The attention to detail in the tactics is a big plus for Rodgers. The second goal was beautifully worked and had Rodger's written all over it. It would have been easy to go for the predictable long ball against West Ham but that's too predictable and would have ended in a stalemate maybe, but the second goal outwitted West Ham and this is what it has to be about - passing them off the field. One of the best things about Rodgers is that he will only accept 110% from the players in training every day - we saw this in Being Liverpool when he gave the squad a dressing down one afternoon after training accusing some of taking it easy. This gets them in the mindset of every game and I think that second goal last night showed the work that has been put in by the manager and players who have responded to him thankfully.
By no means the finished article - some players will come in who fit in with the Rodger's system (e.g. flair and pace) making it a more cohesive unit and the players will need a great deal more time getting this system nailed into their heads.
Look at Borussia Dortmund at the moment, they are unplayable at the moment, and they have been a work in progress for a good few years. But this tiki taka style, along with Barcelona, shows that when it works, it is unplayable. Let's remember that tiki taka is different from pass and play in that it is more patient. Possession is to footballers what oxygen is to the rest of us, without it teams suffocate without it and are chasing it constantly, making them more frustrated and more susceptible. We've got the right manager, now we need the right players who will be effortless on the ball all the time. I am as excited about Rodgers as our manager from the day he held that first press conference.
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