Is Brendan Rodgers out of his depth?

I sometimes wonder whether Brendan Rodgers is one of those managers who flatters to deceive.

Was the 2013-2014 season all about a team driven by the undoubted world class talent and passion of Luis Suarez, embellished by the natural goal scoring talents of Daniel Sturridge with Raheem Sterling flourishing by playing alongside stellar talents?
 
No one who witnessed the destruction of Arsenal at Anfield cannot say that Rodgers football philosophy was not evident.  Pace, power, verve and passion it was all there and the shame is that we did not go on to win the title because it may just have hastened a new era and brand of football.

That being said, when push came to shove Rodgers weaknesses as a manager came to the fore.

One nil down to Chelsea needing to show composure with most of the match still ahead of his team, but the one dimensional nature of his team was shown up by Mourinho.

The key problem through out Rodger’s reign is his side’s inability to defend both in open play and set pieces.  It’s no coincidence that we have trouble dealing with the pace and power of Crystal Palace because pace and power coming back at this Liverpool team seems to be be our Kryptonite.

His comments after the recent loss to West Ham game were a case in point.  The comments like the performance were nondescript, “We're disappointed with the result. We came into the game with a motivation to win but we give away a poor goal and you have to give credit to West Ham.”

There was a lack of inspiration both from the players and from the sideline.

Rodgers admitted it was his decision to dismiss coaches Pascoe and Marsh in the summer.  He said, “… I felt I just needed to change the dynamic within that side of it, and obviously in terms of players, you’re always looking to improve.”

But, just as in many of our losing matches last season once we fell behind there was nothing in terms of inspiration or decision making to get us to arrive at the change of dynamic Rodgers referred too.

Two-nil down to West Ham at half-time with two International strikers on the bench there was a chance to switch formations by either pairing Origi with his international colleague or Ings up top, but it appeared the coaching staff had caught the bug of indecision from their predecessors.

It’s easy to over react, after all Chelsea have lost twice, Arsenal and Man United once each with Spurs amassing just three points after four games.  But the lack of anything to write home about in the performance has led to a wave of realism (or pessimism) from Liverpool supporters and the feeling that the Man United game is already a watershed in our season.

Is their there a future for Brendan Rodgers?

Seeing his body language after the West Ham game suggest he knows that the end is very close should the next few results go against us.

No centre-midfield schemer, left-back or left winger brought in.  Is Brendan out of his depth?  As a Liverpool supporter I truly hope not, because if he does well in the next few games it means my club will have some much needed positive vibes around it, but I know of many who would rather he moved on.