Brendan Rodgers seems to be savouring lunchtimes with the lads. But I wouldn’t be making a meal out of it. It doesn’t really matter how you approach it.
So long as you scoop up all the gravy when it comes to the trophies. I was interested to read the comments this week from Matt O’Riley about a freshness and openness now around the camp at Lennoxtown.
The midfielder was talking about how Rodgers was happy to blend in with the squad during meal times and shoot the breeze. O’Riley suggested it was a change in environment which seemed to hint at the fact that didn’t happen under Ange Postecoglou.
There was always this underlying suggestion the Aussie wasn’t really one for mixing with the group on a day-to-day basis. John Kennedy’s interview during the week said as much when he commented on how Rodgers’ approach involved “being around people more socially.” It got me thinking about how some of my managers from the past approached things.