‘Vincent Tan knows nothing about football’
Mackay has had great results this season and is going to go on and be a great manager at a big club
(FMT) – Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has sprung to the defence of Cardiff counterpart Malky Mackay, accusing the Welsh club’s owner Vincent Tan of “knowing nothing about football”.
The Bluebirds visit Anfield tomorrow after a week in which there has been a public fallout between Mackay and Tan over transfers, leading to more speculation over the manager’s future.
Their first season in the Barclays Premier League has seen further off-field strife with the sacking of head of recruitment Iain Moody, who was replaced by someone with no football background and a friend of Tan’s son.
Rodgers finds it unbelievable that the situation has been allowed to develop as it has.
“I find it incredible all the talk about Malky, who I know well from working with him at Watford,” said the former Swansea boss.
“I find it astonishing what he has had to go through, Rodgers told the Independent yesterday
“This is a guy who walked into Cardiff after they had lost in the play-off semi-finals and they waited two weeks to sack the manager Dave Jones on the day we (Swansea) were in the final – which I found strange.
“Malky walked into the club with 10 players that summer and he totally transformed the mentality of the club.
“He took them to the Carling Cup final, to a play-off place and just lost out and the following season took them to the championship and promotion.
