http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/rodolfo-from-rubi-to-kirkby Rodolfo Borrell's love for football was nurtured by long days passed as a youngster watching players train from the balcony of his family's apartment in Rubi, a short train journey down the coast from Barcelona. When he reached the age of eight, he would wander down to pitchside to study the game at close-quarters, familiarise himself with the tactics, learn to understand the dynamics and the workings on the field. It was there he laid the foundations for a career that would take him from Rubi to Liverpool's Academy in Kirkby via some of the greatest footballers on the planet. During his first coaching spell at local side Cornella, where he oversaw the development of children aged six to nine, Rodolfo set his heart on coaching at Barcelona and one day he decided to do something that would set the ball rolling on ensuring he got his dream move to La Masia. "I organised a meeting with the parents and explained to them that I was an ambitious coach that wanted to represent Barcelona," Rodolfo told the Official LFC Weekly Magazine. "They looked at me like I was crazy. "I said to achieve that, this team needed to be magnificent. With the help of parents in terms of extra training, we could achieve anything. Rather than doing two days, we would do four days while also arranging extra activities like swimming." Within months Rodolfo's team were putting 10 goals a time past helpless opposition and his youngsters had become the talk of the town. In January 1994 Barcelona scouts came to see for themselves just what all the fuss was about. "When I saw the scouts, I realised this was everything I had been working for," he said. "As always we were magnificent and by half-time we had a healthy lead. And at half-time a guy from Barcelona told me how impressed they were. "They told me they wanted my Cornella to play them in a trial match for everybody. So we went there a few days later and beat them 5-0. A little Cornella team beat Barcelona with Barcelona not really crossing the halfway line." Click the link for the full article.
He should fit perfectly with Rodgers. The youth teams already play good passing football, now we need to set up our own version of La Masia. Youth who play like the first team can play for the first team.
Another Rafa legacy, and the best guy i can think of to bring our wealth of youth talent through to senior level....... Love watching his reserve teams play.
The good thing about this sort of weather is that the bosses book holidays and you can do what you want. Or, in my case, other staff members are of so the boss can do what he wants
