This is obviously puzzling for those who were calling for Steve Clarke to come back as a defensive coach but happily the voices from that quarter of fans have been quieted by results.
It’s easy to understand how the game has passed them by, but other voices remain – the ones who sneer about accountants and the importance of keeping a good balance sheet. Yet for anyone working in the game as a professional the importance of money in obtaining results is all too clear.
Didn't really understand the calls for Steve Clarke to be our defensive coach - he plays a completely different system to Rodgers. His defences are usually a lot deeper than ours, so his ideas are on a completely different wavelength to Rodgers.
Hello lads, i was just hoping to have a quick browse through the forum but after reading your comments i couldn't help but type a short post. Unfortunately i have been quiet lately but that's due to the fact that i work 7 days a week and have two young sons, i wish i had the time that you have on your hands Hollywood, but i don't.
I called upon Rodgers to make changes to the defence as he wasn't coping with the standard four man defence. To be fair to Brendan he has made a change, but i hardly call throwing an extra centre back in to be a ground breaking manoeuvre. He has solved a problem, which is what a fair few supporters voiced their opinions on. Credit must be given where it is due, as it is at the moment our dearth of creative attackers balances out the loss of an extra midfielder and i think he has found the right combination.
The call for Clarke was out of a genuine fear of us being ripped apart when we had our four man defence, which we were. What the F**k Son of a Gun is on about, saying Clarke plays a different system? well spotted. You do understand the difference between a defence coach and a manager i take it? Clarke would have been implemented as a defensive coach, not the F***ing manager and would have adapted his coaching to interlace with Brendan's requirements. The five man defence seems to be working at the moment and hopefully that will continue. A big part of that improvement has been down to Can, i think he has been outstanding and has given us that link between defence and midfield.
I pray we can continue in this vein of form and if truth be told i honestly think we will beat United quite easily on Sunday. My only gripe with Rodgers is that he was too slow to react to the original problem with the defence, if he had reacted sooner we would be in with a shout for the title right now.
At the start of the Season i always gauge our first team and this Season was no different to last. We have the skill and creativity to beat anyone in the Premier League, as current form is proving. That's why it is so disappointing for some supporters when reacting to the lethargic response by Brendan to the defensive issues early Season.
By the time we responded, Chelsea were out of sight. Another annoying point is that barring Chelsea, our rivals have been playing sh*te. It just makes it all the more frustrating for some.
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