Brendan Rodgers has put his faith in young English stars and I'd love to see his Liverpool side win the title (Ian Holloway, 2/16/14, Mirror)
[A] big part of the Liverpool success story this season has been made in Britain.
Steven Gerrard has continued to be inspirational, in a more withdrawn midfield role – his ball to send Daniel Sturridge free to score at Fulham in midweek was delivered with the kind of precision we normally only associate with pass-masters like Andrea Pirlo.
Sturridge has been as sensational as he once only threatened to be.
And the charge for the top has been made at a time when Glen Johnson has been injured.
All three of those players will be on the plane to Rio.
But the one thing that should warm every Englishman’s heart has been the form shown by unsung heroes like Jordan Henderson , Raheem Sterling and young Jon Flanagan.
Henderson’s rebirth is a credit to him and his manager for not giving up on a player who had lost his way following a big-money transfer.
Sterling is out there terrorising seasoned international defenders.
Flanagan has played with an assuredness that is well beyond his 21 years.
These boys are the future of England – and let’s hope that future begins at the World Cup.
Rodgers is no different to any manager in that he is responsible only to the club that pays his wages.
But he is clearly committed to developing talent as much as recruiting through the transfer market. To give someone like Gerrard a new lease of life by employing his skills in a different role was an absolute masterstroke.
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