03 Jul 2015 18:48:00
Have seen a few links regarding us loaning out markovic as he does not figure in Rodgers plans. I know after been on this site and the eds comments most press related stuff is lazy and garbage. It just does not figure after paying so much for him, and been played out of position just seems madness. How can he not figure when Rodgers wanted him last year
03 Jul 2015 19:12:22
Madness? This is brenda
03 Jul 2015 19:47:16
The only madness is the man without a CV, and a record of failure is still our manager- he paid £20 million for Markovic, he has got to play him in the position he was bought for - and not 20 minutes here and there.
03 Jul 2015 20:06:10
That's why BR has been banned from doing transfers. He is simply aweful at it.
03 Jul 2015 20:06:27
Markovic desperately needs first team football to develop into the player he should be and unfortunately I don't see him getting that with us this season.
Simple fact is we signed him too early, he wasn't ready for the Prem and due to the lack of football last season and being played well out of position he still isn't ready.
We jumped in and paid more than he was worth last Summer to get him ahead of Chelsea who were waiting to sign him this year (I could be wrong but I seem to remember something about Chelsea having a gentleman's agreement to sign him this Summer if he was still available). There was a reason Chelsea were willing to wait till this season to sign him as they knew he wan't cut out for the Prem then.
Unless we change to a formation that suits wingers (which would suit the signing of Benteke), rather than a narrow close quarters intricate passing formation which suits Coutinho and Firminho (I think this is how we'll look to play this season) then I don't see where Markovic fits in?
03 Jul 2015 20:17:35
Rodgers did not pay £20 million for Markovic. He might have wanted him but i'm sure he didn't negoiate the price, but hey he gets stick for everything else!
03 Jul 2015 20:49:39
Guys FFS how about we lay off Rodgers for a while? What's' wrong with buying a player with potential and loaning him out to gain experience regardless of the money involved. And regarding Markovic being played out of position it was more of a needs must situation and the 352 system called for it. I'm not BRs biggest fan but let's just see how this season pans out. BR is already in a lose lose position with most of you where if we lose games people will be calling for his head but if we win then people will say he got lucky etc.
03 Jul 2015 21:00:45
Markovic can fit in with a passing system, I don't think he's a winger at all. Needs to play regularly and looked good the few times he played in a 10 role. Unfortunately it seems he has been Brendaned and I really have no idea why
03 Jul 2015 21:31:17
shez9,
you seem to forget that we had players who p;ayed in the positions that other players were getting played out of position to play in , and the original post basicaly said markovic need playing time in his proper position its down to BR qho played where , now we have a situation where players with a lot of potential have to go out on loan to get game time to realise their potential , in stead of giving markovic the game time he needs with the 1st team and in the process learning how his team mates play and what runs they ar going to make or where they will be on the pitch when he has the ball so he can pass to a player without looking up because he knows where the players will be because he has played with them , me personally i would rather have markovic than lallana because a lot of people in the know say markovic is going to be a star but is he gets played like last season then there's nothing down for him his talent will go backwards , look at kevin de bruyne who signed for chelsea , his football came to an halt because he was messed about like markovic he had to leave chelsea to kick start his careea again and last season he was up there with ronaldo and messin in his form if not better , but he had to leave chelsea 1st now he will be one of europes top talents again and everyone will want him , look him up on google , BR has a lot to answer for with his tricks
03 Jul 2015 21:33:36
I think marko was one of the better signings last year? Think his confidence probably shot to bits as he was made a scapegoat imo most of the time? worse performers on the park was left on for him to be dragged off. to loan him out would be madness some of his first touches was great i'd like him to get a fair crack. lallana should be loaned out with the "blue eye" ( joe allen) I see marko better prospect than can? call me a tit one more time.
03 Jul 2015 23:23:17
A plan does not have to be for one year and a loan is not necessarily a step on the way out of the door. There are many reasons.Markovic needs game time to mature and I can't see him getting it with us this year so with the right loan it can be a win for everyone. Last season he showed signs of promise but also showed he isn't quite ready yet and to me it makes sense, with the little i know.
04 Jul 2015 00:32:34
Rubbish, Irish! Need I remind you that BR was in charge of all the signings that were made last season. NOBODY was forced on him as he had the final say on every player including Balotelli so your post about BR not being the one who wasted 20m on Marko is baseless. "No player will come in here that the manager doesn't want". I give you three guesses as to who made that quote. Not beating BR up because that is not my intention. Just setting the record straight just in case you are trying to absorb him of any blame for Marko coming in and not being used properly or not being needed as we already had Ibe raring to go.
04 Jul 2015 06:56:09
Rodgers hasn't been banned from doing transfers.
We still have the committee which he is part of.
The signings are therefore the clubs signings, not Rodgers.
That's why it's called a committee.
It's like the cabinet - there's collective responsibility for decisions (good and bad)
04 Jul 2015 07:53:34
Because shez9k,we shouldn't be buying players for 20m and then loaning them out for other teams benefits,it's up to our manager to integrate into our way of playing or guess what,the fingers will start pointing at the manager.
04 Jul 2015 11:33:34
You obviously have a problem reading Redohio. Read it again! I clearly state that Rodgers did not negoiate the £20 million fee but he may well have wanted the player. Maybe you should wait for ed001's response in future, then you can just repeat what he says further down the thread?