http://www.squawka.com/news/brendan...-nearly-walked-away-from-liverpool-job/175408 Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has revealed he almost decided not to accept the managerial role at Anfield due to concerns that he was not the first choice candidate. The 41-year-old was happily in charge of fellow Premier League outfit Swansea City in the summer of 2012 when he was given an opportunity to take the reins at the Kop, but it was one that he decided to embark upon only when it became clear the project was right for his own needs. “I was brought in and told that I was the number one choice for Liverpool. How it developed it seemed that the club were then speaking to a number of candidates for the job and at that point I then pulled out of it. “I didn’t want to be one of a number of people and if you remember back at that point I said I wasn’t interested in the job because I felt that if I was the one to be asked then I should have been the only one. A week or so later I got a call again and Swansea received a call to say that I was the candidate they wanted to speak to in reference to the job. “For me it wasn’t just about ‘any’ club I needed to go to somewhere that I felt I could be for a number of years as long as I was successful,” he told Anfield FM. As has been widely reported in the past, Rodgers produced a detailed dossier outlining his plans for Liverpool to the club’s owners, which appeared to swing the pendulum in his favour. The fact Rodgers had put a great deal of time and effort proved that he was serious about the job at hand and also displayed his willingness to create a lasting legacy at one of England’s most prestigious clubs. Steven Gerrard says Brendan Rodgers wants more Liverpool trophies “The story behind the document was simple – I took it with me to the owners, not the first meeting, but in one of the later meetings, once we had spoken about the vision of the club. I gave them the document purely on the basis of how I would work from the academy right the way to the first team. “Even though I may not myself get the benefits for that, depending how long I was going to be here, but I still wanted to be able to influence a philosophy at the club and I felt the club was in need of that. “It allowed the people here to understand how I would work and I thought it was a short cut to save time, money and effort. It was difficult at the beginning because it was radical change but it started to evolve and develop and now everyone is now in tune with how I want the club to run,” Rodgers revealed. The northern Irishman clearly impressed the club’s hierarchy with his keen eye for detail, but the 41-year-old also claimed that he would have walked away from the job if, as rumours suggested, he would be required to work under a Director of Football, with Dutchman Louis van Gaal amongst the names linked with the position. “I heard prior to coming in that that was maybe the case but certainly when I spoke with them [the owners] nothing was ever forced on me. “I think I made the point to the owners at the time, who were really receptive to what I was I was saying, that if they wanted to go down that route as a club they should appoint a Director of Football, but I wouldn’t be the manager. I felt coming into here I needed to oversee what was going on from the football side,” insisted Rodgers. The Merseyside faithful will be delighted that such a path was one that their club did not choose to tread, given the impact Rodgers has made on proceedings at Anfield. -------------------- As you would never trust a thin chef, never trust a man who wears sandals with socks. Thanks for saving us from VG Rodgers
I think this shows the difference between BR and any manager that we've had since Joe ***an, he is not just a manager but he is the boss of liverpool football club. IMO every manager that we have had since Joe hasn't really made the club his own and just carried on from what was left behind from their predecessor. Rafa was probably the closest we got to having a proper boss in that time but his constant struggle against inept owners meant he never really had complete control. Kenny was obviously another great manager we had in that time, but i feel he was riding the crest of the wave left by shanks, Bob and Joe. Obviously i've put BR in with some distinguished company there, and in reality he has yet to win anything for liverpool, but it is great to see a manager really put their stamp on LFC and I hope he keeps improving both himself and the team.
I think Rafa was like it too but never quite won the off field battle for control. I'd put that down to Parry plus Tom & Jerry though
Can't agree with your assessment of Dalglish timmy, his record of success after taking over from ***an as player-manager/manager speaks for itself, add to that his handling of the aftermath of Hillsborough and the signings of Barnes,Beardsley, Aldo and Houghton. Dalglish=legend.
I think it's nice to see a manager with a clear idea if what he wants. I hope he wins a couple of trophies in next few years and is allowed to build a club again like ferguson and Wenger have done. I know he's only young but it's be good if he had an apprentice in the ranks ready to take over when he moves on so we don't have to do what United and probably arsenal will need to do which is find someone outside to come in and continue.
He fit is CL football and a runners up medal in Prem. Shouldn't be anywhere near being categorised with him! But yes if people play the (no trophy card) then he could be.
Not suggesting otherwise, I believe dalglish is probably one of the most important people to have ever been at liverpool football club. Managerially though I think he was left with a great team, although he did make some good signings, but philosophy wise he just continued what he knew from Bob and Joe and didn't really make him own stamp on the club. Maybe that was because he had come straight from playing and not gone through coaching, but i think he was less revolutionary than his predecessors.
If you really believe what you say timmy you must also believe that Paisley just followed on from Shanks and Joe just followed on from Paisley, all of which makes them not credible for their own success. Dalglish imho did stamp his authority and name on the club as a player, manager and caring human being during his tenure with the club and was responsible himself for the success he had as manager. So we ain't going to agree timmy, but its all about opinion mate.
Looks that way! I'm not trying to take anything away from Kenny, I think he was a great player, manager, human, ambassador and he gave more to the club than can ever be repaid. I just don't believe he was as good as the previous managers, who were all involved in shaping the previous teams as coaches as well as managers, they inherited a good platform but also built upon it.
I'm sorry but I think Kenny ended up leaving the club in a poor position, yes souness ****ed it but he did come in having known what the club looked like when at the very top and could actually compare to Italy too However Kenny signed some awful dirt and when he resigned it looked like oh a ferguson final team IMO, I do think had dalglish applied the type of ability he showed at Blackburn he could have rectified it but in the end history shows dalglish as the only lfc manager in history who has won all 3 domestic trophies with the club so IMO yes legend but not like the others sorry Oh and also for me hodgson and Rodgers are in the same boat. Optimism does not equal achievement and lfc are about winning trophies not being also rans A special place in hell is reserved for hodgson while Rodgers can still get to heaven.... Lucky him
Hodgson got us in the bottom 3 fearing relegation and told us things like a draw should be seen as a good result against ****e, sorry its a total insult to rodgers to compare him to roy, yes neither have won trophies but roy never had us prem runners up or got us any where near cl football. ones pretty new to football management, the other is supposed to be an experienced manager, yet his main achievements are keeping teams from relegation, well in this country, he is probably a hero in scandanavia somewhere, whoopie do. Rodgers has us believing again, when was the last time that seriously happened? certainly not under roys watch, the only thing he probably achieved is a lot of our fans being on suicide watch with the ****e he dished up for us.
hodgosn never won a thing... and in the end thats all there is to be said. rodgers has won nowt... being near something or 2nd is not the LFC way. I mean lets face it roy evans won ONE league cup I would put him barely one run above Woy as a result. this is lfc we are talking about not spurs. we have success or we don't. example ranks Paisley shankley ***an (triple inc euro cup) dalglish (due to double and leagues) Benitez (cl) Houllier (triple plus another league cup) Evans Souness Rodgers hodgson yes even souness gets ahead of rodgers for me... even though i hate his disasterous reign Its like this is rodgers even won a league cup he'd jump ahead of evans never mind souness but the history of LFc manager success means evan, sounness, rodgers and hodgosn are also rans. Its not like I am saying he never will all i am saying is he has to deliver. He has time to deliver, he can deliver if he pushes for acheivement. but for me (personal view and it aint for changing) managers should be judged by pots when they work for LFC. I am hopeful we will pick up a trophy shortly.... and then I'd hope the positive brand of football can knock houllier down the list with more acheivements.... rafa is up there cos of a CL. in my mind.. but again lets hope.
yeah fair enough mito, but the way you put it was an insult to rodgers who has us believing again, something roy can never be accused of whatever club he has managed, as he is so defeatist in his attitude for a start and made his excuses before he has begone.
Brod was on TalkSport again this morning. Of all the things they could of spoke to him about, they concentrated on Danny Welbeck moving to Arsenal
Nope. He was respectful. He said he had enough on with his own job at Liverpool without having to worry about what Man Utd and Arsenal were doing. He did add that he thought Welbeck as a very good young player who will grow and get better with time too mind.
