Brendan Rodgers has recently been announced as Liverpool's new manager, and after his performance in the 2011-12 season you can hardly say he isn't qualified. And the history of the club is only eclipsed by that of Manchester United, so you can see why they can demand the best managers. But I remain unconvinced that this is the right move for a manager so early in their career. Safe to say, Liverpool are not the side they were.
The fans, I'm sorry to any Liverpool fans, are slightly deluded. To even think they had the calibre to reach the top four this season was slightly laughable, Downing and Carroll is not a champions league combination. And unless Rodgers can sign some high quality players to boost his lacklustre squad, two cup finals and pushing for Europa league might just be the best they can hope for. He will be under a lot more pressure next season than he was at Swansea, because nothing was expected with the Swans, I was not alone in predicting the Wales side to go down. The fans will want to see the flowing football he gave Swansea, and hopefully a bit more savvy in the transfer market.
However, should he succeed, the world will be at his feet in terms of his managerial career. If he can build a couple of successful seasons at Anfield, he will be on high demand from every big football team in the world, and his decision to go to Liverpool will be justified. People may think from this article that I think he wasn't a good choice for Liverpool, and that isn't true in the slightest. I think he's a great manager, but a few more seasons at Swansea would have benefited him more.
I wish him luck at Liverpool, but he's going to be up against an over expectant fan base with a mediocre squad.
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