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The honeymoon appears to be over for FSG, with those suspicious of the owners now encapsulating more than just fans blindly loyal to Kenny Dalglish. Not succumbing to Gylfi Sigurdsson’s extra wage demands was fair enough, but their tightfistedness over the transfer of Clint Dempsey has left Liverpool’s already faultering attack too thin. John Henry’s talk of “not overpay[ing] for players” is understandable but unreasonable given the comparatively small fee Fulham were asking for and the new man in charge of the club, showing Brendan Rodgers’ already difficult project little support. Throw in memories of the American owners that preceded them, Tom Hicks and George Gillett, spending well in their first transfer window before stripping the club until it almost went into administration and eyebrows raise a bit further. Regardless, they seem to have made a fairly popular appointment in Rodgers. Despite being at the top of few lists other than FSG’s, the coach’s philosophy fits in well with Liverpool, albeit his unproven status is a considerable risk at a club still struggling to find its feet. Ajax’s culture of passing football, which was passed on to Barcelona by Rinus Michels and Johan Cruyff, is well-documented, but Liverpool’s (and, seeing [...]
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