Can Kenny give Liverpool the 'Pep' Factor?

SheldonCooper wrote:Motivation helps but you still need quality. And unfortunately, Liverpool don't have that.

SheldonCooper wrote:Motivation helps but you still need quality. And unfortunately, Liverpool don't have that.

Dan wrote:Ah, don't listen to Henry Kuled, he's just Wumming.

SheldonCooper wrote:

Dan wrote:Ah, don't listen to Henry Kuled, he's just Wumming.

Because it's not possible for his job to end in a disaster right ?

SheldonCooper wrote:

Dan wrote:Ah, don't listen to Henry Kuled, he's just Wumming.

Because it's not possible for his job to end in a disaster right ?

Kuled wrote:Arsenal, but he has giggs as his sig..

Jelavic18|RFC wrote:Cheer Up Henry Gale!, Oh what can it mean to a sad duping bastard and a shite football team?

Tom wrote:

Jelavic18|RFC wrote:Cheer Up Henry Gale!, Oh what can it mean to a sad duping bastard and a shite football team?

SheldonCooper wrote:Motivation helps but you still need quality. And unfortunately, Liverpool don't have that.

Dan wrote:I'm gonna start of with something that might open up a whole other debate, but it's my opinion and although you might not agree with it, the point I'm making plays a key role in what I'm talking about overall. Even if you don't agree with it entirely, there should be one key aspect that you agree with me on. Hopefully anyway.

Basically, I think Pep Guardiola isn't as good as people make out. Yes, he's had tremendous success at Barcelona, and he deserves a lot of credit for that. But, I believe he wouldn't have achieved that same success at another top club anywhere in the world. Why? Simply because of who he is. He is a Barcelona legend, a hero to most of the current crop of players who grew up watching him. They have that respect for him, they will listen, learn and take on board everything he says. Obviously, he is a fantastic manager, Barcelona are tactically unqiue, no other team plays like them and no other team probably will again. But, I don't think he'd game the same from any other team.

Now, pretend that Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Pique etc. were all Italian. Pretend they were all Milan boys, born and bred, playing for Inter, but Guardiola was still a Barcelona legend. Guardiola gets appointed as Inter boss, would he get the same from the players. Yes, they are all supremly talented, as they have shown with Spain - but would they have the same success at club level if they had no affiliation to the boss? It's part of the reason why I don't think he'd work as Liverpool manager, and I have my doubts if he would be as good anywhere other than Barca.


I expect the majority (if not all) to disagree with my opinion there, I'm not taking anything away from Guardiola, but I think he's been as good as he has because simply the aura he presents as Barcelona boss. But that is what brings me to my main point. Roy Hodgson is not working as Liverpool manager. The away form, even the home games this season have been poor - losing 7 games already in the league (we lost 11 in total last season) and if the second half of the season reflects the first, we'll be on course for 46 points. The lowest since the 1964-65 - when there were 2 points for a win.

So, what I am saying is. If we remove Hodgson, could Kenny Dalglish have the same effect than Guardiola had at Barcelona. Obviously, I'm not expecting Kenny to come in and win a treble/quardruple/however many trophies they won in Pep's first season, but I'm talking about the aura at the club. The personality of the team almost. This season, we've looked flat, like a team lacking ideas and almost certainly one with no Plan B. Could Kenny be the man to change that? Even in politics, this kind of thing is seen (correct me if I'm wrong here). John Smith stabalised and united the Labour Party before Tony Blair took them to greener fields. Could that be the same at Anfield? Could Kenny Dalglish be the 'Pep Factor' or the 'Smith Effect' that Liverpool need?

Kenny would command the same respect (if not more) that Pep does at Liverpool. He's not only the greatest ever player that has pulled on the Red shirt, but he's also won titles as manager of the club as well. Players will have no choice but to respect what he says. The young lads, the local lads and even the foreign players will admire his achievements in the game, will hang on every word he has to say.

So, my point is, could Kenny Dalglish act as out Pep Guardiola (albeit only a little smaller)? Could he be the man to unite the team, before someone else comes in to really push the team forward?



I expect a few 'tl;dr' posts from the unintelligent and quite frankly illiterate on the forum, but we need some proper debates/conversations about football instead of 'HAHAH, YOUR TEAM IZ WELL GAY'. Anyone who posts in such a manner will be revealed as a homosexual.


My thoughts anyway, but whatevs.

Verge_6 wrote:He definitely inspired torres

Dan wrote:He did, has a bit of form going since Kenny took over.

Kuled wrote:

Verge_6 wrote:He definitely inspired torres

He already has 3 goals since Kenny Joined so yeah, I think he has inspiered him