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.
BRENDAN RODGERSThe best players want to play in the best competition.
More Brendan Rodgers Quotes
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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.
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I 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.
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It’s not always plain sailing… especially when you’re flying!
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The best players want to play in the best competition.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city.
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Statistics and numbers are no good unless you have good people to analyse and then interpret their meaning and importance.
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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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