Brendan Rodgers Quotes

I think I've proven I can build a team that plays a way of football that excites and challenges at the top end of the table.

A player's character is a crucial factor I look into before committing to signing them. They also need to show a willingness to learn, regardless of age and experience; that's very important to me.

My template for everything is organisation. With the ball you have to know the movement patterns, the rotation, the fluidity and positioning of the team. When we have the football everybody's a player.

Even more important than statistics is then having the staff that can take the data and ensure it's presented in a way that improves individuals and teams.

They have a choice as a club. They don't have to sell. Maybe Southampton's objectives have changed. They were looking to be a Champions League club, I believe. They obviously wanted to change... I don't have sympathy, no.

I believe a young player will run through a barbed wire fence for you. An older player looks for a hole in the fence, he’ll try and get his way through it some way, but the young player will fight for you.

I'm never going to walk away because I'll always have belief that I can improve players and make things better.

I can categorically tell you that Mario Balotelli will not be at Liverpool.

If you give a bad player time, he can play. If you give a good player time, he can kill you.

I dictate entirely how the team is prepared, and I am a hands-on coach; I love to be out there with the players taking the sessions.

The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city.

I meet regularly with my staff to ensure they are aware of what I want, but also to make sure they have the chance to influence the process and use all of their knowledge to help prepare the group.

My days tend to be packed, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I enjoy my work, and it is a privilege to do what I do.

I've always been one to arrive early for work; preparation is a big part of how I work, and I like to be in my office going through plans for the upcoming training sessions or meetings I have.

Status does not matter. It is what you are like as a player. It doesn't matter how much money you have come for. That doesn't matter to me. I will play a 17-year-old if he fights and he has quality. It is quite easy.

I enjoy my work. The reason I worked so hard all my life is because I want to be making big decisions and managing at the very highest level.

I was surprised we were playing in Manchester and have a referee from Greater Manchester.

I will leave no stone unturned in my quest - and that quest will be relentless - to try and get Liverpool back on the map again as a successful football club.

In football there is very rarely a "typical day" - there are always issues and challenges that arise from nowhere, and as manager you have to be ready to deal with them.

I will always fight for my life for Liverpool, and that will be on and off the field.

I have a senior staff meeting every day, with key personnel who interface with the players - coaches, the medical staff, our analyst department. This is a useful exercise as it means we are all across what is happening and they are aware of my expectations.

They brought on someone who cost more than our stadium.

If you look at the world-class performers at the top of the game, their numbers are just exceptional and that is the level he is at.

When you've got the ball 65-70% of the time, it's a football death for the other team...It's death by football.

I'd rather lose a game trying to win it, than lose it trying not to get beat

I'm blessed to be supported by some brilliant staff, who are all experts in their field and dedicated to what they do.

The quality of people you have around you as a manager is so vital. There are various factors that influence that process; fitness, form and the tactical approach to your opponent are all areas I review on a daily basis.

I know how it goes. Six or seven months ago I was the manager of the year and I was going to be this and that, tactically this and tactically that, and now, because we have lost two world-class players, I am useless. But I accept that.

That ability to press immediately, within five or six seconds to get the ball, is important

I must have just dreamed that about Liverpool playing 3-4-3. What do people think that was, a bit of luck? A British coach playing 3-4-3? A foreign coach doing that would be a tactical genius. I imagine people think I fell into that system through a stroke of luck or something... it took some thought. I didn't just throw them out there.

If one day I go to a game and I don't feel I can win, maybe I don't go.

It's the nature of it. The players will want to compete at the highest level they possibly can.

Whilst I'm here, I'll always do the best I can.

Statistics and numbers are no good unless you have good people to analyse and then interpret their meaning and importance.

Of course, as manager, the selection of the team is very much one of the biggest responsibilities I personally take, but I come to that decision thanks to advice and support of the people around me.

I don't see coach job stressful, I really don't. Of course, there is pressure and expectation, but I wouldn't necessarily equate that with stress.

I think football management has obviously changed and evolved in terms of practices and methods, but I would say the values we strive to hold are the same as great men like Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley.

I hope when my time as Liverpool manager is over, I'm remembered as someone who improved the team and left the club in a better position than I inherited it.

I think my history as a coach shows I like players who are gifted technically and have courage when it comes to being in possession of a football. That is a key quality for me.

The analysis of statistics is a big part of the modern game, and it's important as a modern manager to embrace areas that can help your team and players improve.

I’ve always said that you can live without water for many days, but you can’t live for a second without hope.

The responsibility will always go with the manager - you put out the team.

The best players want to play in the best competition.

My biggest mentor is myself because I've had to study, so that's been my biggest influence.

Look at Tottenham. You spend over £100-odd million, you'd expect to be challenging for the league.

Liverpool Football Club is the heartland of football folklore

It's not always plain sailing... especially when you're flying!