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Rodgers Sanggup Kembalikan Masa Kejayaan Liverpool

By Yudhi F. Oktaviadhi - Selasa, 24 Juli 2012 | 19:19 WIB
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Joe Cole merasa pelatih baru Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers, adalah sosok tepat untuk membesut The Reds. Pemain yang dipinjamkan ke Lille musim lalu itu juga yakin Rodgers sanggup mengembalikan masa kejayaan Liverpool.

Musim lalu meski ditangani Kenny Dalglish Liverpool tetap kesulitan mengembalikan status mereka sebagai salah satu raksasa paling disegani. Alhasil, The Reds memutuskan untuk mengakhiri kiprah King Kenny dan menggantikannya dengan Rodgers musim panas ini.

Pada masa Dalglish Joe Cole diasingkan ke Prancis untuk bermain dengan Lille. Sekarang pada era Rodgers gelandang serang berusia 30 tahun itu ditarik kembali ke Anfield. Sekarang Joe Cole sangat yakin eks manajer Swansea City itu mampu mengembalikan masa kejayaan Liverpool.

"Saya 100 persen yakin Rodgers adalah orang yang tepat untuk menjadi pelatih Liverpool. Dia adalah yang terbaik," kata Joe Cole seperti dikutip The Sun.

"Semua yang bisa saya beritahu mengenai dia adalah betapa mengesankannya Rodgers. Para pemain terkesan dengan segala yang dilakukannya. Proses latihan berjalan dengan baik," sambungnya.

"It just feels so much more settled here now," the former England star told The Sun. "The fans are well educated with their football, they have seen so many great players and they also know the not-good players.

"They also know a good manager, and you speak to anyone out here or back home and they know we have got a good manager.

"I can only see us going in one direction, but we have got to work hard to make sure that happens. It's not traditional for the club to change managers, but we need stability now. Everyone needs to be settled.

"I am 100% sure that the right man is in the job. He is the best out there. The fans are intelligent. They know sixth, seventh and eighth in the last three seasons isn't good enough. But we are a work in progress now and we have got the right man in charge.

"All I can tell you about him is just how impressive he is - the lads have all been impressed with everything that he has done. Training has been good. He is just on the ball with everything.

"He is top-drawer. I can't tell you anymore than what you already know. It is a happy camp at the moment."