Liverpool: 10 Reasons Why Rodgers Must Face The Axe

5. Struggle To Attract Big-Name Stars

How many times in recent transfer windows have Liverpool supposedly €˜monitored€™ or €˜agreed in principal€™ deals with big-name players who later decided to join a club with a better-recognised manager at the helm?

Alexis Sanchez ended up at Arsene Wenger€™s Arsenal after Liverpool bewilderingly failed to use Suarez as a makeweight for any potential deal for the Chilean.

Memphis Depay, who Rodgers is said to have kept in regular contact with for the past 18 months, moved to Manchester United at the first opportunity to play under Louis Van Gaal - another huge managerial name.

Willian chose Mourinho and Chelsea, Henrikh Mkhitryan opted for Klopp. You get the idea - it is a worrying trend which shows no signs of coming to a halt.

Liverpool haven€™t actually €˜won the race€™ for a real, top quality player's signature under Rodgers€™ management - and this is due to the better players being swayed to work under the supervision of a more prestigious, proven coach.

Jurgen Klopp and Carlo Ancelotti are available, right?

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