It is highly unlikely that the likes of Steve Clarke, Rodolfo and Kenny will be having cups of tea in a 2 by 4 sized room in a dark corner of Anfield but that old setup was about more than just a room, it was what that room stood for that has endured at the club. Some would say to the club’s detriment, as over the years, the club’s successful past has only proved to weigh down managers and players alike, with the fans unwillingness to leave the past behind and focus on the future. But to have a successful future, there always has to be a link to the past and that is why implementing something of a modern Boot Room would definitely be in Liverpool’s best interests and certainly seems to be something that Kenny is eager to move forward with.
With 5 very important men already in place, there may still be room for one or two more, to come in and learn their trade from established men in the way the likes of Sammy Lee and Kenny did themselves in the 80‘s and 90‘s, and given that Robbie Fowler and Sami Hyypia have both made it clear that they intend to work on their coaching badges over the summer, what better place to start than with two of Liverpool’s most legendary recent players?
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Not sure about your dig at Rafa, if you look at the set up they are the men that Rafa hired. Remember the fuss about steve highway been sacked? Rafa had to deal with people that did not know football. The boot room is an ideal because to be successful you need a team. I will conclude that Rafa did not have a team that stayed around long enough. I’m happy KK can get things back to basics
Agree,moreover i would love to see a place for Rafa
among the `Knowledgeable`new bootroom as i am sure its where his heart is too.
Kenny has now proven his worth to LFC,and i feel if he surrounds himself with people with LFC`s interests at heart a few bootroom guy`s could be around for years!!! It starts here and now YNWA
agree ken08 – I am a Rafa fan too
I think you are misinterpreting David Tyrer, who in fact is praising Rafa for kick-starting the reform of the club from a “turgid, ‘old-school’ set-up”. His exact words: “The turgid, ‘old-school’ set-up that Rafa Benitez was in the process of deconstructing during his time …”
Edwin,I didn’t think it was a dig at Rafa – thought the writer was meaning that Rafa was clearing out that set up and now it looks like it’s being completed by Kenny and the new regime.
Exactly!
Rafa is not a team player and would not fit in a boot room set up.
stupid comment. is there evidence thar rafa is not a team player?
rafa is all about individual brilliance. 1 man rock band if u ask me. even his striker nando cant play with anyone
Unfortunately the site does allow idiots like Jon and dimitri to post comments, but we all know there is one born every minute, and some will become Liverpool fans, but please if you nothing good to say, keep your ill informed mouth shut. Rafa is a liverpool legend and always will be. The people of Liverpool will always welcome Rafa back to the club, no matter what a few numbnuts think !!!
I for one would love to see rafa as part of our boot room set up, I think his heart is at the club he has experience and he was the man that brought kk back to the club, also his european experience would probably be most valuable to kk in years to come
Rafa was too stuburn, just look at Alonso we lost probably 1 if not are best player because Rafa was stuborn in getting Gareth Barry a player who never wanted to come to Liverpool and was simply after money. We ended up loosing a player we could have built a winning team around and would have stayed for life. Rafa got rid of Garcia with no replacement in mind and left us with a team with little creativity. He complained about a lack of investment but spent too much on players who would struggle to get in to any top team in Europe. We have some very good players and one or 2 great players, and several not so good players. Rafa should have been increasing the 1st and 2nd set and not the 3rd as he often did.
As for the article it wasn’t a dig at Rafa the aticle simply states that Rafa started the good work of rearranging the support staff and that Kenny is finishing off this good work…. This will be the legacy that Rafa leaves us with, and this is what he should be proud of, setting the foundations for future improvements with a better stream of first team players coming through…. Eg Flannegan, Cody, Shelvey etc.
Rafa was never the same after PaKo Ayestaran left.