Brendan Rodgers | Stepping Out of The Shadows
Picture the scene…
Liverpool dismisses an iconic club legend from the post as manager. The outrage is at full tilt, and the fractions amongst the support get wider and wider.
The new manager is relatively young, he’s fresh faced and full of idea’s and he’s just walked into one of the biggest clubs in the world.
He walks into Anfield and his first official job is to meet the press; the event itself is not in the usual media room. …
Why isn’t Rodgers the Messiah yet?
According to Wikipedia.org, the messiah complex (also known as the Christ complex or saviour complex) is a state of mind in which an individual holds the belief that they are, or are destined to become, a saviour. Rodgers certainly doesn’t outwardly exhibit this, and conversely, the faithful of Liverpool Football Club aren’t holding him in this regard. Well, not yet, at least.
In the process of creating his dynasty, Bill Shankly created an aura for his predecessors to forcefully inherit. …