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Thursday, 19 January 2017
Saturday, 17 October 2015
Howard Kendall 1946 - 2015
Former Everton manager Howard Kendall has died at the age of 69.
Kendall played for the Toffees and managed them on three occasions, with his first spell in charge being the most successful in the club's history.
He led the side to two First Division titles, as well as an FA Cup triumph and European Cup Winners' Cup win.
In a managerial career of more than 700 games, Kendall also took charge of Blackburn, Manchester City, Notts County and Sheffield United.
Born in County Durham, Kendall played over 100 times for his first club Preston North End, becoming the youngest player to play in a Wembley FA Cup final aged 17 years and 345 days in 1964.
He joined Everton in 1967, losing another FA Cup final in 1968, before the Toffees won the First Division title two seasons later.
He made more than 200 appearances for the club, who described him as "one of the greatest players to pull on the Everton jersey". He also played for Birmingham, Stoke and Blackburn.
Kendall's first managerial job was at Ewood Park, before moving to Everton in 1981.
He led the Merseyside club to the league title in 1985 and 1987, plus FA Cup victory in 1984. The club also won the European Cup Winners' Cup the following season.
"Everton won't be the same without Howard," former Toffees midfielder Peter Reid told BBC Radio 5 live.
"His dressing room was lively, when you were winning and even more when you were losing.
"A great person. Very astute and a great man-manager, and just a fantastic man. I'm devastated - he was my friend as well as my boss."
Former Everton and England striker Gary Lineker said: "Brilliantly managed the best club side I ever played for at Everton. Great bloke."
After Everton, Kendall went to Spain to manage Athletic Bilbao, before returning to England at Manchester City, followed by his second stint at Goodison Park.
He had short spells at Notts County and Sheffield United, before his final time at Everton between 1997 and 1998, his last managerial job.
In a statement, Everton said Kendall passed away in hospital in Southport, surrounded by loved ones.
Shadow Home Secretary, MP for Leigh and Everton fan Andy Burnham: "Struggling with awful news that the finest manager in our history, the great Howard Kendall, has passed on. Thanks for the memories, Howard."
Former Everton goalkeeper Neville Southall: "A great manager an even greater man. What ever I did was solely down to him. Gentleman, friend, mentor. Will miss him. Gutted."
Former Everton midfielder Kevin Sheedy: "So privileged to have played for Everton's most successful manager. Absolutely devastated at this sad news. RIP boss."
Former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher: "RIP Howard Kendall the greatest Everton manager there has been. He gave me some of my best football memories especially in the 84/85 season."
Former Liverpool player and manager Kenny Dalglish: "Very, very sad news about Howard Kendall. Total respect for him as a player manager and person. Fantastic character. Be sadly missed. A legend."
Former Manchester City player Paul Lake: "A sad day. Howard Kendall was a hugely intelligent and inspirational man who had a knack of bringing people together. He'll be sorely missed."
"Howard Kendall's greatness stretched across Everton's generations - as part of the midfield 'Holy Trinity' with Alan Ball and Colin Harvey in the 1969/70 title-winning side to his status as the club's most successful manager," said BBC Sport's chief football writer Phil McNulty.
"Kendall presided over a remarkable transformation in Everton's fortunes, taking a club on its knees at the end of 1983 to the finest in Europe only 18 months later after winning the FA Cup in 1984 and the title and European Cup Winners' Cup in 1985.
"He was admired by both Everton and Liverpool fans alike as a man who lived life to the full and the emotions on show at Goodison Park on Saturday will be testimony to his stature."
Sunday, 13 September 2015
Carra Hits Out at Buck Rodgers
Brendan Rodgers attracted stinging criticism from two Liverpool legends on Saturday night, following his side's 3-1 defeat to Manchester United.
Liverpool begain the game with Danny Ings stationed on the far right, a decision which puzzled Sky Sports pundit and former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.
Benteke scored a stunning goal, but it was not enough for Liverpool
"There was not enough help for Benteke," he said. "I don’t understand what the point was in playing Danny Ings in that wide position. He didn't give the support to Benteke.
"You think about how many strikers Liverpool have on the books and they have no wide players. They've only got Jordon Ibe. Firmino is not a wide player and Coutinho played there last week and he's not a wide player.
Carragher also took issue with Rodgers's choice of formation, pointing out that he has switched from the setup which propelled Liverpool to the brink of the Premier League title in 2012/13.
"I don't understand this obsession with playing 4-3-3," Carragher said. "Brendan Rodgers came to the club wanting to play 4-3-3 and it didn't work.
"The great season they had was with two strikers and how they got them into the team is down to the manager. They've got a lot of strikers, no wide players, and he continues to play 4-3-3."
Liverpool slipped to ninth in the nascent Premier League table after Saturday's defeat, and have looked far from convincing all season.
Their last victory was at home to Bournemouth on 17 August, and they've since lost to United, West Ham, and drawn away at Arsenal.
Former Liverpool manager and midfielder Graeme Souness says Rodgers is guilty of playing players out of position.
"The first thing you have to do with players is make them feel comfortable in positions they're playing in,"
"Firmino doesn't want to be out there. On the other side Ings doesn't want to be there. Right away they've got an excuse: 'This is not my position, I'm not used to it'.
"Ings spent most of that half running towards his own goal. He would class himself as a striker, he doesn't want to be doing that. What Firmino is I'm not quite sure, we might see that as the season pans out.
"You've got square pegs in round holes and it just doesn't work. You have to make people feel they are playing in positions they are happy to play in and Liverpool haven't got that right now.
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