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.
BRENDAN RODGERSI 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.
BRENDAN RODGERSIt’s not always plain sailing… especially when you’re flying!
BRENDAN RODGERSThe best players want to play in the best competition.
BRENDAN RODGERSThe 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.
BRENDAN RODGERSI know how it goes. Six or seven months ago I was the manager of the year and I was going to be this and that, tactically this and tactically that, and now, because we have lost two world-class players, I am useless. But I accept that.
BRENDAN RODGERSEven more important than statistics is then having the staff that can take the data and ensure it’s presented in a way that improves individuals and teams.
BRENDAN RODGERSI’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.
BRENDAN RODGERSStatus does not matter. It is what you are like as a player. It doesn’t matter how much money you have come for. That doesn’t matter to me. I will play a 17-year-old if he fights and he has quality. It is quite easy.
BRENDAN RODGERSThe 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.
BRENDAN RODGERSIf you give a bad player time, he can play. If you give a good player time, he can kill you.
BRENDAN RODGERSThat ability to press immediately, within five or six seconds to get the ball, is important
BRENDAN RODGERSStatistics and numbers are no good unless you have good people to analyse and then interpret their meaning and importance.
BRENDAN RODGERSI 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.
BRENDAN RODGERSI will leave no stone unturned in my quest – and that quest will be relentless – to try and get Liverpool back on the map again as a successful football club.
BRENDAN RODGERSI 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.
BRENDAN RODGERSI 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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