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If the title is taken from Liverpool again, few people will understand Jurgen Klopp’s pain as Brendan Rodgers.
The Northern Irishman encountered a well-documented slip from Steven Gerrard to lead the Reds to the top of English football after a 24-year wait in 2014.
Six years later with the club just two wins away, lightning could strike twice if, despite the Premier League’s best efforts, the season is shortened.
“They clearly have been consistently the best team,” said Rodgers, currently third with Leicester. “The level they have been playing at, the quality, they have just been absolutely fantastic.
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“So it would be an absolute shame if they don’t have a chance to lift the title.”
“They’ve been waiting so long, so long, they deserve it. But Jurgen will be like everyone else, hoping we can play again, but obviously in a safe environment.
“It just wasn’t for us and of course you have times when you think about that season. We were so close and it would have been great for us to have. But it didn’t, so you just have to keep going. “
Rodgers’ comments were part of a lengthy interview with Eamonn Holmes on the famous Eamonn and the Gaffers station podcast.
In it, the ancient Celtic, The boss of Watford, Reading and Swansea talks about his early years and his determination to reach 1,000 games as a manager.
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He also talks about his concern that football could take years to return to normal after coronavirus pandemic.
Premier League bosses meet on Friday to discuss ways to keep the season alive, despite the fact that football has dwindled in the Netherlands, Belgium and France with PSG named Ligue 1 champion.
If the League were to freeze here, Leicester would play Champions League football next season. But Rodgers would rather win the Fox’s place.
“All we can do is focus on ourselves,” he said. “Leicester has qualified once before in Champions League history and, of course, that was the iconic season when they won the league.
“Doing it a second time would be an incredible achievement.”
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Elite European football would also be a fair reward for the rapid progress that Rodgers has made in reviving a number 12 club in the Premier League when he succeeded Claude Puel in February 2019.
Although star defender Harry Maguire went to Manchester United last summer Rodgers believes defenders Jonny Evans (“the deal of the century for £ 3.5 million”) and Caglar Soyuncu have been instrumental in helping Leicester beat the Reds.
“We were one of the clubs that was discussed last year with the possibility of entering the top six,” Rodgers said. “That in itself was always going to be a very, very difficult challenge.
“But the players are third by merit. They have worked very hard to take into account what we have tried to bring to the club over the last year or so.
“They have been consistent in their mindsets and training. And obviously, they have produced some wonderful performances and results.
“We want to be able to finish the job, we’ll see, we’ll see if we can do that.”
The soccer champions league could help land Phillippe Coutinho, the Brazilian mercurial who signed with Liverpool in 2013.
When asked by Holmes about a possible meeting, Rodgers replied: “I have seen a lot of rumors and speculation and I think Philippe is a wonderful player, a brilliant talent.”
“But to be honest, it would be someone who would be out of our price range.”
Then came that ironic smile.
Eamonn and the Gaffers is available on iTunes and YouTube.
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