metalhead » Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:34 pm wrote:ycsatbjywtbiastkamb » Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:59 pm wrote:If I was Rodgers I'd draw a line under one era and look to the future. I said in the match thread that this result reminded me of the Worcester, Watford and City games which are writ large in our history as 3 of the worst results in our history but also 3 turning points.
The likes of Johnson and Gerrard need to go IMO and then we will have to look at where other players stand in the grand scheme of things, for instance with Gerrard out of the side would we then need so many midfield grafters?
and who do we replace Gerrard with right now Yakka? Emre Can? who is always injured and didn't show much when he played? We all know Captain Fantastic is past his best but why didn't Rodgers address it in the summer? Song was available on loan and he would have been a quality addition, instead we didn't go for him and we payed 10m on a ''potential'' who can't even get a game.
So far Rodgers has spent Sh*t load of money for the past 3 years on potential signings instead of signing players who would ACTUALLY improve our starting 11. Only Coutinho and Sturridge are the good signings out of 25 players (or less) he has signed for the past 3 years.
I agree with you mate, I was saying all summer we should have broke the bank to sign someone like Barkley or Pogba who we could have built a side around for the next decade and Rodgers over reliance (and refusal to even rest) Gerrard deffo goes against the manager.
Rodgers has made a lot of mistakes but I'd stick with him because I believe his philosophy is the right way forward, in fact IMO the reason we are playing so bad is because we have veered away from his philosophy. Look at us play, we are practically a long ball side now.
Rodgers should be picking players to suit his own system not players to suit the papers, that is the problem with young managers, they are often in awe of the big names.
Brendan is making mistakes left right and centre but his core philosophy is the right one and that is why I'd stick with him, but there needs to be a huge shake up at the club and he has to stop trying to be everyone's mate and start becoming the single minded winner the likes of Shankly, Paisley, Clough and Ferguson were in their day.