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My template for everything is organisation. With the ball you have to know the movement patterns, the rotation, the fluidity and positioning of the team. When we have the football everybody's a player.

Brendan Rodgers

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Brendan Rodgers
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 26
Association Football Manager
Association Football Player
Football Manager
Player
Fluidity
Team
Rotation
Everybody
Organisation
Everything
Ball
Patterns
Balls
Football
Positioning
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Status does not matter. It is what you are like as a player. It doesn't matter how much money you have come for. That doesn't matter to me. I will play a 17-year-old if he fights and he has quality. It is quite easy.
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A player's character is a crucial factor I look into before committing to signing them. They also need to show a willingness to learn, regardless of age and experience that's very important to me.
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