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I’m Here To Play ‘The Liverpool Way’

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AFTER taking the helm and beginning life at the club’s training ground, Melwood, new Liverpool FC manager Brendan Rodgers has reiterated his plans to play ‘offensive, attacking football’ with his new side, that will be ‘full of imagination’.

But Rodgers insists he is not bringing the tiki-taka style of Barcelona to Anfield, but is harking back to the great history and tradition of the Reds which will see his side play ‘the Liverpool Way’.

“The way I want to play here is the Liverpool way,” said Rodgers, who was speaking to the club’s official website. “The history and tradition of this club has been about offensive football, attacking football – but always with discipline.

“The game will be based around what Liverpool are about, which is control, dominating games with the ball, working very hard when you haven’t got the ball, and keeping the game as simple as possible.

“Of course I’ll bring in a certain philosophy which I’m attached to, but the principles of your game are based around the players.

“I suppose the ‘tiki-taka’ football has come from Barcelona and that Spanish version. It probably came up with the players at Swansea, who referred to it a lot in our training and our work on having the ball and resting on the ball.”

This method of ‘resting on the ball’ means the team works as hard and as quick as possible to recover possession when it is lost, then players are able to ‘rest’ whilst keeping the ball.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s tiki-taka football or possession football – the supporters and all of us want winning football. That’s what the philosophy will be about.”

Rodgers continued, keen to point out that playing the prettiest football in the world means nothing, unless it is coupled with winning.

“It will be about playing attractive, attacking football full of imagination. For me the best thing about the game other than scoring goals is having the football, and that’ll be the idea and the fundamentals we’ll work on – but they are playing ultimately to win.

“We’re in the business of winning and hopefully we can entertain along the way.”

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2 comments

  • You heard says:

    that is exactly what you want our manager to say. he says this with conviction and i for one love it. if you work hard – you play…. period. wake up for henderson.

  • kagu says:

    I hope he’ll do it with results …

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