Brendan Rodgers | Rejoins Celtic on 3 year deal

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I'd be delighted with that, but they're relegated now so an early goal will likely kill any resistance.

On paper, and on form, Liverpool should be strolling through their remaining matches.
that's been the case all season and look at some of the games they have lost, even against you they could have easily conceded at least 4 themselves
 

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Money?

Also you know he'll want to prove himself at one of the "big" clubs in England after failing at Liverpool.

He'll end up back at Chelsea at some point, I'm convinced of it!
Yes and yes.

Edit: as in transfer funds. No reason to think Leicester will spend less than Spurs and Arsenal if they get CL football.
 

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Arsenal and Spurs missed their chance, it would be a step backwards.
Aye, Arsenal should have gone for him instead of Emery. Don't think Spurs ever had a realistic chance of getting him, it would have required sacking Poch while he was still considered the right guy for Spurs. By the time Poch was sacked, it was too late.
 

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Aye, Arsenal should have gone for him instead of Emery. Don't think Spurs ever had a realistic chance of getting him, it would have required sacking Poch while he was still considered the right guy for Spurs. By the time Poch was sacked, it was too late.
none of the coward 6 clubs would touch Rodgers when he was at Celtic he was always going to need a Prem club in between
 
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Aye, Arsenal should have gone for him instead of Emery. Don't think Spurs ever had a realistic chance of getting him, it would have required sacking Poch while he was still considered the right guy for Spurs. By the time Poch was sacked, it was too late.
Arsenal had two chances I’m sure they could of gone for him after they sacked Emery. Don’t know what they were thinking giving it to Arteta.
 

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Arsenal had two chances I’m sure they could of gone for him after they sacked Emery. Don’t know what they were thinking giving it to Arteta.
they were interested, that's when he got his new massive contract then they went for Arteta
 

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Kudos to him for today. He is a good manager, not sure though if I would want him at United but wins like these makes his side of argument stronger.

Also, if he is smart he should stay at Leicester rather than joining spurs or arsenal. I feel chelsea will poach him eventually or maybe even us if it doesn't work for Ole. Please don't join spurs or arsenal and kill your chances of actually winning a big trophy. I would say he has a bigger chance of winning the league with Leicester than arsenal or spurs.
 

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With Rodgers, you have to ignore the bits where he's sitting in front of a microphone, completely lacking any self-awareness and trying to craft a mythology around himself and focus on all of the other stuff that makes him a really good football manager.
 

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none of the coward 6 clubs would touch Rodgers when he was at Celtic he was always going to need a Prem club in between
He did a good job at Swansea and Liverpool, even if he had a few flaws. Why a team like Arsenal, whose owners aren't even pretending like they want the club to win titles, didn't at least take a punt makes no sense. He'd proven he could get a team to do well in the Prem.
Arsenal had two chances I’m sure they could of gone for him after they sacked Emery. Don’t know what they were thinking giving it to Arteta.
Maybe if they offered him massive piles of cash, but I think their choice of Arteta shows that they weren't looking to pay big money for whomever they got.
 

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He did a good job at Swansea and Liverpool, even if he had a few flaws. Why a team like Arsenal, whose owners aren't even pretending like they want the club to win titles, didn't at least take a punt makes no sense. He'd proven he could get a team to do well in the Prem.
simple reason, arrogance, they were above taking a manager from lowly SPL
 

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We need to keep him as long as we can and we may well keep him for a while.

He would leave us for one of Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea probably, but at the same time I expect all 4 clubs don't consider him quite good enough, clubs like Spurs and Arsenal were not able to entice him.
 

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We need to keep him as long as we can and we may well keep him for a while.

He would leave us for one of Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea probably, but at the same time I expect all 4 clubs don't consider him quite good enough, clubs like Spurs and Arsenal were not able to entice him.
He almost won the league for Liverpool.
 
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Surely the only clubs he should/would consider leaving Leicester for are City, Chelsea, United, Liverpool... or any team with a realistic chance of being in the CL. But then the expectations would be to win the league/cl , anything else would be deemed a failure. Although at United that’s arguable if the past year or two are anything to judge by.


Arsenal and Spurs are no longer those clubs, although if he took over those clubs and got them into the CL it would simply put him in an impossible situation... he’d have taken them incredibly far but then fans would expect league success.
 
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Yes. Pound for pound he’s done a far better job at Leicester than Ole has at United.
Easier with lower expectations and less pressure though. He hasn’t inherited a real mismatched squad either.At Utd I doubt if the fans would accept tame results as WHU, Newcastle, Brighton

Pluses: he has supportive owners and has bought pretty well.
 

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I would say Rodgers (if he gets top four) and Moyes are probably the managers of the season. I think those two have exceeded expectations the most.
 

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I would say Rodgers (if he gets top four) and Moyes are probably the managers of the season. I think those two have exceeded expectations the most.
West Ham look to be falling over themselves in the last few games. In a context of a team that was battling relegation not long ago, sure they’re doing well relative to that. However, they could easily end up behind Spurs and Everton and finish 9th, which isn’t manager of the year material really. If Leicester hold on for a top 4 finish and with the FA cup, I’d say Rodgers should get it over Pep.

Pep will most likely still get it though.
 
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Easier with lower expectations and less pressure though. He hasn’t inherited a real mismatched squad either.At Utd I doubt if the fans would accept tame results as WHU, Newcastle, Brighton

Pluses: he has supportive owners and has bought pretty well.
Yeah it’s very easy to get clubs like Leicester into a CL spot and win the FA cup. Which is why we see it so often. You’re also absolutely right Ole has not been supported one bit, £80m for Maguire, £50m for Bruno, etc etc etc.
 

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Would anyone not?
Well there are certainly question marks in terms of can he do it if he is not the underdog / expected to win. For example look at his record in Europe for both Liverpool and Leicester.
 

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Why are people so eager to shower him with praise? That win had very little to do with him.
 

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Would anyone not?
He has won the FA cup with Leicester, no bigger achievement than Martinez winning it with Wigan. Other than that he has almost won the league with Liverpool, and almost gotten top 4 with Leicester. Now I'm not downplaying his achievements, because he has done more than what was expected of him. But as of why we would welcome him here, I see no major arguments.
 

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Fair play he’s a good manager

Plays attacking football and signs highly rated young players

Anybody got a feeling he’ll join Spurs over the summer? They’re obviously waiting for someone.
Leicester imo, is a better job than any in the PL bar United, Liverpool and City. Spurs and Arsenal have higher ambitions and pressurr but worse leadership and Chelsea will sack him within 2-3 years regardless. He's already been at Liverpool so unless United or City offer him the job or something else changes, I think he's best off at Leicester.
 

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Fair play he’s a good manager

Plays attacking football and signs highly rated young players

Anybody got a feeling he’ll join Spurs over the summer? They’re obviously waiting for someone.
Rodgers signs highly rated young players?
 

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I would have him here when Ole goes.
I'd rather an up and coming manager like Tuchel and Nagelsmann were when Chelsea and Bayern hired them. Both may well be sacked by then so maybe they'll be available anyway. :lol:

That said, we could do worse than Rodgers. I don't care about his past at Liverpool. He'll just have more motivation to do well here for revenge. :devil:
 

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I'd rather an up and coming manager like Tuchel and Nagelsmann were when Chelsea and Bayern hired them. Both may well be sacked by then so maybe they'll be available anyway. :lol:

That said, we could do worse than Rodgers. I don't care about his past at Liverpool. He'll just have more motivation to do well here for revenge. :devil:
Tuchel is 47 and Rodgers is 48.
 

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I see the Ole out brigade is in full force after one loss.

He's alright. I don't think he shows anything amazing tactically as Pep / Klopp do. Don't think Ole --> Rodgers is any sort of upgrade, at best equal caliber.
 

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He's a good manager and easily the best manager the UK has produced in recent times. That says a lot more about the quality of British managers than the quality of Rodgers though.
 

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Why are people so eager to shower him with praise? That win had very little to do with him.
What's wrong with you? He beat us and Chelsea to win the FA Cup. Most cups take some elements of luck but to go all the way is highly commendable, and to do so as underdogs even more so. Not to mention his consistency in the league, taking Leicester to pushing top 4 in back to back seasons, which is a place their wage bill and transfer spends give them no right to be in.

When you consider how Leicester were barely relevant to top 6 finishes before he joined, and consider where he's cemented them now, it's hard to argue against him being a very good manager. That's before we get to silverware achievement.