After all that's been said and done, Brendan Rodgers has been taking all the hits for Liverpool's recent misfortunes. The Reds' coach was harshly criticized by the team's supporters after their 3-0 loss against West Ham at Anfield Road, leading them to ask for his dimission.
An early goal by Manuel Lazarini started things off for the Hammers, while Mark Noble made it 2-0 thanks to some sloppy defending moves by Dejan Lovren. Philippe Coutinho's red card after the break made things harder for the Reds, and even though Mark Noble was also sent off, Liverpool conceded one more goal as time expired, courtesy of Diafra Sakho.
This was West Ham's first victory at Anfield Road since the creation of the Premier League. The Hammers' last victory visiting Liverpool happened back in September of 1963. One of the goals of that match was scored by legendary striker Geoff Hurst. West Ham's supporters asked coach Slaven Bilic to end the team's victory drought against the Reds, and he managed to deliver a good result for them.
Even if West Ham managed to re-write a couple of pages in their record book, fans took it against Rodgers for the loss. Some acknowledge the team can improve, but others don't seem to be so fond of their coach, and they want him out as soon as possible. Here are some of their thoughts.
Rodgers is still clueless about his tactics isn't he?
— Thulissa Jay (@thulissa) August 29, 2015
Can we actually loan Rodgers out?
— Nadine Outa (@NadzOuta) August 29, 2015
Brendan Rodgers checking his notes to see how much he could get for Lovren by Tuesday.
— Shaka Hislop (@ShakaHislop) August 29, 2015
There's literally no defending Rodgers. If he insists on picking Lovren over Sakho and gets sacked he will totally deserve it.
— Kop·ol·o·gy (@Kopology) August 29, 2015
Funny how #LFC let in 2 goals a day after Rodgers said they've been doing extra sessions on defending He should keep his big mouth shut IMO
— Ash_LFC (@zodman100) August 29, 2015
Just waiting for Steven Gerrard to emerge from the tunnel on a segway, before he cleans out Brendan Rodgers.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 29, 2015
We'll never be a top club again unless we sack Rodgers
— IndoLiverpoolFC (@IndoLiverpoolfc) August 29, 2015
What's the procedure to send Brendan Rodgers on loan?
— Liverpool FC 360 (@LFC_360) August 29, 2015
Rodgers will be gone by christmas
— RobinLFC (@Robish13) August 29, 2015
So Liverpool bought all those players early in the transfer window to prepare themselves and lose 3-0 at home to West Ham? RODGER that.
— Kaushik Schmidfield (@ManutdImmortal) August 29, 2015