Neil defends Liverpool boss Rodgers
Criticism of Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is unfair, according to Norwich City boss Alex Neil.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Liverpool | 34 | 3.72 | 58 | |||
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 2.72 | 56 | D1-1 | L0-2 | |
| 3 | Manchester United | 34 | 2.70 | 53 | W4-0 | L1-3 | |
| 4 | Bristol City | 34 | 1.47 | 42 | W3-1 | W1-0 | |
| 5 | Chesterfield | 34 | 1.26 | 39 | W6-1 | D1-1 | |
| 6 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 1.05 | 36 | W6-1 | W2-1 | |
| 7 | Barnsley | 34 | 0.68 | 33 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| 8 | Bradford City | 34 | 0.92 | 32 | W4-1 | W4-2 | |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 34 | 1.05 | 31 | D1-1 | W2-0 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 1.17 | 30 | W3-2 | W2-0 | |
| 11 | Burnley | 34 | 0.83 | 30 | W3-0 | W2-0 | |
| 12 | Glossop North End | 34 | 0.80 | 30 | D2-2 | W2-0 | |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 0.72 | 30 | W5-0 | W1-0 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 34 | 0.73 | 29 | W4-0 | W3-0 | |
| 15 | Blackpool | 34 | 0.75 | 28 | W5-0 | W3-0 | |
| 16 | Port Vale | 34 | 0.65 | 27 | W8-1 | W2-1 | |
| 17 | Burton United | 34 | 0.36 | 20 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 0.28 | 8 | W1-0 | W4-1 | |
| Liverpool | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
| Played | 34 | 17 | 17 |
| Won | 27 | 14 | 13 |
| Drawn | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Lost | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
| Record (W-D-L) | 5-1-0 | 5-1-0 | 5-0-1 |
| Goals (F-A) | 18-2 | 23-3 | 13-5 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 1st | 1st | 2nd |
| Goals scored | 93 | 60 | 33 |
| Failed to score | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Since failing to score | 20 | 17 | 9 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 1st | 3rd | 1st |
| Goals conceded | 25 | 12 | 13 |
| Clean sheets | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Current clean sheets | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
| Goal difference | +68 | +48 | +20 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 4th | 1st | 9th |
| Goal total | 118 | 72 | 46 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last 5 | ||
| Home | won last 4, unbeaten in last 17 |
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| Away | won last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 10-2-1 | 7-1-0 | 6-1-2 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 13-2 | 17-1 | 7-2 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-0 |
W4-0 W5-0 W6-1 more |
W2-0 |
| Occurence | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Liverpool | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 1st | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 93 | 25 | +68 | .853 |
| English FA Cup | First Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | .250 |
| TOTAL | 36 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 95 | 28 | +67 | .819 | |