Brendan Rodgers given vote of confidence by Liverpool chiefs after £80m spending spree

Brendan Rodgers had a difficult 14/15 season

LIVERPOOL chairman Tom Werner has insisted Brendan Rodgers is the right man for the club but expects a better season following a disappointing campaign last year.

 

The Reds failed to use the momentum from their strong 13/14 title challenge as they slumped to seventh place in the league.

The season ended with a humiliating 6-1 mauling to Stoke and the two sides meet again tomorrow (4pm).

But Werner has spoken out over Rodgers' end of season review and expects a better season following the additions of the likes of Christian Benteke, James Milner and Roberto Firmino.

 

“First of all, we take a long-term view on these matters,” Werner told the Liverpool Echo.

“We believed in Brendan when he won Manager of the Year for 2013/14. That was only a year earlier when he was awarded that compliment.

“We do believe Brendan is the right man for Liverpool and the right man to take the club forward.

“Last season was somewhat disappointing, obviously. We had a goal of reaching the top four having qualified for the Champions League the year before.

 

“There was a period in the season from around the halfway mark when we really did show top form. But the end of the season was disappointing.

“We had some very constructive discussions with Brendan. We learned a lot and we are very much looking forward to the start of the season because we’re a stronger team now than we were a year ago.

“Brendan was very instrumental in the transfer targets that we went after this summer. We expect we’re going to see a strong improvement.”