The current Liverpool coach, Brendan Rogers, is a student of Jose Mourinho himself, a manager with a unique philosophy. She brought the Portuguese world fame and success in many competitions. Not surprisingly, the English club has high hopes for its mentor. Despite the fact that from time to time information appears in the press about his imminent resignation, the leaders of Liverpool are unlikely to plan to part with him.
Football career
On January 26, 1973, in the small northern Irish town of Karnloch (County Antrim), one of the best British coaches in the future was born - Brendan Rogers. His biography as a football player was not very successful. The first team of the young man was the local club Ballymenna, in which he played until the age of seven. After that, the whole family moved to England, where the guy enrolled in the Manchester United youth academy. Here he studied for ten years, after which he moved to the modest team "Reading". Be that as it may, in the national championship he was not destined to play a single match. The reason for this was a serious knee injury that forced the guy to end his football career at the age of 20.
First steps on the coaching bridge
In 1995, Brendan Rogers led the Reading Academy. In this position he stayed for nine years. Following the appointment of Jose Mourinho as Chelsea manager, the Portuguese invited him to work with the youth squad. He could not refuse this. Two years later, Brendan led the reserve team. He left her in November 2008. This was done for the first head coach in his career. The management of Watford invited the young mentor to try to save the club from relegation to the lower football division, to which he agreed without a shadow of doubt. The debut was not very successful, because in the first ten fights the team won only twice. Despite this, in the second half of the championship, the new manager managed to radically correct the situation. After the Hornets got in shape and realized the strategy of their mentor, the team began to show good results and finished the championship in 13th place in the standings.
Return to Reading
Before the start of the new season, the specialist received an invitation to head the Reading club, which became his hometown. He did not want to leave Watford, but Brendan Rogers understood that there might no longer be a chance to return, so he accepted the offer and signed the contract. This happened on June 5, 2009. Be that as it may, here his career did not work out successfully: the team showed unsatisfactory results, so in the winter off-season the labor agreement was broken by mutual agreement.
Swansea City
On July 16, 2010, Brendan Rogers was appointed Swansea City Mentor. Already at the end of February, he was recognized as the best manager of the Championship, the second most important football division in England. At the end of the season, the team received the right to play butt games for the opportunity to play in the Premier League. The Swansea City club made it to the finals, where they met with a team that was well known to its manager - Reading. “Swans” won this confrontation with a score of 4: 2.
Such success was largely facilitated by the mentor's philosophy, which consisted of a quick play in the pass and constant movement. Few believed that it would give a positive result in the elite English division, which many experts consider the most powerful football championship on the planet. Despite this, the Northern Irish specialist continued to adhere to his strategy. According to the results of the first season, within the framework of the Premier League, the rookie club finished in sixth position, which gave him the right to participate in the Europa League. An interesting fact was that the Swansea City players gave the most accurate passes.
"Liverpool"
On May 30, 2012, the British press reported that the new club, which Brendan Rogers will head in the upcoming season, is Liverpool. The first season at Anfield Road was not very successful, because at the end of the championship the team finished only the seventh. At the same time, the club management continued to trust the Northern Irish mentor. As a result, according to the results of the 2013/2014 season, Liverpool became the vice champion. It should be noted that the team fought for victory in the tournament throughout the championship and only at the very end lost the leadership to Manchester City. Brendan Rogers himself, with his colleagues, was recognized as the best coach in England for the season. Against the backdrop of such successes, Liverpool extended the labor agreement with the head coach of the team until 2018.