After three years in charge of Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers is beginning to feel the pressure of managing a top club. While there is no doubt that the former Swansea City manager deserved his opportunity to prove his worth at the highest level, Rodgers has ultimately failed in his goal to lead<\/p>\n
It could be argued that Luis Suarez\u2019s individual brilliance masked many of the problems that are now much more prominent in the current squad. In Rodgers\u2019 first season at the helm, the Reds finished seventh. Then, when Suarez was at his brilliant best, they finished second and narrowly missed out on the title.<\/p>\n
Without Suarez, they went on to finish sixth last season and, after seven games, currently sit in eighth position this campaign. Liverpool have struggled to move on and Rodgers\u2019 insistence on building his squad around an individual is beginning to hinder their progression in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
In fact, Rodgers is hindering Liverpool\u2019s progression as a football club. At the end of the 2014-15 campaign, Rodgers became the first Liverpool manager since the 1950s not to win a trophy in his first three seasons in charge. Yes he reached the semi-finals of both cup competitions last year but they lost both of these ties \u2013 it\u2019s simply not good enough.<\/p>\n
Despite this telling statistic, Rodgers kept his job. At the time, many Liverpool fans were glad to see the club supporting the Northern Irishman but that opinion has changed after their slow start. In fact, more supporters are calling for change as Jurgen Klopp and Carlo Ancelotti remain without a club.<\/p>\n
Rodgers\u2019 main problem is that he refuses to budge from this attacking, total football style of play. Liverpool should stick to their strengths but Rodgers is clearly desperate to succeed and show the supporters that the Reds are capable of producing entertaining, free-flowing football.<\/p>\n
Defensively, Rodgers\u2019 teams have always been weak. In fact, Liverpool have been incredibly disappointing at the back for the entirety of the Northern Irishman\u2019s tenure at the club. The Reds have conceded 43, 50 and 48 goals in the last three seasons.<\/p>\n
These figures are three of Liverpool\u2019s four worst performances in the last fifteen years and all have come during Rodgers\u2019 era at the club. While that wasn\u2019t a problem when Luis Suarez used to score three goals a game, it\u2019s definitely a cause for concern now in this new-look Liverpool side.<\/p>\n