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It’s not always plain sailing… especially when you’re flying!

Brendan Rodgers

I think football management has obviously changed and evolved in terms of practices and methods, but I would say the values we strive to hold are the same as great men like Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.
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Football Men Thinking
I don’t see coach job stressful, I really don’t. Of course, there is pressure and expectation, but I wouldn’t necessarily equate that with stress.
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Expectations Jobs Stress
The quality of people you have around you as a manager is so vital. There are various factors that influence that process; fitness, form and the tactical approach to your opponent are all areas I review on a daily basis.
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Opponents People Quality
I think I’ve proven I can build a team that plays a way of football that excites and challenges at the top end of the table.
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Football Team Thinking
I enjoy my work. The reason I worked so hard all my life is because I want to be making big decisions and managing at the very highest level.
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Decision Levels Want
I must have just dreamed that about Liverpool playing 3-4-3. What do people think that was, a bit of luck? A British coach playing 3-4-3? A foreign coach doing that would be a tactical genius.
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Football People Thinking
I have a senior staff meeting every day, with key personnel who interface with the players – coaches, the medical staff, our analyst department. This is a useful exercise as it means we are all across what is happening and they are aware of my expectations.
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Exercise Mean Senior Useful
If you give a bad player time, he can play. If you give a good player time, he can kill you.
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Giving Play Player
I dictate entirely how the team is prepared, and I am a hands-on coach; I love to be out there with the players taking the sessions.
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Hands Player Team
Statistics and numbers are no good unless you have good people to analyse and then interpret their meaning and importance.
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Numbers People Statistics
I’ve always been one to arrive early for work; preparation is a big part of how I work, and I like to be in my office going through plans for the upcoming training sessions or meetings I have.
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Office Preparation Training
The analysis of statistics is a big part of the modern game, and it’s important as a modern manager to embrace areas that can help your team and players improve.
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Games Player Team
The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city.
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Football Games Unique
It’s not always plain sailing… especially when you’re flying!
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Always Flying Plain Sailing
I think my history as a coach shows I like players who are gifted technically and have courage when it comes to being in possession of a football. That is a key quality for me.
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Football Player Thinking
Of course, as manager, the selection of the team is very much one of the biggest responsibilities I personally take, but I come to that decision thanks to advice and support of the people around me.
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People Responsibility Team

It’s not always plain sailing… especially when you’re flying!

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