Dalglish's departure brings to an end his second spell at the Club where, as a player, he won numerous honours, including six English league titles and three European Cup trophies. As Manager he won three league titles, two FA Cups and of course this season, the Carling Cup.
“It has been an honour and a privilege to have had the chance to come back to Liverpool Football Club as Manager. I greatly appreciate the work that Steve, Kevin, the players and all of the staff put in during my time and feel proud that we delivered the Club's first trophy in six years winning the Carling Cup and came close to a second trophy in the FA Cup Final. Of course I am disappointed with results in the league, but I would not have swapped the Carling Cup win for anything as I know how much it meant to our fans and the Club to be back winning trophies.
“Whilst I am obviously disappointed to be leaving the football club, I can say that the matter has been handled by the owners and all concerned in an honourable, respectful and dignified way and reflects on the quality of the people involved and their continued desire to move the football club forward in the same way as when they arrived here.
“I would like to thank all of the staff at the Club for their effort and loyalty. I said when first approached about coming back as Manager that I would always be of help if I can at any time and that offer remains the same.
“Finally, I want to put on record my heartfelt gratitude to Liverpool's fans, who have always given me and the Club their unwavering support. Without them neither the Club nor I would have achieved anything.” – Kenny Dalglish
Henry and Werner regarded an eighth-place finish, 17 points behind fourth-placed Spurs and 37 points behind champions Manchester City, as unacceptable given the £110m FSG has invested in players.
There was praise for the Scot with Henry claiming Dalglish is “the heart and soul of the club”.
“Kenny will always be more than a championship winning manager, more than a championship winning star player. He is in many ways the heart and soul of the club. He personifies everything that is good about Liverpool Football Club. He has always put the Club and its supporters first. Kenny will always be a part of the family at Anfield.
“Our job now is to identify and recruit the right person to take this Club forward and build on the strong foundations put in place during the last 18 months.” – John W. Henry
Now, the big question is who is the next manager for Liverpool FC?
Source: Liverpool FC Official
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1 comments:
I wish Kenny could have been manager for many years, but unfortunately his purchases & team selection decisions were at times appalling. Some of the players are not good enough to put on the red shirt, but Kenny would keep on picking them.
Winning the Carling Cup was amazing, but there were far too many days when poor teams would beat us - not just by a lucky deflection in injury time - but convincingly by running rings around us.
Kenny is an old school manager, the sort that needs to wait 60 minutes before thinking about putting on a sub, no matter how poorly a player(s) may be a lot earlier in the game. The FA Cup final match is an obvious example.
Kenny's team selections were poor, but the fans backed him because they believed their hero had a plan that would one day come true. We never got the consistency to ever think it really would in the end.
Kenny will always be a footballing hero to me. But the dream is over.
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