It has been revealed today that Liverpool boss, Brendan Rodgers, has signed a new long-term contract with the reds, after finishing second place this season behind Manchester City. After 4 years of not succeeding in their aim of achieving Champions League football, Rodgers has finally found the winning formula which they have been searching for so long, and has helped them move from a seventh place finish to runners-up in just the space of one season. The Northern Irishman took over from Kenny Dalglish in 2012 and was very happy to sign his new deal.
“I am both humbled and privileged to be offered the chance to extend my stay at this great club,” said Rodgers. “I am very happy to build on the foundations we have built over the last two years. Now we move onto the next phase which I believe will be as exciting, challenging and rewarding.”
It is clear that the Liverpool fans are just as delighted with the new announcement, which is believed to be a 4 year deal, and the recent buzz around the Anfield stadium echoes what is going through every Kopite’s mind: this is a real turning point for Liverpool Football Club. This new deal would keep him at Liverpool until 2018 and after the unbelievable improvements made so far, there is no telling what could happen over the next few years. With the top 4 constantly changing from season to season, can Liverpool remain consistent and prove to their rivals they are a title-race side?
A joint statement has also been issued from the club’s principal owner John Henry, and the club’s chairman, Tom Werner, in which they said: “We place our trust in Brendan to deliver the vision we share for Liverpool Football Club. Brendan is at the heart of what we, as an ownership group, are trying to achieve on the pitch.
This season has reaffirmed everyone’s belief that we can bring football success to Liverpool and we are all committed to working together to achieve that. Players and supporters have made it clear how important Brendan is to our success and so to have him commit to us for the long term is a great boost for everyone.”
With many rumours currently flying around as to who may be on Rodgers’ transfer list, it is likely that Liverpool will be looking to add strength and depth to their squad that in some parts of the 2013/2014 season, was very thin. Rodgers went on to say: “The signings are complex; they’re not all simple signings. But we need to strengthen up the squad and that’s something that we’re working hard to do over the next number of weeks.
“Our dream and goal is to win the Premier League. That’s what we want. We’ve shown this season we can compete for that. With some new additions we believe that we can fight again. The objective for me was to try to get Liverpool established again as one of the leading clubs in European and domestic football and we’re on course for that.”
