sniffy98 » Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:45 pm wrote:He hasn't improved anyone or developed any of the youth? Is Sterling a mirage? Look I know he has made mistakes but stick to the facts. Flano was excellent before the injury. He has improved Hendo. Done wonders with Sturridge and of course he must get credit for the way Suarez became unplayable (some credit not all).
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do you really think he has turned sterling into a much better player ? he after all was one of the hottest properties long before rodgers came near us. In what area is it that you think he has improved him ? IMO he was always going to be a top player.
Flanagan got his debut back in 2011 and was excellent then a real prospect for the future who has barely played under brendan. granted injuries have hampered him in the last year but he was every bit the talent when kenny brought him through. Honestly i think you are insulting the lad if you are claiming he is a better player because of brendan seeing as he was never a regular under him.
Henderson improved, you really think that ?
sturridge again was another top top prospect who had proven his potential and that he could hit the net, he showed this as a young lad in blue and again when he was on loan at bolton years ago. his injuries are what kept him back and possibly the only reason we got him in the first place. He has improved him alright hasn't he, especially with the tailored training regime he has him on.
Suarez is the best player to walk through that door in years, he played with such high intensity at whatever club he was at. when he came here that intensity was clearly in his game and was running amok(the united game in ot) but he couldn't hit a barn door but still had more chances than any other player in the league. yes his goals improved but maybe that was down to him becoming more accustomed to the league and his new home. suarez was responsible for those players upping their games because he took some serious pressure and attention off them.
suarez is gone and those players performances have nosedived, If brendan was really responsible for improving them last season then why have they looked completely lost this one, when by your logic they should have improved again seeing as he had more time to do so.
even if you recognise this or not that is a miniscule amount of players he has had at his disposal in the time he has been here. Your post would hold much better weight if you could actually list a failed player under a previous manager and turned him into someone who's a nailed on starter ever week but you can't. He is struggling to even get anything out of the players he has bought. If thiago llori comes back in next season and is a superstar I'm fairly sure you would credit brendan with that also and not the last 2 managers he palmed him off on.
I stand by my comments, he has improved feck all.