Sean Rogers

So I do think Chelsea performance, Mo was right to push forward on that.

I think the manager probably can't tell the truth in the answers to that question because it wouldn't be good for him or the squad.

But yeah, my main concerns is all season, the out of possession stuff isn't getting any better.

I know they win the European Cup, but I think 1980-81, there's some serious legends and leaders in that Liverpool squad that come fifth for Bob Paisley.

And I think that you can have brilliant leaders and standards within the dressing room and have a bad season and things not go your way.

And the way of looking at it is, can you imagine what we'd be like if we didn't?

And I think Liverpool's maybe a bit of an exception, but I think with the move, rightly, I think, towards a lot of data analysis when it comes to recruitment and when it comes to supporting directors, my nervousness is that too many of them haven't lived what you actually need in the training ground and what you need now.

on the pitch and what you need on a match day and what you need about the standards.

In the early 80s, it was taught that when Liverpool were scouting players under, like, Jeff Twentyman, they weren't asked what you looked like when things were going well.

You win 3-0 at home and look good.

They were interested in, like...

not picking on them, but like a rainy, horrible night at Sunderland and you're 1-0 down with 20 to go.

How many players go, this isn't for me, let's move on?

And how many go, I'm making this our day.

Like, what are you like in that window when you're up against it?

And you look at your Milners, your Lallanas, your Hendersons,

around the training ground.

Apparently, if you look at Firmino, he was different in the basis that he wasn't on people going, we don't do that here.

It was just his standards and everything were absolutely perfect.

And that was sort of the way he showed that kind of leadership.