WE often talk of how patient Liverpool fans have been. We’ve all been patiently waiting for over 20 years to win the title.
A child looking at his birthday gift and not opening the box for a few hours is more patient than us. The child has the option of opening the box early – we’ve never had the option of opening the box early; we haven’t forgone winning the league earlier for later. We’ve not had a choice.
We were seen as patient for giving managers time. Now we seem to be keen to hire and fire.
It all went wrong when Rafa left.
Rafa, in my opinion, was forced out by the owners. Hodgson unfortunately came and luckily left. King Kenny was hired and sacked in the same shameless way Sir Bobby Robson was treated by Newcastle United – I always thought we were better than that. Now Rodgers is at the helm and so many fans with access to the internet are out for his blood, they want him gone. Where is the patience? We can’t keep sacking men one year into 3-5 year plans.
Players come and go without enough time to show their true worth. This hire and fire attitude to players comes with financial foolishness as our managers have tried to wheel deal.
This money-wasting, player-messing-around started on Rafa’s watch. Was Alberto Aquilani given enough time? Robbie Keane? Crouch?
Were we patient with Carroll? From the day Rodgers came in we heard of Carroll being available for loan! Loaning a £35m assets? Who does that? Madrid? Barcelona? Man Utd? No one! Except us.
Rodgers should have done what’s known as ‘coaching’ and coached the best out of Andy. An impact substitute, a plan B or substitute striker for half a season would have been sensible uses for Carroll…but then again, where’s the patience? Yet Rodgers wants patience from us when it comes to his job. They both deserve time and patience in my opinion.
[ad_pod id=”unruly-video” align=”center”]
It wasn’t too long ago that Henderson and Downing where the prime targets for the boo boys. Many internet-friendly fans were overly keen to give them the old elbow. Brendon Rodgers himself tried to off load them, offering them to other clubs sometimes with cash for second rate players. Henderson plus cash for Dempsey – thank god we didn’t get that poor deal done!
Now Henderson and Downing are being regarding in a much better light as they have improved. That’s not patience that’s just the determination of the players themselves. If I were under the same pressure of being sacked I’d struggle at work, wouldn’t you? What happened to giving players support?
Let’s talk of the present. I read comments by fans asking for Jonjo Shelvey, Fabio Borini and Oussama Assaidi to be sold and moved on. All are young and neither (especially Assaidi) have had much time on the pitch. What happened to allowing players to develop out of the lime light? At the financial outlay for these players (including Borini) I think we can afford them time. Can’t Rodgers coach and improve them?
Young players are expected to deliver immediately rather than grow as people and players in Liverpool FC. Where is our loyalty to these young men?
It’s different for ‘local’ home grown players such as Jay Spearing who was allowed all the time in the world. In all fairness I do think Spearing’s time has come. Carragher wasn’t always the main man he is now. Players were brought to challenge for the same positions he wanted to play and he always adapted and improved.
All this impatience, buying and selling while managers and players are still settling in seems highly counterproductive. Maybe some real patience will lead us to our mutual goal that much quicker; is it a case of a stitch in time saves nine? Are we all now demonstrating the fury of a patient man? Either way I still believe (my last proverb) everything comes to him who waits.
[ad_pod id=’DFP-MPU’ align=’right’]
Live4Liverpool is recruiting columnists. For further info contact the site editor at live4liverpool@snack-media.com
Follow us on Twitter here: @live4Liverpool and ‘Like’ us on Facebook
Agree with most. Rodgers must go
I always expect dismal results since this madman been in charge, shocking season, Rogers get hell out of town.
Actually, I still believe that Carroll can be our assets! Because just like writer said, lfc mgnt doesnt hv a “patient”. Our Big 9 actually can be very useful for Super-Subs.
This has been an embarrassing season , and unless Rodgers is replaced : next season won’t be much better
…Liverpool fans must realise that it is not the manager’s fault…they didn’t hire themselves for the job…they were hired by liverpool…and it’s not really the players fault either cause they didn’t buy themselves into playing for Liverpool…they were bought by Liverpool…the thing is they are already there and they all deserve a fair chance…even aissadi and carroll…the reality is the problem lies with the owners…it’s always been that way…when rafa got us close to the title he needed to sell before buying…do you see Manchester city doing the same now that they lost the title…yes, they will sell but only to get rid of players they think they don’t need to buy even better ones…for Liverpool we have to sell our assets to buy players that we think may be better but runs the risk of being worse…and it’s the same now…can we seriously compete when the likes of Chelsea, Man City and even Man Utd will just go out and splash the cash…we buy younger players-cheaper and hungrier with points to prove like sturridge and coutinho who were not successes at their previous clubs for whatever reasons…but if we continue in this vein will they actually wait for it all to come together when they themselves do come good or will they leave if someone bigger comes along for them?…just think if countinho becomes an incredible success and Liverpool still are not challenging after 3 years…and man city comes along…anyone sure he would stay?…we need to invest in a core of young and great players…the cavanis, falcaos, eriksens of this world…and unless we do…not even pep guardiola can help…