Sir Kenny Dalglish stole headline after headline throughout his taking part in days, so it’s no shock his managerial profession featured a number of world-class stars who did the very same. As a legendary goalscorer himself, it solely appeared proper that he labored with the likes of Luis Suarez and Alan Shearer from the technical space – even profitable the Premier League title with the latter at Blackburn.
The identical could be stated for Steven Gerrard. The previous Liverpool midfielder would have caught a glimpse of Dalglish’s unbelievable Anfield legacy as a younger boy and if you happen to advised that very same younger boy that he’d someday captain the Scot’s Reds, then it might have sounded extra like a fantasy world. In actuality, nonetheless, the Gerrard and Dalglish link-up did occur and even featured a trophy.
Gerrard’s not the one Liverpool icon that featured throughout Dalglish’s second reign, nonetheless. In actual fact, King Kenny was partly answerable for welcoming Suarez to Anfield in 2011.
After shedding Fernando Torres, the Reds swiftly reacted by forking out £22m to welcome Suarez on deadline day. And shortly sufficient, Dalglish was pictured standing subsequent to each the South American and fellow new arrival Andy Carroll. After all, what makes that image all of the extra iconic is the truth that Carroll price Liverpool £15m greater than Suarez.
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Suarez below Dalglish |
Stats |
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Appearances |
52 |
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Objectives |
21 |
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Assists |
9 |
The 30-goal involvements in 52 video games was only a preview of what was to come back from Suarez at Liverpool. The previous Ajax man quickly reached a brand new stage fully below Brendan Rodgers, however not many will overlook that it was Dalglish who launched him to the Premier League for the primary time.
Pretty much as good as Suarez and Gerrard have been, nonetheless, Dalglish snubbed each of them when requested to call the very best participant that he managed.
Dalglish names “good” Lucas Leiva as finest participant he coached
Not Suarez, not Gerrard, not Shearer, however Lucas Leiva was the identify talked about by Dalglish when requested to call the very best participant that he labored with. The Brazilian midfielder clearly had a fan within the Liverpool legend and the Scot made certain at hand him the very best attainable reward when talking to reporters.
“You see what they will do on the pitch, Steven [Gerrard], Luis [Suarez], Alan Shearer. You point out the names and that’s the names that come to your thoughts, as a result of they have been good and their capacity to play soccer was incredible and their honesty and integrity within the video games they performed in have been nice as effectively and the contribution they gave to the group, however you take a look at Lucas Leiva.”
“By the way in which, Lucas was good, and also you look what goes on within the dressing room, and also you want a very good dressing room to be led by actually sturdy individuals in there, they usually’re not at all times the very best gamers.”
Leiva, to his credit score, remains to be a cult hero at Anfield for the numerous years of service he gave to Liverpool throughout a few of their most irritating instances within the Premier League.
Finally, accidents prevented him from actually realising his potential on the membership, however there’s an excellent purpose why the midfielder stored his place for 10 years on Merseyside and stays a well-liked determine to at the present time.