Five players that Brendan Rodgers is failing, due to his inability to "Man Manage".

Whether Brendan Rodgers has been managing our players effectively is a  question that I have been pondering over lately. Many top class players are obviously underachieveing and not performing to their required level.

1. Simon Mingolet.

Mingolet was highly rated before he joined Liverpool and up until last season he has performed well & saved us from dropping many points. Now he is regarded as a mediocre, insecure goalkeeper lacking confidence in many parts of his game.

2. Alberto Moreno.

This lad has had one decent game since joining from Seville, at Spurs, topped off by a stunning finish & probably our best goal of the season so far. Apart from that, Brendan has failed to get the best out of him. Once dubbed the new Jordi Alba and after breaking into the Spanish national team, Alberto joined us carrying a lot of potential to become our number one left back for many years. However, Rodgers has benched him many times this season & has prefered Glen Jonhson and José Enrique ahead of him.

3. Dejan Lovern.

I agree with the decision to play Kolo Toure ahead of Lovern. However, after performing excellently for the Saints week in week out last season, which consequently gave him a 20 million pound price tag, to be dropped with only two months into the season, something is not quite right! Lovern is the most expensive defender Liverpool have signed in our  entire history.

4. Lazar Marković.

Marko is one of our marquee signings this summer at a staggering 20 million. However, he has only featured 6 times for the reds since his arrival from Benfica. Although, still only 20 he seems to be struggling to fit in to the team and the premier league in general. He definitely has the potential, anyone with that price tag should, therefore it's down to the managers influencial coaching to prepare him for life in England.

5. Mario Balotelli.

This is a tricky one, as I don't think Rodgers wanted his services and it was "the last available option". Nevertheless, going on his form last season at Milan it seemed a promising signing. However, when Mario has been selected he has always played him as a lone striker, yes he planned for a Ballotelli and Sturidge partnership up top, so he was unlucky there. Nevertheless, I feel Brendan has been stuborn in the fact that he has never played to Mario's strengths, which is funny as he was the only striker he "could" play. Game after game he picked Mario and demanded him to fit in to his system. By the amount of goals Balotelli and the team scored when playing like this obviously indicates Rodgers was wrong.

@anfieldeurope.