• Participation within this 'World Football' is only available to members who have had 5+ posts approved elsewhere.

ECHO Comment: "Fears of Witch-hunt Against Liverpool FC" part 3



Blueclouds said:
Klopp won't be leaving yet, they do need henderson back in midfield tho and he probably will be for the Derby
Click to expand...
He'll be hesitant to play that new fella after the calamity yesterday, even though it was Allison's fault. Shows absolutely no communication between them. Keep 'Hendo' in defence please and let DCL smash him for 90 minutes. ;)
 

davek said:
I posted a week or so that Klopp, as a winner, has to compromise with that outlook if he wants to fit in with his bosses. FSG (either at the Red Sox or LFC) want success, but they also accept that you dont win all the time and that it's ok as long as you remain a major commercial draw for sponsorship and broadcasting revenue etc. They dont see falling away off the top and coming back gradually as an issue. That's their sports franchise mentality. So that was always likely to clash with Klopp in the end. They have real problems in that organisation that go right to its most important relationship of all: manager and owner. If he had what it takes for Liverpool, a manager like Ralf Ragnick would suit them (FSG). Someone who works as part of a corporation that the club is part of.

Not sure about Gerrard and Clarke up there like. Is that right?
Click to expand...

It's not just a winner either, but I suppsoe it's a short termism in mindset. He hasn't broke the squad up at all.

They see it likes traders, stocks go up and down, and as long as the trend line is up, you're ok. They haven't got the money to be top all of the time, but if over a 10 year period they can be top 1-2 times out of 10, thats better than being say 3-5th every season. The issue is, on the seasons when you slip to say 8/9th at the end of such a cycle, do the fans kick in and go from a did into a collapse (as happened with Hodgson, to a degree with Rodgers and whats being threatened here). Klopp's short termism exacerbates this.

One other aspect of this, which I forgot about, but they got done for nicking City scouts and and intel about 3-4 years ago. Before and after that there were a lot of duds signed. I do wonder if now they haven't got access to this they are a bit snookered.

As for Gerrard I don't know the ins and outs, but remember the reports and Clark saying something about how his Catholicism has nothing to do with anything (and wouldn't impact effort levels against Celtic if I remmeber). It was pitched against something Gerrard had said. So without being explicit, he had made mention of it. I mean it goes beyond just mind games, he was making a direct appeal to his clubs fanbase. He is adept at that, he knows how to blow the dog whistle. Even for a Kopite he's particularly bad for it as well.

You look at someone like Carragher, who's obviously died in the wool red, but he's pretty straightforward with it, and you never get the sense he's constantly angling for a job there, or to undermine people, or wind them up to get himself back. Once Klopp goes, slippy's PR machijne will go into overdrive. Expect all sorts "English coaches" "knowing the DNA of the club" "wanting to build a legacy" etc will all come out.

Edit, and yes Rangnick would be perfect for what they are trying to do. Even though most Kopites would probably hate him.
 

Welcome

Join Grand Old Team to get involved in the Everton discussion. Signing up is quick, easy, and completely free.

Register

Shop

Back
Top