Liverpool FC: The best coaches to have walked through Anfield – Part 2
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It was entirely due to these managers that Liverpool gained success in the football arena. They inspired the never-say-die attitude in the team, leading them to victory many times.
8. David Ashworth
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Republic-of-Ireland-c2987. His professional career as a manager was most notably recognised in Liverpool F.C. and Oldham Athletic. He arrived at Liverpool in 1919 and found the
club in the midst of a mess, as the Reds had only managed to win two out of 11 matches in the league. It was under Ashworth’s sublime guidance that the Reds were able to secure a fourth-place finish that very season, eight points behind the champions, Burnley.
Although he spent only three seasons with the English club, Ashworth is still remembered as one of the best coaches Anfield could ever get. In 1923, the Liverpool boss resigned from the club and went on to coach several revered clubs like Oldham Athletic,
Manchester City and Walsall. Ashworth’s honours include the 1922 First Division. He passed away in 1947, aged 79.
7. Gerard Houllier
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899, Houllier stepped into the football
arena as a mid-field player. A product of Hucqueliers youth academy, the Frenchman played for clubs including http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Athletic-Club-c38535.
In 1998, Houllier was appointed as the joint manager of Liverpool F.C. with Roy Evans. The arrangement did not work out as planned and in late 1998, Anfield saw Evans resign. Houllier then began to rebuild the team, signing quality players like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Emile-Heskey-c12468
and Sami Hyypia. His arduous efforts steered the club into winning the UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup of 2001. In 2004, he resigned as Liverpool manager by the mutual consent of the authorities.
6. Rafael Benitez
Rafael Rafa Benítez Maudes is a former football player and a football manager. The 51-year-old Spaniard is currently unemployed, after leaving the managerial post of Internazionale in December 2010. He began his professional football career as a sweeper
in the Real Madrid Aficionados youth club. After playing for Castilla CF, Parla and Linares, Benítez joined Spanish el Madrid’s coaching body at a mere age of 26.
Benitez started his managerial career with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Real-c30728 Madrid Castilla Youth B in 1986. He went on to coach a myriad number of clubs before moving to Liverpool F.C. in 2004. At the English side, Rafa faced a major challenge of convincing star players like Steven
Gerrard and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Owen-c25355 to stay.
Benítez brought great players from La Liga including http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045. Together, they helped improve the club’s Premiership form.
One thing is for sure that even though http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rafael-c30339 Benitez is considered to be one of the best managers to have coached the Reds, there are also those fans that hate his guts.
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