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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.

Brendan Rodgers

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 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 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
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
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
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
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
The best players want to play in the best competition.
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Competition Player Want
That ability to press immediately, within five or six seconds to get the ball, is important
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Balls Important Six
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
The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city.
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Football Games Unique
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
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
It’s not always plain sailing… especially when you’re flying!
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Always Flying Plain Sailing

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