Brendan Rodgers - The Road to Paradise

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In May 2020, Rodgers said that he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19 in March the same year after showing symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic – both of them made full recoveries. [143] Rodgers likened his breathing difficulties to the altitude when he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. [144] The couple endured losses in smell, taste, and strength for three weeks before being tested positive. [144] Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of match played 25 November 2023 Managerial record by team and tenure Even if he did a job, he didn't like asking for the money. He was always waiting for the good nature of people to bring him things and I always remember thinking as a youngster that I was never going to be like that. Brendan Rodgers led Celtic to the treble last season in his first year in charge - his team did not lose a domestic match Thomas Harding (March 18, 2019). "Rox callup Rodgers nets RBI in 1st MLB at-bat". MLB.com . Retrieved May 18, 2019. Celtic were simply peerless, and won an incredible treble without losing a game domestically, with the squad being dubbed ‘ The InVIncibles’ ( VI for referencing Six league titles in a row). Celtic sealed the Scottish cup in injury time at the death and sent the support into raptures. Rodgers had simply transformed the club and the players. They played for him and he earned their respect. The painting was actually produced and presented to him by a group of disabled children in Swansea.

BBC journalist Tom English probably summed it all up most accurately (although not in every case) when he opined on Brendan Rodgers’ departure that: On 2 August 2012, Rodgers oversaw his first competitive game as Liverpool manager, a 1–0 win in the UEFA Europa League against Belarusian club Gomel, and won his first home game in charge in the second leg one week later. [49] In his first league game as manager on 18 August, Liverpool lost 3–0 against West Brom at The Hawthorns. [50] His first win in the league came against Norwich City at Carrow Road, Liverpool winning 5–2. [51] On 31 October, Rodgers welcomed his former club Swansea to Anfield in the fourth round of the League Cup, a match Liverpool lost 3–1. [52] On 6 December, Liverpool defeated Udinese 1–0 away in the Europa League to qualify for the round of 32 as group winners. [53]Both of his parents died in their 50s after a life spent working hard and raising a family in the village of Carnlough in County Antrim.

No one else is going to come. If you can pass it well, if your positioning is good, it is impossible for them to take the ball off you. Why? Because you outnumber them and you will always have a line of pass open which allows you to progress up the pitch. A midfielder drops into the space which the central defenders open out, the goalkeeper becomes an “outfield” player and you carry the ball forward that way. I listened and I was sold. It seemed so simple that way but no one had ever walked me through it like that before. I thought: “He’s right, it is impossible in a 30-metre space, with the players Liverpool have got, with the ability that Pepe Reina has with the ball at his feet, for them to get the ball off us.” Unless we made a simple mistake, of course.The determination and drive that's shaped his career comes from their memory but not necessarily from their genes. On 24 November 2008, Rodgers left Chelsea to become the manager of Championship club Watford. [18] Rodgers won only two of his first ten league games as manager, leaving Watford in the relegation zone by January. Watford's form dramatically improved, however, and Rodgers was able to guide them to finish 13th, avoiding relegation. [19] Reading [ edit ] Baggies condemn Reds to nightmare start". ESPN Soccernet. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012 . Retrieved 23 August 2012. It could be argued that Brendan Rodgers had taken Celtic as far as he could, with domestic dominance and involvement in the Champions League. The set-up in the European Cup and increasingly in the Europa League was now shutting out clubs in the smaller leagues.

In the Champions League group stages, at this time it was a step too far, but apart from the one-off humiliation against Barcelona away (7-0 defeat), Celtic competed well. Out-thought in the home defeat by Bourssia M’bach, Rodgers almost turned the tables in the away leg in a 1-1 draw, but two draws v the monied Man City was enough to show he had the ability to manage at this level. One journo who is a TheRangers sycophant tried to paint at the start that Scottish teams were not deserving of their place here, but Rodgers had proven that Celtic were worthy of a place at this table despite the challenges. January had to be a reboot, and the introduction of big name loan signings was a surprise. Weah & Burke were stars from the off. Ex-Celt Charlie Nicholas though stated that he believed that Sevco were now the favourites for the title, which at this point was ridiculous. They had strengthened but with older players. Brendan Rodgers just shrugged it off, and got on with things. Charlie Nicholas was often attention seeking with contrarian views to the obvious. There is so much good to say about Brendan Rodger’s time at Celtic, yet the way it all ended prematurely will leave an unwelcome cloud over his spell which may pass over in time in future retrospectives. With the money on offer you could understand, but he was well paid at Celtic, and the opportunities were far greater at Celtic, He still had much to prove in Europe with Celtic (or anyone else), and really there was more to offer at Celtic for prestige.From a small village on the north-east coast of Ireland to the treble-winning manager of Celtic, Brendan Rodgers’ football journey has been a remarkable one of dedication, hard work, a desire to always keep improving and a determination to succeed at the highest level of the sport ... and throughout his life there has always been a love of his team ... Celtic Football Club.

This official autobiography hit shelves at a time when Rodgers was the toast of Celtic Park, with a domestic Treble secured in an invincible first season. The Celtic role in Champions League overhaul Brendan Rodgers will crave as Euro cash pot grows biggerPlease note the personalisation of football tops are printed at the customers own risk. The Celtic Store cannot accept liability for any future player movements, including loans, number changes or signings. At 39, he was thrust into the world of fly-on-the-wall TV in his first year as manager of Liverpool. A film crew was tasked with catching a behind-the-scenes, warts-and-all look at the life at a football club. I remembered Rafa Benítez’s Liverpool, which was a team based on being very defensively strong and looking to break, so I didn’t necessarily see the new Liverpool as the recovery of historic values, but soon people were talking about that. I heard fans talking about “pass and move”, the way the great Liverpool sides of the Seventies and Eighties had played.