Brendan Rodgers: What He'll Do Differently Than Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool
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(Featured Columnist) on May 30, 2012
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It's not official.
And we mustn't act in haste before anything is official. But we'll take the word of the Beeb on this occasion!
What I mean to say here is that Brendan Rodgers and Liverpool Football Club have agreed in principle for the former to take over the reins from Anfield legend Kenny Dalglish as the new manager for the 2012-13 English Premier League season.
Supporters, both shocked and confused, are taking to forums and message boards to express their approval/disapproval of the new boss who, by agreeing to this switch, is certainly on the verge of taking one of the biggest steps in terms of his career.
Rodgers, for those that need a short introduction, leaves his current job as boss of Welsh club Swansea City to start afresh with Liverpool. Rodgers, who took over at Swansea in 2010, led them to promotion to the English top flight in just his first season in charge.
And the Swans did the unthinkable, when they defied all odds and bets stacked against them, as they finished at eleventh position in the standings in their first season back in the top division since 1983.
Along the way, the Swans scored impressive victories over Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City. More than that, it was the possession brand of football that was the talking point of Brendan Rodgers' youthful side.
Perhaps, it could have been the very same reason why Thomas Werner and John W Henry felt it right to offer the Northern Irishman a contract that could see his star rise to the levels of his mentor Jose Mourinho, the current head coach at Real Madrid.
Chance of a Lifetime
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For Rodgers, however, it is going to be one of the toughest tasks that he has ever had to deal with in his entire lifetime.
With Liverpool, not only is it the pressure that comes with managing one of the top clubs in World Football, but also gaining the trust of supporters of a global brand that is Liverpool Football Club.
Rodgers' only previous experience of working at a top club in the league was with Chelsea under Jose Mourinho in 2005, where he managed the reserve squad after spending a year managing the youth squads.
Rodgers' prior stints with Watford and Reading, as head coach of the football clubs, turned out to be disasters. So Liverpool's appointment of a novice manager to take over the hot seat at one of the most prestigious clubs in the world has gained notoriety even before Rodgers has begun his work.
Well, profiling aside, what did FSG see in Brendan Rodgers that made them decide that the ex-Swans boss was the right fit for the job?
To keep it plain and honest, Rodgers may well have been the only candidate who was fine with working under a complex, multi-tier system of football management methodology proposed by FSG.
So, he's in. In that case, what is it that Rodgers would want to do differently to Kenny Dalglish at Anfield?
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