Liverpool’s mid-week defeat to Basel and exit from the Champions League didn’t crush Brendan Rodgers’s confidence that he’s still the best-fit for the club.
The manager addressed newsmen saying “I think the message from me is clear: I don’t think there would be anyone better to do the job here.”
Liverpool finished second to Man City in the Premier League last season, but this season, they have managed their way up to the 9th position with six victories.
Brendan went on:
“Seven months ago we nearly won
the title unexpectedly, I had time to work with players and we took them beyond where the club has been in a long
time.”
The manager also said that with more time, there will be improvements and that he is still getting familiar with the new players.
“This has been a difficult start with new players, less coaching time, young players; we are virtually starting again. I don’t think there is anybody better equipped to deal
with that having been here for the last two and a half years and experienced what this club is about and seeing what we get from the players whenever we are at our best.
“Criticism comes with the territory when you don’t win games. Football is very short term. The same people who are criticising me now were maybe saying I couldn’t do
anything wrong six or seven months ago. That is the way football works. You have to accept that as a manager and fight even harder to bring success. This period has ensured I will do that for sure.”