Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has stated that the Luis Suarez transfer saga that took place over the summer helped improve him as a manager. Suarez, who was eager for Champions League football after Liverpool failed to qualify, tried to force through move to Arsenal after The Gunners had a bid for Suarez rejected. However, Liverpool stood strong and managed to keep hold of Suarez, who ended up signing a new 4 year deal at Anfield in December.
“Yes, it made me a better manager because it’s a problem you don’t get as a scenario when doing your coaching badges, and how you deal with it can make you or break you,” said Rodgers, “it was about managing the situation and always being honest about the situation. That is what you get paid for.”
“Luis is a good man. He is a very generous human being and I have found him very amicable in everything I have spoken to him on. He was in a difficult place in the summer and I understood where he was at. It’s difficult for a player of his qualirt to be playing at the highest level, I had empathy for him in his situation.”
“From my experience watching Liverpool from the outside and speaking to some of the players who have been involved, there aren’t too many places better than being at Anfield on a Champions League night.”
Rodgers was talking ahead of Liverpool’s huge game against Arsenal at Anfield in Saturday’s early kick off. The Reds are currently sitting in 4th and eight points behind leaders Arsenal, who beat the 2-0 at The Emirates earlier in the season.
By Ben Kelly
