ANDRÉ VILLAS BOAS SOUGHT BY LIVERPOOL OWNERS

Liverpool's increasingly frantic search for a new Manager have them focussed on André Villas-Boas.
According to many reports in the media this weekend, FSG have zoned in on AVB as their choice to succeed King Kenny at Anfield.

On his arrival yesterday at the Portuguese Cup Final between Academica and Sporting, the 34-year-old said: "I'm still choosing the right project and that decision will take the necessary time."

Despite his failures at Chelsea where he won 19 but lost 11 games and was given the sack by Roman Obramovich earlier this Season, the former Porto has an impressive CV.

The former Porto Manager won a Treble with the club in 2010/11 where he won the League, their FA Cup and the Europa League all in one Season, quite a feat for one so young.

His leadership skills and success alerted one Roman Obramovic Of Chelsea and he was appointed Chelsea Manager in January 2011 after paying Porto £11 million in compensation to secure the Porto manager's hand.

Just over a year later with ten defeats and 11 draws in all competitions as Chelsea boss, he was gone, sacked, paid-up and shown the door by the Russian Oligarch.

The fact that Di Matteo has come in and won the FA Cup and famously The Champions League Final 2012 has shown up AVB's short-comings.
In his short time at Chelsea:

1. He failed to connect with his players.
2. Lost control of the dressing room.
3. Presided over some poor results.
4. Lost the faith of his employer, Abramovic.

So, if FSG decide to offer the Liverpool job to this man, I will sink to my knees in despair, John W Henry seems to have developed a ruthless streak in mediocrity lately.

Let us hope I am wrong!

THIS IS NOT THE LIVERPOOL WAY

So King Kenny has been sacked and it was done in a very unedifying way.
Commanded by Fsg to board a plane to Boston to be held to account over Liverpool's season by John W Henry.

It has since emerged that Kenny knew his fate before boarding the plane to the States by telling Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher: "Its Kenny now, not Gaffer".

An appalling way to dismiss the Manager summoned from abroad to be sacked from a job that he loved doing.

Now we have the open search for a new manager being played out in public in minute detail.

The world and his wife know that Liverpool had approached Roberto Martinez of relegation warriors Wigan, have been rejected by lowly Swansea's manager Brendan Rodgers, rejected by Jurgen Klopp of Borrussia Dortmond and are now hoping to persuade Didier Deschamps of Marseilles to join the club.

Never mind the fact that FSG are looking to Pep Guardiola (no chance), and Jurgen Klinsman, God give me strength!

Sky Sports News, the BBC and every little website out there are reporting these developments,
its a bit too much to take.

Liverpool FC used to have a tradition of doing their dealings behind closed doors, in house, away from the public glare, now its being run like a public auction.

FSG this is not the way to do things.

Be more circumspect and make the right decisions behind closed doors or risk running the wrath of the fans.

SHOULD CAPELLO REPLACE KENNY AT ANFIELD?

With the sad departure of Kenny Dalglish from Liverpool today, Liverpool's owners FSG are looking to appoint a new Manager as soon as possible.

Among the early candidates are:

1. Roberto Martinez of lowly Wigan.
2. Paul Lambert of Norwich.
3. Brendan Rogers of Swansea.
4. Rafa Benitez, former Reds boss.
5. Fabio Capello, highly successful manager.

While it is sad to see Kenny Dalglish go, he is, to some extent, the author of his own downfall.
The failure to bring in a quality forward in the January transfer window when the team badly needed one is possibly the biggest mistake in his 18 months in charge.
He persevered with Andy Carroll at the cost of goals, wins and points that would have guided Liverpool up the table and would have kept Dalglish in his job.

The fact that Carroll, belatedly found his form is of no consequence to Kenny now.

Anyway, looking to the next Liverpool Manager, the 4th in 2 years, I would go for Fabio Capello.

His CV as a manager is impeccable, he has won the League title with every club he has managed.
He won 4 Seria A titles with AC Milan and a Champion's League v Barcelona in 1994.
He joined Real Madrid and they won La Liga in his first season there.
He then went to AS Roma and won them their first League title in 18 years.
He won the League twice with Juventus.
He returned to Real Madrid and they won the League again in 2006.

He has amassed Seven Titles in 16 years around Europe and said only last week that he would love to return to England and manage in the Premier League again.

So John and Tom, if you are watching, sign Capello up to the Liverpool job as swiftly as possible.

WHO SHOULD REPLACE KENNY?
	FABIO CAPELLO
	RAFA BENITEZ
	ROBERTO MARTINEZ
	BRENDAN ROGERS
	PAUL LAMBERT
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JORDAN RHODES THE STRIKING SENSATION ON LIVERPOOL'S RADAR

As Liverpool's seasons problems in the term just gone were clearly in not scoring enough goals, a ready-made solution may lay in the shape of Huddersfield Town hot-shot, Jordan Rhodes.

The 22 year old is scoring goals for fun with 60 in 105 games for Huddersfield in the last two seasons.

Indeed, the lad scored his fortieth goal of this Campaign against the MK Dons in last night's play-off semi-final against MK Dons to go through 3-2 on agregate 3-2 to the League One final against Sheffield Utd.





Rhodes’former manager Lee Clarke said: “The goals have always been there but his general play is now of an international class player. He’s definitely going nowhere.
 I hope the director’s box and the stands are full of scouts because rest assured, no matter how much money is offered he will not be going anywhere.”

Current Huddersfield Manager Simon Grayson might have no option but to sell his star striker though.

That will not deter the likes of Liverpool, Man Utd, Arsenal or Man City from poaching him from the League One side.

It is Liverpool, in particular, who would benefit most by gaining a natural goalscorer as we were badly lacking such a player last season.

Aged just 22 and likely to cost around £2 million or so, the lad is well worth every penny, I would even go so far as to say we should break the bank to sign him as a consistant goal-scorer is what Liverpool are crying out for.

Lets hope Kenny snaps him up asap.

               

LIVERPOOL PLAYERS HEADING TO EURO 2012

The European 2012 Championships are just around the corner, beginning in June, so what is always an enthralling and memorable
Tournament should feature plenty of Liverpool's players at this year's competition  Euro 2012 Betting  lets hope for good performances from the men from Liverpool in the Euro's.


Liverpool players appearances and goals:

LIVERPOOL PLAYERS	CAPS	GOALS
STEVEN GERRARD	90	19
GLEN JOHNSON	35	1
STUART DOWNING	33	0
ANDY CARROLL	3	1
JORDAN HENDERSON	1	0
JAMIE CARRAGHER	38	0
DANNY AGGER	44	4
PEPE REINA	20	0

It is clear to see that Steven Gerrard, Liverpool's Captain is by far the best player we have in terms of games played and goals scored, 19.
There is intense speculation that he will be made England Captain under new England boss and former ill-fated Reds manager Roy Hodgson.

The new England Manager will announce his squad and Captain on Wednesday on  BBC Sport .

So Gerrard, Downing, Johnson and now Andy Carroll will surely make it into England's squad.
Lets not forget Pépe Reina of Spain and Daniel Agger who will be representing his home country of Denmark at the finals.

England play The Ukraine, Sweden and France in their group, which isn't bad when you compare Ireland's group including Spain, (the holders), Italy and Croatia.

Can't wait for the Championships to begin.