25 Jan 2015 09:51:56
I think Brendans speech about Balotelli needing to step it up in training was once again too much information. Sir Bob would be shaking his head at B R interviews. Telling the world that Liverpools start to the season was all down to Mario not willing to press. Nothing to do with him dumping Lucas and Sakho and rotating the team every week to accommodate Gerrard, Johnson and Allen.
How will any club show an interest in a player not performing on the pitch, when you tell the world, he's not training hard enough.
Surely these comments should not be aired in public. Does nothing to enhance the players value.
It's astonishing that, given BR has a supposed high intensity pressing game ( once he gets rid of his possession nonsense he seems to impose like some kind of Tourette's syndrome for the first 4 months of each season ) we even went in for balotelli given his history.
You are never going to change him into that kind of player. Shoddy selection and shoddy management
Mario has never pressed in a single game of football, why did he think he was going to start once he bought him?
Your all blaming Brendan for Mario but isn't there a five man selection panel who would of had their say in Mario signing for LFC . What if Brendan did not want Mario but the vote went against him so he was stuck with him but can't open his heart about it because of his contract agreement with LFC ? But is trying to say things in stealth within his press conferences which people are not getting on to just like this interview about Mario ? To high light the contract position I know it is a different level but I have been told at work last week if I put anything against the company or the work force on face book and the likes I will be sacked for breech of contract !!
It's a well known fact that Rodger didn't want ballo, he wanted bony.
He has tried the arm around the shoulder of Mario, that has not worked. Now he is giving him a kick up the back side in public. Like all manager would do.
And anyone who thinks otherwise is very nieve.
It si also a well known fact that no player is bought to the club without the manager agreeing.
25 Jan 2015 13:14:57
Bristheman, I think you're spot on. Them words indicate to me he didn't want him, along with the previous comments that he didn't want him when we played Inter mid-season surely strengthen that.
According to Ian Ayre on Radio Merseyside, there's no actual 'committee'.
Sound Ian, and I think your bartering over transfer fees is shabit hot too.
Your a probably right ag. But there is lots of stuff I have agreed to that I didn't want. It's call being an adult.
Davey. Most on here cream over the special one. Did he not give insult mario on tv. By saying he only has one brain cell.
mancini got into a wrestling match with him at training along with other things.
any excuse to have ago at Rodger.
25 Jan 2015 13:37:48
The real AG.so you are saying Mourhinio wanted Shevchenko
25 Jan 2015 14:00:52
Mourinho did the same with Hazard last season and was branded a genius of psychology
My point is he shouldn't be relaying any converstions he is having with the player to the press. He lacks class. Sir Bob Paisley did everything behind closed doors. Brendan is lowering the players value by criticising him. He should leave all this stuff for his book. A great title would be, The Ego Has Landed.
Remy was blackballed by Rogers. So why wasn't Balotelli.
25 Jan 2015 18:27:07
bristheman: Thanks for the edifying comment. Not.
If you don't have a comeback to my point about no player being bought to LFC without the manager agreeing (something BR himself has said so plenty of times), then try not make making sly remarks. It is probably called being an adult too.
{Ed002's Note - Could you please point me at where Rodgers has said Balotelli was purchased without his agreement. If that is what is reported it is wrong.}
25 Jan 2015 18:28:40
Red since 64: You are showing your age and need glasses; I made no comments even remotely close to what you suggest.
26 Jan 2015 04:30:27
He has implied on numerous occassions that Balo was not his choice. In fact, Ed002 said BR had the power to stop the deal when it happend but did not. Now, he is trashing the poor boy and using him as a scapegoat and offerring Tmi to the media like the "gift that keeps on giving to the media" that he is.