Liverpool FC: The best coaches to have walked through Anfield – Part 3
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The manager’s lack of silverware after the first two seasons with the club left a huge gap in his support. Also, Liverpool’s former financial crisis that resulted in the club being bought by Fenway Sports Group was also partly blamed on the former Spanish
coach.
His honours include the 2005 UEFA Champions League, 2006 FA Cup, 2006 Community Shield and the 2005 UEFA Super Cup.
5. Joe Fagan
Joe Fagan, born March 12, 1921 was an English football player and a football manager from Liverpool, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749. He was best known for his time with the Liverpool club as a manager, from 1983 to 1985. Fagan entered the football grounds as a defender, serving
many prestigious clubs like Manchester City, Nelson and Bradford Park Avenue during the 1930s and 1950s. In 1951, the Englishman began his managerial career with Nelson side.
Fagan was signed by Liverpool Football Club in 1983. Although his stint with the English side lasted for only two years, he managed to guide the team with great success, winning the treble of English League, League Cup and the European Cup of 1984. Fagan
retired just hours before the 1985 European Cup final. It is widely believed that had Fagan not retired at that critical juncture, Liverpool would have won their fifth European Cup.
4. Tom Watson
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tom-c35214 Watson was an English football manager, who managed Sunderland A.F.C. and Liverpool F.C. over the entire course of his football career. He was signed for Sunderland in 1888, where he remained for eight solid years. In 1896, Watson chose to move on and
give his valuable managerial services to the English Premier League club, Liverpool. During his 19 years spell with the Reds, Watson enjoyed great success and became to be known as one of the finest managers of Anfield.
He was brought to the Red’s club by John McKenna, after acquiring much fame at Sunderland. Watson led the English side to victory a myriad number of times. He paved the way for Liverpool to their first FA Cup Final in 1914, which they lost to Burnley F.C.
His honours include 1901 and 1906 First Division and 1905 Second Division. The Englishman retired in 1915 and died soon after his relinquishment from the post.
3. Kenny Dalglish
Kenneth Mathieson Kenny Dalglish is a retired Scottish football player and a football manager. He is currently serving the Premier League club, Liverpool F.C as a care-taker manager. As a footballer, Dalglish played for Celtic, Scottish National Football
club and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 until 1990. Deployed as a striker, Dalglish was voted PFA Player of the Year during the 1982-83 season. In 1985, he was appointed as the player-manager of Liverpool, after the Heysel Stadium disaster.
King Kenny’s tenure lasted a good six years at Anfield. He inspired faith and confidence in the players and polished their http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Skills-c40539 to the greatest level, winning three league titles and two F.A. Cups.
His honours include First Division 1986, 1988 and 1990 and FA Cup 1986, 1989 and the FA http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Charity-c38784 Shield 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1990. The 60-year-old resigned from the Liverpool managerial post in 1991 and was largely responsible for resurrecting the English
squad.
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