Without doubt, Brendan Rodgers’ Swansea City were a breath of fresh air last season. Since taking over the reins of the Welsh club in June 2010, the Northern Irishman went on to make significant inroads with the Swans, helping them ascend into the top division
of English football during his first season in charge.
With many people raising question marks over the club’s ability to survive in a league as challenging as the Premier League, keeping in view the size of their squad and their limited financial resources, the 39-year old refused to be let down by any hurdles
that fell in his way.
He guided his side to wins against some of the biggest clubs in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 during their debut 2011/12 campaign, en route to an impressive eleventh place finish. More importantly, he introduced an eye catching style of possession-retaining and short passing
football in England – a style often associated with the Spanish teams.
Keeping in view his remarkable achievements at the Liberty Stadium, Rodgers was bound to catch the attention of a top flight team at some point. As it happened, Liverpool, who went through a calamitous previous season, relieved former manager Kenny Dalglish
from his managerial duties in May, and hired the services of the Irishman, taking into consideration his young age and innovative coaching techniques.
Liverpool are a club currently in a state of turmoil. Their eighth place finish last season means that they have now failed to qualify for the Champions League competition in their third successive attempt. The club’s owners and the fans are getting increasingly
restless and are not willing to settle for anything short of a top four spot this coming season. But is Rodgers the panacea to the club’s current dismal state of affairs?
In order to get a good answer to this question, one needs to make an assessment of him in the light of his preliminary activities at Anfield so far.
Wary of his unit’s shattered confidence and downbeat morale, Rodgers has firstly tried to reach out to his entire squad. He won their confidence and trust by laying out his future model for the club in front of them, and apprised them of their status in
the team.
Secondly, the manager appears to be cognizant of the Reds underlying problem i.e. the weakness in their attacking front. In response, he has already signed the rising Italian striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603, and is reported to be exploring more attackers
in the transfer market.
Rodgers has made revealed his intentions of introducing his own playing style at Anfield. Given the extent to which he was able to execute it in a small club like Swansea, one can expect him to successfully implement his ideas at Liverpool, keeping in view
the Merseyside club’s strong financial position and solid infrastructure.
Lastly, the quickness with which he has owned the culture and traditions of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 speak at great lengths about his desire, determination and enthusiasm of carrying the club forward. His decision to revive the historical “This is Anfield” sign at the
dressing room tunnel might apparently seem as a petty thing, but instead it grows to show his strong affinity with the club and unswerving will of emulating their illustrious past.
Not many people will disagree that Rodgers will need to make a start from the scratch. Therefore the task of achieving a place in Champions League football this coming term might initially appear as a distant dream. However, same things would have been said
at the time he took up the Swansea http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 in 2010, when the Welsh outfit were tottering in the second-tier Championship.
Rodgers has already shown at Swansea what he is capable of. He is a man who refuses to back down from any challenge; rather he embraces it with open arms. And therein lay his greatest value to the Merseysiders, as currently, reviving Liverpool is one of
the biggest challenges in the Premier League.
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