Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has leapt to the defence of Liverpool counterpart Brendan Rodgers, claiming the under-fire Ulsterman could have been Real Madrid boss but for fine margins.
A failure to replicate the title challenge mounted by the Reds in a thrilling 2013-14 campaign last term and a stumbling start to this season has seen pressure heaped on Rodgers' shoulders.
High-profile coaching duo Carlo Ancelotti and Jurgen Klopp have both been linked with replacing him, yet Sherwood has backed Rodgers and believes his path could have been different had he won the league.
He said: "After that season Liverpool finished second, could they have kept hold of Brendan Rodgers?
"They're a massive club and they would have tried everything. But we might have seen him at Real Madrid.
"He would have won the Premier League for Liverpool for the first time in God knows how many years. He would have been the hottest property in football. That's how quickly things can change.
"A week is a long time in football let alone a year. He doesn’t turn into a bad manager all of a sudden. Because they got so close, that intensifies the pressure. It’s the nature of the game.
"It really is fine margins. I saw them play Carlisle the other night, they had 45 shots at goal. The goalkeeper has had a month off, he’s exhausted. It could have easily been 10-0.
"Course he could manage elsewhere in the Premier League . This posts are taken from the original authorized page. Authorized by the original author.
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