Liverpool Sack Brendan Rodgers

There's the Breaking News coming on now that Liverpool have sacked manager Brendan Rodgers after the run of recent poor results. He have been told by chief executive Ian Iyre that his contract have been terminated from immediate effect. Brendan Rodgers joined Liverpool in 2012 and famously took Liverpool to second place in 2014. He is the only Liverpool Manager since 1950 not to win a silwerware in 3 years term. The search for a new Manager have already begun.

Philippe Coutinho: The little Magician

Philippe Coutinho started his playing career with his native Brazilian club Vasco Da Gama and quickly made a name for himself. He started attracting interest from many European clubs and by the time he was 18 he was signed by Italian giants Inter Milan.


He arrived at Milan with lots of potential but being at such a young age that too from a different Continent all together made him to struggle initially with his form. He was quickly loaned out to Spanish Club Espanyol for some game time and Experience at a European club. After returning back to Milan he found it difficult to hold down a regular place in the first team squad.


Liverpool got a bid accepted for Coutinho in 2013 and they brought him to Liverpool F.C. His skills and his vision very quickly mesmerized the Liverpool fans and they got excited with his dribbling. He showed his class in the season of 2013-14 where Liverpool finished 2nd in the season and he came out as one of the best player's in the English league.


The next season was even better for Philippe Coutinho on a personal level. His skills, passing abilities,through balls and dribbling abilities gave him the title of Little Magician among the Liverpool fans. He was also voted as the best Liverpool player for the season of 2014-15. His vision and his playing style have made him one of the best player's in European Football and and only at the age of 23 he has become a hot property being pursued by the best clubs in the world.

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Arsenal vs Liverpool: Match Preview

Liverpool will play against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night football.

Liverpool have won both of their previous games of this season and have collected the maximum points from them. Both of the games against Stoke City and Bournemouth have been won by the scoreline of one nil. Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson is doubtful for this match with a foot problem. It would be a massive setback for Liverpool without their talismanic midfielder. Emre Can is expected to take his place in the midfield and Liverpool are also expected to recall Lucas Leiva for the match either to start alongside Millner and Can in midfield or to support from the bench. Brendan Rodgers is also considering giving first start to Roberto Fermino and if that is true then either Adam Lallana or Jordan Ibe will have to make way for him. Daniel Sturridge, Joe Allen and Joe Flanaggan are definitely out of this match due to injuries.

Arsenal suffered a shock defeat against West Ham United in their first match of this campaign at Emirates but won the second match against Crystal Palace to have 3 points after 2 games in this campaign. Arsenal had won this fixture against Liverpool last season by 4-1. Arsenal will be without Jack Wishere but apart from that they do not have any other injury concerns. Arsenal are going to give start to Alexis Sanchez who was today compared by Arsene Wenger to be as good as Luis Suarez.

This is a very important fixture for both the teams for gaining a psychological advantage on the other in the race for the top four spot and Champions League football for next season.


What the Managers have to say.


Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger: "If you want to have a successful season you want to be strong at home. Normally we are strong at home. This is an opportunity to show that.
"Your confidence is linked with your last result and at Crystal Palace we responded well. From that we should have enough confidence to go into the game positively against Liverpool.
"This is a very important game where the result will of course be vital. It's not a result that will decide our title chances but in our heads we know it's very important."


Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers: "There's a real focus in our group this season, a real toughness, mentally.
"We know that we've got that ability to scrap and fight as well as play good football. If we can go there and perform like we think we can and keep to our game-plan we're confident we can get a result.
"If you assess Arsenal's last 10 games they've lost at home, the teams that have won have averaged four shots on target, with 43% possession. It tells you that you can go there and you don't need to dominate the ball, but you can dominate the space."
 

The rise of Jordan Henderson from a flop to Liverpool Skipper

When Liverpool bought Jordan Henderson in the summer of 2011 as a 21 year old from Sunderland for £20m, a lot was expected of him. He was deemed to be the next big thing for England. The then manager Kenny Dalglish even compared him to be like Steven Gerrard, that he is gonna eventually take his place in the team. But very quickly it was proving to be otherwise. He used to work very hard for the team as a workhorse but there was nothing more than that to his game. Even Kenny Dalglish was not sure about his best position and tried him at different positions mainly in the central midfield or in the right flank but with very little contributions.

Eventually Kenny Dalglish was sacked as Liverpool Manager in 2012 and was replaced by Brendan Rodgers. Brendan Rodgers initially wanted to bring in Clint Dempsey from Fulham to boost his attack and sell Jordan Henderson to Fulham as a swap deal. Henderson was baffled by this and refused to go to Fulham and eventually that deal did not materialise as Dempsey chose to go to Tottenham Hotspurs instead. Jordan Henderson got very little games that year and mostly warmed the bench in Liverpool dugout.

In 2013-14 season he started brightly playing in all of the initial games for Liverpool alongside Steven Gerrard. He was kind of a rejuvenation for Liverpool and his watershed moment came in the match against Tottenham Hotspurs at White Hart Lane in December 2013 when in the absence of the injured Gerrard he took control of the midfield and Liverpool won the match with 5 goals to nil with Henderson scoring once and assisting another. That was the game where he really came out of the shadows of the great Gerrard and started stamping his own mark in the following matches. His impact was so much that Liverpool were very close to be crowned the Premier League Champions and when he was suspended for the last three matches of the season Liverpool's title challenge fell apart and eventually they were 2nd in the season.


The following season he started to exert more and more influence in the games with his all round box to box displays from the heart of Liverpool midfield. With Gerrard less involved in games mostly due to injuries, Henderson stepped forward to take the mantle on himself to be the skipper of the team temporarily. Liverpool had a very difficult season with Luis Suarez gone and Daniel Sturridge mostly injured but it was Henderson who started inspiring Liverpool just as Gerrard did for all these years. And after the end of the season when Gerrard took the decision of finding new challenges in MLS it was a very easy decision for Brendan Rodgers to handover the responsibility to lead the side to a bright future and glory to Jordan Henderson, the man who was deemed to replace Gerrard all those years back.

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Christian Benteke: The Predator

Christian Benteke scored on his debut match at Anfield similar to the debut goals by arguably two of the best strikers Liverpool ever had in their glorious history, Fernando Torres and Luis Suarez.

It was a Poacher's goal and that's what Christian Benteke is in the truest sense. He can score goals from anywhere and obviously he will be disappointed for not scoring another from close range when his shot got bounced off the pitch and hit the woodwork.

It was a brilliant debut for him where he won almost all the ariel balls that came on his way. He provides such a big target man for Liverpool's attacking players and always keeps the opposing defenders on their toes.

Against Bournemouth he was the best player on the pitch for Liverpool by far with his work rate and holding up play to bring other players into the game. He has a lot more to his game than just scoring goals from crosses. Probably by now most of the League defenders are already wary of him and will be scared to come to the wrong side of him when he is in such a form.

Liverpool's success of this season depends almost entirety on the success of Christian Benteke and that's the reason they have invested so heavily on him as he is a real Predator if ever anyone can be called that.

Liverpool starting lineup against Bournemouth

Liverpool are unchanged from there previous game against Stoke City where they had beaten the Potters 1-0 at the Britannia Stadium. New joiners Roberto Fermino and Danny Inngs starts from the bench.


Simon Mignolet(GK)

Nathaniel Clyne (RB)

Martin Skrtel (RCB)

Dejan Lovren (LCB)

Joe Gomez (RB)

Jordan Henderson (RCM)

James Millner (LCM)

Jordan Ibe (LWF)

Phillips Coutinho (CAM)

Adam Lallana (RWF)

Christian Benteke (CF)


Match Preview: Liverpool v/s Bournemouth

Liverpool are hosting Bournemouth for the first time at Anfield in their history in Bournemouth's maiden season in English top flight on Monday Night Football.

Liverpool are expecting to field an unchanged side from last weekend win against the Stoke City at Britannia Stadium. Daniel Sturridge, Joe Allen and Jon Flanagan are still out due to injuries. New signing Roberto Fermino is expected to start from the bench as he is still some time off to attain full speed after late return for pre-season training.


Bournemouth had lost their previous match against Aston Villa on the first weekend of the Premier League so they are expected to give starts to their new signings. Bournemouth will play with Liverpool with no fear as this is their first season ever and they will enjoy their moment in playing against such an iconic team in an iconic stadium.