Ruff, Rooney has a history with Moyes that exacerbated the "Rooney problem". he brought baggage with him. He got through it, but it was probably worse than it would have been if another manager had taken over at Man U.
You may be right that Man U needs an over haul and that Fergie got out before it was necessary ..... But Moyes did very little to the Man U roster... and he's not using some very good players all that much.
In the end, your team is worth where you are in the standings... And a manager can really only be judged on where he turns up at the end of the year versus general expectations.(7th?)
I don't think anyone but die hard Liverpool supporters think of them as top 4. So Rodgers did OK last year. So far, he's edging ahead of expectations .... but because he's just average i think they'll net out about 7th...
On the other had, Manu is expected to be top three every year... regardless of roster problems...because the manager is given the resources to get the roster he wants. Moyes got Fellaini who's added little to Man U And he's ignored Kagawa, who I always thought was both creative and energetic...
Moyes could end up top 3 yet, I grant you .... I just think his approach to the game is more pedestrian than what Man u enjoyed under Fergie. Imagine what Martinez would be doing with the Man U roster?
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I would say that Rodgers is partially culpable for Suarez's behavior,
Well then give Rodgers credit for Suarez not swallowing what he bit....restraint!
Seriously, I agree that Rodgers was a bit of a dink regarding Suarez''s behaviour issues... But could he really have impacted things that much? Some times children like Suarez and Ballotelli reach professional sports before they are emotionally mature enough to deal with the pressures... And they simply have to experience the consequences of poor behaviour before they learn and mature...
You can't really blame Rodgers for the biting. Only how he reacted to the biting...