Wednesday, 17th October, 2012
Brendan Rodgers should be given time to put Liverpool back on top of the English game, believes midfielder Nuri Sahin.
The Turkish midfielder was snapped up by Rodgers from Real Madrid on a season-long loan during the summer and has stressed it was the former Swansea City manager who convinced him to land at Anfield.
relatedNewsStorySahin, who saw first hand Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp transform the Ruhr giants into Bundesliga champions, can see similarities at Liverpool, but he does believe that Rodgers’ project must be bought into and he must be given the chance to shape his side.
Time then, is crucial for Sahin.
"It will take time to take Liverpool back to where it wants to be", the Turkey international told Liverpool FC Magazine.
"When Klopp came we did not have a squad to be champions", he said, thinking back to his Dortmund days.
"He changed a lot, bringing his own philosophy in. It took a while for everybody to follow it.
"He had to be calm and consistent. If you go on this way, in the first two or three weeks, okay, you might not get the results, but in the long-term it will go your way if you don’t change it.
"The club gave Klopp the time to do this and it worked out very well.
"But as a character he is a person who relates to the player. I can see Brendan doing the same. Brendan’s character was very influential in me coming here."
Interestingly, Klopp was approached by Liverpool in the summer to discuss the then-vacant manager’s post at Anfield, but turned down the chance to speak to the Reds.
Sahin left Dortmund for Real Madrid last year, but managed just 128 minutes of playing time in La Liga under Jose Mourinho, leading him to look for a loan option to boost his minutes on the pitch ahead of a return to Spain.
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