:

He’s been saying this for months though? He said they weren’t good enough to beat Forest when they were in Championship. And he’s been hinting that the board haven’t supported him all summer.

 

Obviously he’s talking nonsense still, this squad is more than good enough to finish in the top half, but this comment is nothing new.

I agree. We have a good squad. Even players like Gray who could only sit on the bench here is doing well elsewhere in an EPL team that is higher than us. Praet is a Belgian international and he is a first team player in Serie A. Soumare showed yesterday he can play. Nacho is obviously a huge talent and could walk into any team outside of the top six (I argue he is good enough for top six too). Maddison, Tielemans, Barnes and Vardy are all top players who could play in the Top 6 as shown by constant transfer speculation with them. KDH is in my opinion a Top 6 player. Our squad even without reinforcement should not be bottom of the league. 

[Tom12345]

1 hour ago, Vindaloo FOX said:

The thing is most managers would want to come in a be able to spend in January.

 

Can we offer them that ?

 

I would love Marcelino but would he come here.

Marcelino lost to us 2015/16. He might see us as a step up?

[Gerard]

Paid like an elite manager and that's a far cry from what we're getting, he's something like the 7th best paid manager in the world. If you look at real elite managers like Pep and Klopp they never get the sack from anywhere and their sides go from strength to strength. Rodgers couldn't even sort the corner problem out and you never know if he's going to play a back four or five which to me tells me he has no idea what to do but hoping something sticks.

 

He's done here now that he's throwing everyone under the bus but himself, he's just waiting for the sack and the pay off. He's become too toxic and is just waiting to be sacked.

 

We still have the majority of the side that looked like it would coast to a top four spot, it's criminal what he's getting out of this team and his substitutions are never with conviction, like his corners he's clueless when he has a problem to solve and taken out his comfort zone.

[Tom12345]

There are now only two routes with him:

- We fans get off his back so he doesn’t need to throw anyone under the bus and can concentrate on his job

- He takes responsibility publicly and get on with his job

 

It may be hard but let’s get off his back. Otherwise the toxicity will infiltrate. Let him and the club deal with it privately.

Edited 2 September 2022 by Tom12345

[Deeg67]

2 minutes ago, Tom12345 said:

There are now only two routes with him:

- We fans get off his back so he doesn’t need to throw anyone under the bus and can concentrate on his job

- He takes responsibility publicly and get on with his job

 

It may be hard but let’s get off his back. Otherwise the toxicity will infiltrate. Let him and the club deal with it privately.

Easily one of the most preposterous statements I’ve seen on FT.  And that’s a high bar.

[Fightforever]

49 minutes ago, Tom12345 said:

I agree. We have a good squad. Even players like Gray who could only sit on the bench here is doing well elsewhere in an EPL team that is higher than us. Praet is a Belgian international and he is a first team player in Serie A. Soumare showed yesterday he can play. Nacho is obviously a huge talent and could walk into any team outside of the top six (I argue he is good enough for top six too). Maddison, Tielemans, Barnes and Vardy are all top players who could play in the Top 6 as shown by constant transfer speculation with them. KDH is in my opinion a Top 6 player. Our squad even without reinforcement should not be bottom of the league. 

Agreed. However our defence is relegation standard and we need a clear out. Too many injury prone or shit defenders in the club.

[Tom12345]

4 minutes ago, Deeg67 said:

Easily one of the most preposterous statements I’ve seen on FT.  And that’s a high bar.

Haha. I realise it would be controversial and not realistic with fans.

[Deeg67]

I don’t know how you can view this missive as anything but Rodgers daring the owners to fire him.  There’s no going back from this in terms of his relationship with the board or the players.  He’s basically taking the view that he can’t lose either way, and declaring himself bigger than the team.

 

Of course, this is the guy Rodgers has always been.  It’s just that for a long time a lot of people chose not to see it.

[Bedford Fox]

I agree with him. Must be frustrating to hear fans of the club you gave European football to and their first ever fa cup, boo you and call for your head. He wants to be at a club challenging the "big 6" and he has not been allowed to do that in this transfer window (see Tops programme notes) Long term, we will be fine and the club are in good hands (new training ground etc.) but fans have to be realistic and remember we have over achieved in recent years and it's been a fantastic ride which will hopefully keep going but currently  we can't expect it every season due to finances (just look what other clubs have been able to do in the window) I hope Brendan wants to stay, starts getting results and we finish mid to top half of table, I would be happy with that but am worried he won't be. If he goes, we will not be able to bring in a manager of his quality in the current financial situation. It will be a hard few seasons but keep the faith and back the lads.