I saw/read an interview with somebody from the RS the other day. they were saying about how they still have confidence that Balotelli will do well, about how he is finally getting to grips with how Liverpool play, and is just starting to realise where he needs to change his game in order to fit in properly.
this, to me was almost an admittance that Rodgers doesn't seem to have a clue what he is doing. There is two trains of thought on purchase of new players, 1 is that you buy a player whose qualities, whilst being similar, are an upgrade on what you currently have. 2 the player you are buying offers you something different that can change the direction of the club. what Rodgers seems to have done here is buy a player who differs to anything he has, then try make him play the same way as previous players at the club.
I think that this becomes more prevelant when you look at his 'sparing' use of the Kirby chicken plucker. I dont think that he's not using Lambert cause Lambert isn't good enough, I'm just not sure that Rodgers knows how to use him, and Lambert isn't the type of player to be playing little touches here and there, he's a lump, who throws his weight around and will cause problems in the box.
All of this by the way, is made on the assumption that Rodgers has any sort of say on the sale and purchase of players, and that he isn't just a mouthpiece for Ian Ayre. He opened his mouth once on Balotelli, and was forced to eat a HUGE slice of humble pie.
