I
will not waste energy on the Paris Saint German's claimed £120
million bid for Wayne Rooney, nor the Robin van Persie's confirmed
extended stay a sterile Arsenal. Rather, I will dwell on a rather
bizarre deal Liverpool intend to make.
The
Merseyside team were a laughing stoke a few months back. The man who
took them out of that mud was sacked. Funny enough they have had a
series of interviews with a chain of known and unknown coaches.
Not
that I am bitter they are still to come to me, but surely, if Kenny
Daglish's antics were not good enough after winning the Carling Cup
and reaching the FA Cup final. What do you go to Liverpool to do?
Many
thought King Kenny should have done more after spending quite a few
millions on players, but frankly, the core of that team is ancient,
having been assembled by Rafa Benitez and Roy Hodgson.
The
almost certain arrival of Brendan Rodgers is an interesting one. For
once,they approached the man and he refused. They had a series of
meeting with some of us and it was all fruitless. They revisited
their options with fat-cheque packages and surely, they cannot go
wrong with money.
The
thing is that, Rodgers plays flowing sleek football. Liverpool do not
have the material for his brand. The modern coach may have
arm-twisted the ambitions of the under-performing Anfield side to
bring in the likes of Sinclair to the Kop.
If
Swansea will let go their manager, they have to hold on to their
assets like Dyer. Does that mean the American owners will flash a
cheque book to the many fancy youngsters like Papiss Cisse of
Newcastle United? Time will tell.
Ll
we are saying, is that Rodgers is as good as a taxi-driver with that
lot Daglish was working with. It is not that there were bad players
either. They were the best under the tutelage of King Kenny. Now that
the goalpost have shifted, so should be the field of play. We are
heading for interesting times ahead.
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