Pigeonho said:
Liverpool certainly do deserve their praise, some seem rather upset about that.
I would put Pellegrini and Martinez up there, too. Both entered clubs they potentially could have slipped up managing, but both have done superb. For that Everton squad to be where they are is pretty amazing.
Pellegrini goes without saying but our squad is much superior than Liverpools, hence I give Rodgers more credit.
The thing I rate most about Rodgers is his actual philosophy and coaching style, he makes good players look like great players, he makes unfavoured players feel like important players. People must not gloss over this, he has done and is continuing to do a great job. Right now they will be thinking top4 is in the bag and nobody expected them to win the title, take each game as it comes and go as far as they can. Many didn't expect them to get into the top4, yet they have with ease. He deserves the gong.
As for Everton, I think Whelan deserves a retrospective well done for the trust in Martinez. He let Martinez run the club top to bottom, selling off assets to keep the club going. Martinez, like Rodgers, has that knack of making players go past their so called boundaries, the belief they both instil is what makes them both top coaches.
-- Mon Mar 31, 2014 11:07 am --
Sky Blue said:
Sheffield United fan. Still can't stand the Yorkshire simpleton though. Was he pretending to be in the studio again ?
He has a soft spot for Man U, due to Ferguson, he let it slip not long back.