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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.

Brendan Rodgers

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 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
When you’ve got the ball 65-70% of the time, it’s a football death for the other team…It’s death by football.
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Balls Football Team
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
I’m blessed to be supported by some brilliant staff, who are all experts in their field and dedicated to what they do.
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Blessed Experts Fields
Even 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.
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Data Important Team
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
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
The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city.
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Football Games Unique
I 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.
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Football Player Years
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
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’d rather lose a game trying to win it, than lose it trying not to get beat
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Games Trying Winning
That ability to press immediately, within five or six seconds to get the ball, is important
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Balls Important Six
Status 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.
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Fighting Player Years
It’s not always plain sailing… especially when you’re flying!
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Always Flying Plain Sailing

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