1 Oct 2012

'It's garbage!' - Ex-Chelsea star in scathing attack on 'egotistical' Rodgers. Personal...?

Former Chelsea and Celtic midfielder Craig Burley has launched a withering attack on Brendan Rodgers, accusing the Liverpool manager of becoming too big for boots during his short time at Anfield so far.

In his column for the Sunday Mail yesterday, Burley - who made 113 appearances for Chelsea - accused Rodgers of 'vanity of the highest order'; dismissed his achievements with Reading and Swansea, and urged FSG to take him to one side and 'have a firm word in his ear to save the guy from himself'. Burley barked:

"Rodgers needs to achieve something before talking himself up in public. He has achieved nothing yet at the club. It used to be players that cornered the egotistical market but now the managers are overtaking them. Alan Pardew and Roberto Mancini also fall into that category: They all want the limelight now.

"It’s time for this great self-publicist to stop the bull**** and start delivering. Sack the cliches of ‘The Players plus the environment equals the behaviour’. It’s garbage. Rodgers would take the credit for inventing football and tactics if he could get away with it. People will start to see through this guy soon enough. I’m sure plenty of the Liverpool players have".


Strong stuff from Burley. He is entitled to his opinion, but some of his venomous observations here appear to be personally motivated. Could it be that Burley feels subconsciously aggrieved that fellow Scot Kenny Dalglish was dumped in favour of Rodgers?

It's definitely a possibility; Burley constantly defended the ex-Liverpool manager last season, and a couple of days ago, he wrote a column calling for Dalglish to be Knighted. Burley added:

"Rodgers and the rest should take a leaf from Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes. Modest men but remarkable at their jobs. He is light years behind Ferguson and a million miles away from Moyes' achievements".

Shock horror: a Scottish player praising Scottish managers to the hilt, whilst dismissing non-Scottish managers like Rodgers, Mancini and Pardew.

Looking from the outside in, I can see Burley's point about Rodgers' alleged vanity. He's obviously a very confident man, but the Being: Liverpool documentary does him no favours, and at times, Rodgers' self assurance arguably comes across as hubris.

However, these are minor issues, and they're in no way deserving of the scathing bile spewed out by Burley. Still, he's entitled to his opinion just like everyone else, but far from Liverpool players 'seeing through' Rodgers as Burley predicts, the club's players believe in Rodgers, and they're totally buying into his approach.

And so they should; Rodgers is the right man for Liverpool, and in time, Burley will be forced to eat his words.

REMINDER: Anyone posting personal insults/derogatory comments about Burley will be banned. If you disagree with his views, make your point in a civil manner.

Jaimie Kanwar


73 comments:

  1. What exaclty did Rodgers say?
    I think this guy is over reacting a little bit...
    Also how can he dismiss his achievements? Getting Swansea to the PL is a pretty good feat. Did Burley just go "No, didnt happen, if I close my eyes it didnt happen, therefore he is rubbish"....

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  2. Who is Craig Burley????, a garbage second rate player!!!!

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  3. I think you've explained and addressed it perfectly, Jaimie. And Kudos to you wanting civil responses although club loyalty makes it difficult at times especially with such an unwarranted attack. It all comes across petty and childish. Simply no need for such an article. Paul Tomins hit the nail on the head with his response. I can catergorically state, Burley's article is on of the worst pieces of writing i have come across in my lifetime. As a guy on Twitter stated "Another violation of the trades descriptions act. Footballer, broadcaster, writer".

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  4. burley as a point i said last week the lfc documentory makes him look smug and a idiot give me scully anyday now that was a tv programme

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  5. "Roberto Mancini also falls into that category: They all want the limelight now"....... Yeah, just what have you done Mancini? Won the FA Cup and Premier League in the last two years - how do you have the neck to believe they're any form of accomplishment worthy of praise!

    "and a million miles away from Moyes' achievements" .... Erm, just what achievements are these? Getting into the top 4 once in 10 years? Constantly being in the top half of the league? Winning some and losing some? Wow, Burley sets his ambitions high doesn't he?!?!?

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  6. What really is Burley's problem with Rodgers and LFC? Who cares about him?

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  7. Hahaha laughable!

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  8. jamie like you say the the being liverpool documentory dose rodgers no favours he comes across to fill of himself

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  9. No disrespect to Brendan rodgers but Craig burley makes a valid point which I have been feeling and clearly yourself also jamie. I'm sure Brendan's confidence comes from his knowledge about the game but he does speak a little as though he has achieved something and in reality has not yet to date. I said on the lfc website that he talks too much and needs to re-channel those energies and I was scorned for saying this with replies of " it's media demands". Well no it's not, the game has changed and media commitments are now part of it but the guy does speak abit too much which I guess is a learning curve in his transition to managing a great club. I feel he is the man and love how he is putting the reds back together but someone does need to have a word before it backfires on his image.

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  10. So he called Fergie humble and Rodgers arrogant. Where's the logic in that?

    It's veiled criticism like this which Rodgers must not let get to him. With this said, I'm sure he doesn't not give a damn about what a relative nobody is saying about him. Rodgers said it many times indirectly that he only gives attention to criticism coming from people he trusts like Jose Muorinho.

    Without a lot of self-belief and footballing arrogance, you don't stand a chance of success in football. Rodgers understands this perfectly and it is showing in our results. It is even showing in the attitude of our young players, resulting in them giving critically acclaimed performances.

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  11. A lot of people felt deep sympathy with Kenny being sacked and felt he deserved another season, and I was one of them.
    I honestly think he could have done much much better this season, even with that squad.

    I think Kenny's man management and tactics were great, and I enjoyed most of the games, but he couldn't pick a top quality player to save his life. Just compare them:

    Rodgers got Assaidi in, who looks a cracking player for less than five million, and Kenny paid about 20m for Downing, who just doesn't seem able to step up consistently as a winger, and will be used as a sub at best this season, behind the likes of Sterling and Assaidi.

    We got Sahin on loan, who could be a massive boost to our chances of top 4/top 6 at least for this season, where last year we paid 16m for Henderson- who again never really delivered in terms of his attacking play.

    Rodgers got Borini for 10m, and Kenny paid 35m for Carroll- And although Fabio hasn't set the premiership on fire, he looks at least as good as big Andy, and he couldn't really score fewer goals over a season, surely?

    It's early days, but at least in terms of picking players, I'd say Rodgers definitely has the edge so far, and in that respect Burley is wrong to rubbish him.

    And is ego all that bad in a manager? Who could deny Bill Shankly had a big ego? As long as they deliver results, I don't mind the size of the ego.

    The jury is still out on Rodgers' tactics of course, and the start has been abysmal in terms of results, but to me personally it's been no worse so far than the second half of last season was with Kenny, and things are starting to look pretty positive.

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  12. agree mate to listen to him he already thinks hes up there with shanks and paisley

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  13. Burley who? Burley blurted bull$*(@?

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  14. i was going to mention mourinho i just hope he dosent develop the same egomania

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  15. He's a communicator and a very articulate one. What's the problem? This documentary was already set in stone before he arrived. He had an obligation to take part in it i would imagine. Change of manager is a big development, no? If this series didn't exist, you wouldn't hear a word from Burley. So, why use it as a stick to beat Rodgers. He's refreshing, smart and open and i for one like his personality and character. I think Burely and others mistake charisma, knowledge and intelligence for arrogance and vanity

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  16. BR is confident in his own ability as a coach/manager, this is something which is required 2 manage a club like Liverpool..?? Do you think players would buy into his idea's if he had low self esteem... Yeah thought so in BR we trust.....YNWA

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  17. was burley at chelsea with rodgers maybe te chelsea players thought that its not as if a lfc player is going to say he talks crap not if he values is position at the club that is i also think andy caroll should be applauded for keeping quite after the shocking way he was treated by rodgers and before people slay carol i know who i would rather have on the bench between him and borini

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  18. Burley can f*** off. If he hates Rodgers, he can wait till the end of the season to talk crap after definite results are in.

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  19. The arrogance didn't do Mourihno any harm did it. He was talking about being the best before he even got to the CL final, but he's gone on to show his class.

    So I understand and agree with the sentiment to a certain degree, but am giving benefit of any doubt that it is bravado to encourage his team to play in his swaggerous style and bow to his authority.

    Burnley hasn't told us anything that we don't already know - Brandan has done not too much in football. Kopites shouldn't blindly defend him with nonesense about getting promotion - a hundred manager have don that - Warnock, Houghton, Lambert, Alardice... I wouldn;t want any of them managing us and none of you who are backing Rodgers blindly would not have spat on him if he'd come here just after promotion.

    I'm keeping the faith, but I'm also keeping it real.

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  20. Tomkins (a master of football writing) completely took apart Burley's article. It's well worth a read on the Tomkins times.

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  21. Do you really think top 4?

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  22. What do expect, His teacher is Mourinho.

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  23. Or Assess him on liverpools worst start to a league in a 100 years?? Hes fair kop for it!

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  24. Jamie, I don't get how you think Rodgers is full of himself? He knows his stuff, he has been in the coaching game for a lot longer than 99% of people his age. If he was talking nonsense I would agree but I think he is just discussing things and articulating himself very well. I love listening to the guy.
    As for Burley, those guys are a pound a penny, nothing worth listening to. Just because you are an ex-player doesn't mean you are smart or articulate.

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  25. What has DAVID MOYES done to make his achievements a million miles better than BRENDAN RODGERS'.He hasn't even brought EVERTON a trophy.Sometimes BR can come across like he invented football and he talks like his philosophy is unique.
    But all great managers have that hint of arrogance about them.I have no problem with self confidence it's something you need when you takeover one of the biggest jobs in world football.I think that's part of the reason ROBERTO MARTINEZ didn't get the job, LFC would've chewed him up and spat him out.
    To make out ALEX FERGUSON is everything what a manager should be is a joke.He plays pathetic playground mind games, bullies refs before games to make sure he gets decisions and controls the media by making it his way nothing.

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  26. Pathetic article by a second rate footballer vainly struggling to keep his name in print. Keep up the good work Brendan. I feel a damm site happier this season than I did twelve months ago !

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  27. Hey truth, bang on mate and I think that what folks are picking up on is that mourinho arrogance which explains it all. To manage Liverpool having not previously won anything is tuff in itself. I can understand if someone as young as Brendan and with all he has to prove can lured into the false sense of having justify ur self all the time but I feel he doesn't need to talk all the time. I'm only sayin that he is quality and this will speak for him in time to come. Us lfc supporters can see what he is doing and is capable of and he has nothing to prove to us anymore as a result. Clearly Craig burley has some sort of agenda which we do not buy into but in all his crap he does have a slight point. Gotch Bren all the way mate ynwa

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  28. Jaimie, I find that when Liverpool come off the back of a good result (or 2 in this case) you have less to write about. If LFC took their place back at the top of European football, what would you write about?

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  29. I think Rodgers had no choice but to appear confident, when he came in he wasn`t the big name a lot where hoping for, and would have seen how Hodgson`s less confident approach didn`t get the fans on side. It`s true the talking should always be on the pitch, but one of the greatest managers of our time aka the special one is about as outspoken as you get. I`m guessing it comes from believing in yourself.

    The comments made though seem massive sour grapes, him along with a few others on MOD etc seem to be knocking BR for things Kenny also did but they never knocked. Seems a bit two faced to me.

    Its a rock and a hard place for Rodgers, he stays quiet, and people say he dont know what hes doing, he talks and people say hes to brass.

    I remember AF telling everyone he would beat our amount if titles. so not excatly modest.

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  30. we dont know but would we care iflfc took there place back amongst the english and european greats alas i think it could be a long time before we sit at those tables again it would be great if jaimie was moaning about us only winning the league by 2 points i for 1 would be happy to let jaimie post what he wants not saying a would agree with it all thou

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  31. Rodgers may well be a little arrogant but Burley is just jealous he couldnt manage squat.
    Rodgers has done a fantastic job especially taking the gamble with the younger players.
    From what i can see Liverpool have begun a revolution with the younger players really shining under him.
    I cannot understand Burlies comments on confidence either because its that quality that really motivates players to listen and obey, if he were to hang his head and stutter the players would have cause for concern i suggest.

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  32. I'm sorry you two, but do you really think BR should withdraw himself more and be more introvert in his communication until he wins something? For what reason - to appease you two and Burley?!?! How do you think that would rub off on the players if he's lacking confidence and belief when he talks? He's a confident guy and so he should be, just because he's not won anything yet (after only 5 years of management - how long did it take Shanks again?) that's no reason to not be confident in yourself and your methods. If you don't believe in yourself, who else is going to?

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  33. Yeah, a start which included games against three established teams which made up the top three in the league last year - and we held our own in two of them, with kids! Now they're out of the road we can start to pick up some points. Lets see them three again at the end of the season. It'll be a different story then!

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  34. Ugg, what am I doing on here... You guys, Burley is a bigoted little Jock who thinks anything/one from north of the border is devine & the rest of the world is 2nd rate scum, the chap detests us with a passion, next you'll hear him shouting from the rooftops about Steve Clark doing Moses like deeds at WBA.

    FWIW, I think Rogers is doing a good job (no i'm not being sarcasitc), almost to the point that I hate you lot a little less. Rogers (& the club) are trying to redevelop the whole ethos around the place (similar to what is happening down at the Bridge) & him coming across as confident is no bad thing.

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  35. He must of convinced John H in his interview with his self belief and people like John H and his mob would not be conned by anybody they no this man has confidence which is now being passed on to his team as for burley I listen to him every week and if their is any body on tv who is arragant full of his own self importance who thinks he is ferguson or josey m the man is a tosser he does not like Liverpool or Brendan by the way did burley win anything ?

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  36. "When my confidence meets your insecurity, it's seen as arrogance..." - Kanye West

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  37. Seems like Burley has a problem with Rodgers. beats me as to why people want to slag others off, maybe it's jealousy, i dunno? It's not as if Burley himself as done anything out of this world, he should, like the rest of us, wait and see how Rodgers does in the future. YNWA.

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  38. I am from north of the border I am Scottish and proud of it. Burley is in arsehole of the first degree. LFC has always had a Scottish eliment to it,thats why I love them and always will. If anyone has ego problems its Burley he has always blown his own trumpet. Brendan Rodgers has so far been confident & has us playing with a degree of passion again. Why listen to the likes of Burley? Brendan Rodgers yer doing fine.

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  39. I think you have to take Being Liverpool with a pinch of salt, it's an American doc, they shoot hours and hours of footage, and edit in as many cheese ball sound bites as they can, add a bit of heroic music in the background, and it's hard to not come across as a bit of a nob. That aside BR has to come across a confidant as he can to really focus the young players on his vision. Respect.

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  40. dont like burley anyway, one bloke who gets my goat comentating is this bloke. kettle black springs to mind, average player at best, who sinse taking his pundit job, loves the sound of his own voice, and larking about with his computer on sky like hes god.
    jelousy i think because all he will be is an anoying jock with to much dribble to say...............never a leader of men

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  41. Craig Burley= sh!t player, even Sh!tter person... Talking sh!t as expected!
    Writing for the Mail, a right wing Racist paper what do u expect?

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  42. I dont even know who he is. He writes for the mail. Enough said. They ran a piece the other day claiming Suarez is the worst diver in the EPL. Enough said.

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  43. Burley,is just biased bout Dalglish's sack. And I think he would be the happiest if FSG had gone for Moyes. Mr. Burley should be dynamic as the game goes.
    I dont think he is more visionary than FSG.
    Look at Dalglish's mega signings struggling to match the pace of the dynamic football. Is that BR's problem aswell?
    We need to support our new manager instead of pointing fingers at him.

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  44. he has achieved something being selected liverpools manager , he's got the courage to bring the kids in too , bit like shanks always talking it up for the reds , rodgers is doing great , live and let live carry on playing it rodgers exciting attaching footy

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  45. the whole article he wrote was cringeworthy. cant help but laugh. its a shame though. everyone is giving the tosser attention now.

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  46. Someone got out of the bed on the wrong side burley. He is entitled to his opinion no matter how laughable. seriously jk why waste ur time posting this type of bile as giving fools airtime only encourages them. I'll bet BR won't get a wink of sleep after craigs intellectual insights. lol yeah right.

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  47. I don't think Rodgers is arrogant, there's a fine line between that and self confidence. His confidence in his style of play (whether it is his invention or not, is irrelevant) is rubbing off on the players, from what I've been reading about the last few games, anyway (can't see them as on an oil rig in Trinidad with no TV or fast internet) and that can only be good for the club. Look at Torres as an example of what confidence can do; when he was full of it, he was unstoppable. When he lost it, he cast a forlorn figure on the pitch.

    On a personal note, I'm liking Brendan Rodgers more and more every day. He's bringing the best of our Academy through to the first team and they're showing their own confidence on the pitch. Ok, the way Carroll was unceremoniously dumped on West Ham may have seemed a bit nasty but it'll do big Andy good to get his form back there rather than fester on the bench, at least he was honest with the player.

    And for those among us not from my side of the border, Craig Burley was the last Scottish player to score in a World Cup finals, when we drew 1-1 with Norway in 1998!

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  48. dude, it was/is a horrible start. But is an entirely new system. We have a new manager and many new players that have come up through our academy and in the transfer market. At the moment we have limited resources. That's why I said he can talk all the crap he wants once the season is over, once we have a chance to redeem ourselves in the January transfer market. Rome wasn't build in a day, and neither was Shankly's team. Patience is key, mate.

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  49. Hmmm - he compared Rodgers to some well-respected Scottish managers; I wonder where his Uncle George fits in on his list of great Scottish managers after such a successful WC2010 qualifying campaign with Scotland. Harsh I know, but you must admit a wee bit funny (I was living in Scotland during that campaign, the Scots despised him).

    Anyway back to the topic, a little arrogance is needed for this job - egos don't respect timidity. Look at the successful managers of this era - Mourinho, SA- you can't tell me they are soft spoken modest blokes.

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  50. Not at all. Rodgers admits to being supremely confident in himself. Self belief is a good quality to have, and is neither vanity nor narcissism.

    Rodgers also stated that any success the club achieves will be down to everyone pulling in the same direction, from the cleaners at Melwood to the Managing Director. He is more inclusive than he's been portrayed by Burley's ghostwriter.

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  51. Please stop calling it a "documentary"... it by no means meets the definition.. it was financed and edited by the boys at FSG.. they got final approval on what was shown...

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  52. i cant deny that there is a touch of david brent about rodgers. if he said half as much and stopped repeating himself, it would do everyone a favour. its best to stay humble, say what needs to be said and then get on with it(like wenger).
    CB is a bitter old jock who has nothing to do apart from writing for sub standard papers, so he can take a running jump anyway.

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  53. Brendan Rogers has not yet begun to show the stuff he's made of. With Brendan and Liverpool producing huge win after huge win both at Anfield and away, critics like Craig Burley will have a lot more to say.

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  54. DOES WHAT CRAIG BURLEY SAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON LIVERPOOL'S PERFORMANCE ON THE PITCH?

    NO IT DOESN'T SO IGNORE HIM

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  55. What is wrong in believing in your self and methods?? since when confident became a bad quality, you watch PL game Annaliese's with the so called experts, out of a job washed up managers and X player's and you find that they have no vision at all,, i say that because if the average jo could see that the passing game is the future of footbll just look at how the English game has changed the last 20-30 years. How could that be?? these guys are footballers, how is it that footballers don't get existed by the Barcelona style that's not possible,, So the way i see it is that there are jealous there is no other way to explain it.. i would love to see Branden succeeds and i think he will.

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  56. It's true that self-confidence, being really assured as a person and being a talker doesn't always sit well with others, it just makes them uncomfortable. That's just the way it is. For others its no problem. You can't please every one. A case in point is Hodgson. His interviews as LFC manager we're interpreted by some as that of a humble man for others it looked like he was a rabbit in headlights. The same events being interpreted differently. Ultimately no one likes a guy who doesn't look like be fits the clubs persona. Some treat self-confidence like a new car and want to key it (saying more about themselves than the owner), others see timidity a lack of charisma as being again a legitimate target, a victim and treat them as such (again saying more about themselves than their target). Ultimately it is about how what you are affects the players.

    Liverpool have had managers with big self-confidence i.e. Shankly to Paisley who had a quiet self-confidence but they were winners and cared about their sfaff and supporters, that's what matters. They never fell into the trap of saying 'I am' they just worked that way. As long as Rodgers treads that line carefully then he won't fall into the same trap as the media darling that was O'leary, who believed he could say anything, believed the hype, because the media loved him, and he did and he hung himself.

    As long as Rodgers doesn't believe the hype he'll preserve his image and the clubs.

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  57. " Anyone posting personal insults/derogatory comments about Burley will be banned. "
    Then I shall not criticise him then. Instead, let's talk about Fergie being modest. Believing the world revolves around him and his poor excuse for a club, blaming everything else but himself and his "team", hypocritically calling for respect while inciting fans to taunt us with Hillsborough chants. If that is modest, then Rodgers is, as Burley would say, "million miles away" from that kind of crap.

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  58. The attitude Rodgers has on this LFC team is PERFECT. I don't understand why the heck a nobody like Burley is saying all this horse crap. If you watch "Being Liverpool" you can see that Rodgers is not horsing around and puts sound to the very attributes that make Liverpool Football Club what it is. From what I read, this journalist only said all this nonsense to make noise. If a paper is making noise its making money, so "its time for this great self-publicist to stop the bull****." Does it look like im talking about Rodgers.

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  59. Putting aside the neanderthal-like nature of your post that is typical of tribal football fan, how did Ferguson incite fans to taunt us with Hillsborough chants?

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  60. Rodgers hasn't exactly been quiet before games, which could be interpreted as trying to influence the game and bullying refs such as moaning about the lack of penalties and prejudice against certain players of his by refs. Swings and roundabouts. Hope you are just as damning when Rodgers starts moaning the next time.

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  61. Absolutely brilliant! I love the fact that he's 'arrogant' his confidence will and has filtered down into the team. It gives them belief. You have to believe in yourself to succeed - especially in a country so willing to knock you down if you do. Fergie, Mourinho et al are all 'arrogant' and you see that in their teams. Messi, Ronaldo, Drogba Robbie Fowler all had that confidence to try things.

    Long may it continue...he is step by step creating a team with no fear on the pitch and he has to be a strong confident leader. Love the fact that he's continually bigging up the young players - very smart.

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  62. A manager needs a fair amount of justifiable arrogance, just as the club does, but both manager and players need to perform up to their arrogance. This is particularly important when a team is on the rise because arrogance instills confidence. A manager and team can be more humble once they become the best. 'Twarn't nothin', folks.

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  63. LUIS SUAREZ should've had at least 3 penalties this season.When SUAREZ gets a BRUCE LEE chop on the shoulder, kicked on his leg and shoved in the back in one movement and still doesn't get a penalty I think BR is well within his rights to say something don't you?
    MAN U players only need minimum contact and they get decisions which was proved at ANFIELD this season.If your not a LFC fan don't reply to what i post just get lost!

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  64. Might be justified to have a moan about it, but it could still be perceived as trying to influence as well. Managers can do both. I liked Suarez comments instead last week, he kept it to a minimum and didn't bitch too much about it, unlike the likes of Rodgers, Johnson and Stevie. Managers like Rodgers, Ferguson, Wenger, Mancini, Mourinho, Dalglish ,Pardew, Big Sam, Pulis, Martinez, etc, all like to stir the pot in their so-called justified and innocent ways but I guess if one is a Arsenal fan, you would say Wenger is ok to do it but not Ferguson, Mourinho, Rodgers, etc, if one is a LFC fan, its ok for Rodgers to do it, not other managers, so on and so on. Where were you when Stevie G on each occasion when he was falling down at the slightest of touches or even none, for penalties? Oh yes, it was one of our players, so it doesn't matter(!) Where was your advocating of a manager's rights to have a moan about the treatment their player gets, when Ferguson was slating refs for letting Ronaldo's reputation get into their decision making? No, instead, you were probably having a laugh at Manure and Ferguson. Funny how life comes back to bite you in the derriere eh, especially when one pick-n-chooses when to illustrate their so-called principles. Got to love football tribalism(!) If you can't resist football tribalism clouding your judgment, 'don't reply to what I post, just get lost!'

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  65. If you look at my comments over the last few months you would know football tribalism is not clouding my judgement. SUAREZ on the EVRA issue being the prime example.
    But you clearly don't know about that and you just tar everybody with the same brush.
    You're clearly more interested in what is going on at other football clubs and have a weird fixation with EPL managers. I'm more interested in LFC.That doesn't mean i'm blind to decisions that happen elsewhere.
    I'm not going to go back years and argue about every decision ever made for and against LIVERPOOL because that's idiotic.

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  66. I couldn't give a monkeys about your posts in the last few months, I am simply looking at the posts in this thread and all I see from you is typical tribalism. One minute, something is bullying, the next minute that something is just and in their right, all because of your petty tribalism. Now that is idiotic. I have made over a thousand posts, I can confidently say that I have mentioned tribalism criticism less than 30 times, yet somehow I tar everyone with that brush. Now, again, that is idiotic, as well as pathetic attempt at online-stalking from you. Being aware of what is going on in football outside of LFC is not idiotic, it is called following football and having an interest in it, I am a football fan, not just a LFC fan. Anyhoo, as much as I'd love to know and laugh (as you got very little to justify it, it is just a empty stupid and childish reposte from your hurt ego) at your justification for weird fixation with 'EPL' managers jibe, I am going to leave it there as I have made my point, which is, in general, I disagree with your tribal-based view and got no wish to continue to reply to you on this one as you just get worse with each reply. Cheerio.

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  67. James138@yahoo.com9:28 pm, October 02, 2012

    not sure whats burleys problem is? ironical him defending scottish managers. Pardew, and Rodgers come across very well on TV - i dont see why he's whinging. As for Mancini - how can he criticise him for not achieving anything? he's won the league in two countries. So say Ferguson is modest compared to the 3 he's stated is a complete joke in itself. Burley shouldn't commentate on football he was very average as a player at best and he's just back his knowledge up of the game with the statements in the article above

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  68. This stupid idiot comes to comment on what I said and calls me a online stalker.Hands down you win the most PATHETIC FAN OF THE YEAR AWARD.Your arguments have no structure.

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  69. Took the words out of my mouth Peter. Shanks was not a subdued character in his early years at the club. All big successful managers have a certain aura about them that is not cultivated, it's part of their DNA. Mourinho, Fergie, Mancini, what do they all have in common? They are "no nonsense" people.

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  70. Not surprised. An arrogant person like Burley is exactly talking about himself in that article and not a good and modest person like Rodgers.

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  71. Mr Burley... You are bang on the money...,,,
    As a lifelong LFC fan I am ashamed at what that moron is doing at Anfield.. Philosophy nonsense, project blah blah, no plan B, shameful treatment of Carroll, no incision, crap buys.... Get over yourself Rodgers, you are average at very best and will go down as the wors appointment in LFC history...

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