Lee Wellings: Fourth pretences from underachieving clubs
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is a master, a genius. If only it were as a football coach.
No, his gifts come in a much more productive area for the modern manager, that of positive spin and subtle self-praise. First spotted from him in that toe-curling American-flavoured documentary inside the club from 2012 and used to full effect as Liverpool meekly exited the Champions League with 5 points out of a possible 18. In a group that included Basle and the mighty Ludogorets.