Rodgers a reminder of Chelsea failings

Liverpool boss’s vision in stark contrast to short-term thinking of his former employers.

Chelsea’s failure to nurture coaching talent, not to mention owner Roman Abramovich’s obsession with sacking managers, could once again haunt Stamford Bridge tomorrow as Liverpool visit for a match that has real meaning in the title race.

Nobody will dare say that Jose Mourinho is not the right man to lead the Blues into action in such a crucial fixture; he is after all the most successful club manager in the game now Alex Ferguson has retired — and a man who has achieved so much in west London before. But the sight of Brendan Rodgers in the Liverpool dug-out should nevertheless spark an emotional response for those who have a view on how the future of Chelsea should look.