Brendan Rodgers Discussion Thread

He has failed in too many games. We have still been forced to field players that wouldn’t get into every team in Scotland though. That is an indication that recruitment is failing miserably. When we play domestically, every single player we have on the pitch should be a guaranteed starter in every other team barring the huns in the odd position. That’s not been the case this season.

 

I would say that whilst we have the better squad we most certainly don't have the better team.
This is due to Rodgers putting out a team that is substantially less than the sum of it's parts.

I find it hard to believe that last seasons Swedish defender of the season is suddenly * at training and therefor can't get a game. When just about every time he has played he's been solid even if a little slow

 

Of course they will. Every penny matters...

 

He’s been * and the football has been dreadful but I didn’t realise it was that bad.

 

Shocking stat. Weve seen all season how * the football is and up until the killie game he was still trying to gaslight us into it being an agenda built up by media

 

Something that is glossed over is the fact he intended to take a year out, and the board aggressively pursued him. Was that a good shout?

 

The elephant in the room this season is Michael Beale he was the only reason we ever had a gap. The performances have been miles off it all season but we clung on for dear life to the fact we were still ahead even though it was due to them having games in hand. The writing has been on the wall for a while for me there is a complete reluctance or stubbornness to stray away from his tried and failed formation and tactics.

 

* me mate. Honestly, you're coming across as Increasingly more stupid here and I'm starting to feel a wee bit sorry for you. So with that in mind I'll repeat to you, absolutely definitely, one last time. Now actually try reading what's been written before you jump on your wee soapbox and regurgitate another of your petulant, formulaic strawman responses. Take your time, try to take it in.

Ok(puffs cheeks), here goes. I am not claiming the window wasn't bad and I haven't done so anywhere, check back. In fact I'm not claiming anything other than the fact Rodgers is making a rip-roaring * of his job and has been since he walked through the door in June, a point that clearly cant be denied. I am merely speculating (that's kind of like saying what if) with that in mind, that the window maybe, just maybe, wasn't as bad as is now being made out. Now just to reiterate (thats like say it again), I don't know just how bad it was or wasnt, no one can say for sure now, not you, me or anyone. Not until these players get a chance to work under a better manager can we really *.

Now for just clarity, I also wasn't using Stan petrov to back up any argument. In fact there was no argument, other than continually attempting to explain your repeated, infantile misinterpretation of the original point. Petrov is the obvious example, and the one readily springs to mind, of a player who came in under a bad manager then went on to excel under a better one. I merely used him to illustrate the hypothetical. There are also some recent others, Ki, Armstrong, Boyata, Greg Taylor even.

Now, again, please try to understand this before coming back with more utter garbage.

 

Is the poor transfer window the reason we've seen Kyogo go from a lethally clinical poacher to a secondary striker who's barely involved? Is the poor transfer window the reason half our team don't look like they are motivated in the majority of games? Is poor recruitment the reason we are playing slow laboured football despite the same players last year thriving under a fast-paced, direct style?

Your point would hold some credence if we were creating chances in games but individuals fluffing numerous chances in front of goal; if we were scoring 2 every game but individual defensive errors costing us 2 or 3 goals a game; if our general play was good but we didn't get results due to injuries. Your utter refusal to acknowledge that our disgraceful standard of play and general low level of quality as a team is the responsibility of the manager is bizarre and tiresome tbh. Believe it or not, a team can be better than the sum of its parts, and good managers are applauded for showing this. Frankly, Rodgers is not showing himself to be capable of such.

 

I've gone full circle about 3 times over the last few days.
I don't know what stage of grief I'm in but I now fully believe we'll win the league!
Couple of win against them and we'll be fine, just need to find a way through the rest.

 

They * would ask for a glass of tap water on tick but they can still sack a manager the second it's not working and appoint someone the fans can get behind.

We've got a vault of cash to envy Scrooge McDuck and we'll still wait until we've completely blown the whole season before giving the job to the first person who walks into the shower room.

 

I am pessimistic because of Rodgers' ego. It is colossal, and prevents him from looking at things objectively. He'd have to give up possession football in order to save this season, but he won't.

 

Would be good to see us go 3421 like Leverkusen play.

Kyogo
McGregor - O'Reilly
Palma-Holm-Iwata- Maeda
Scales-Nawrocki-CCV/Welsh
Hart

We really need the defence splitting balls and energy that Calmac & O'Reilly can provide being further forward.

Wingers are useless with the squad we have as Kyogo is like 5ft tall and you'd be lucky to find a headed goal by Idah.

We need to start blizting SPL dross with hard and fast football.

Too slow and predictable as it stands and we need something different to what will be expected by opposition.

 

With 15 odd games left to go this sums it up for me

'We go into every weekend or mid week game not really knowing what team is going to start or what players are going to turn up'

 

Its not the games against them thate the problem. Rodgers system isnt creating clear cut chances against the teams that sit in. when was the last time a striker went through 1v1 against a keeper? Or near post cross and finish? Its brutal, slow build up and shoot or cross from the edge of the box.

 

https://x.com/rowleyanalysis/status/1759318377850355788?s=46&t=aZiI9MEVMqmrOI0jiQp_ag

An absolute shambles.

 

Offft... that's pretty bad..

I don't know how anyone can defend him at the moment. Giving up an 8 point lead to that mob and a worse record than Beale, thats before we take into account the utter dross on the pitch and the constant bullshit he talks.

Who knows if the last word on transfers are his or not, I wouldn't believe a word the man says.. all good grace left with him when he left with his bags packed to the prem.