Liverpool have had nothing short of a terrible season so far in both the Champions League and the Premier League and with the fans starting to get twitchy following a shocking home defeat to Reading in the FA Cup, Rafa Benitez looks under big pressure at Anfield. VC Bet have released the odds for the Next Permanent Liverpool Manager in the wake of speculation and top of the list at the moment is the former Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho who is already at the club upstairs, other names in the frame include two former club hero, Kenny Dalglish and Guus Hiddink who may want a root back to the Premier League after having a stint at Chelsea.

 

Next Liverpool Manager Odds with VC Bet as of 15/01/2010 – Click to Bet

Jose Mourinho 3/1
Kenny Dalglish 3/1
Guus Hiddink 10/3
Gerard Houllier 10/1
Alex McLeish 10/1
Martin O Neill 10/1
Jurgen Kinsmann 12/1
Oswaldo De Oliveira 14/1
Frank Rijkaard 20/1
Mauricio Pelligrini 20/1
Phil Scolari 22/1
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Liverpool FC is the most successful club in English Football history both domestically and in European Competition and is currently managed by Rafa Benitez. Liverpool has an illustrious history but they have not won the English Premier League since 1990 and that is something that they are desperate to put right. Liverpool is traditionally a club that allows their managers time and very rarely in the clubs history have they made a knee jerk reaction with a manager.

Things have not been quite as rosy at Anfield in recent years however since Americans George Gillett and Tom Hicks took over the club. They appear to have had a difficult relationship with Benitez which has seen both sides air their grievances in public, this has never been the Liverpool way and the American owners have dismayed some fans with their actions.

Benitez recently signed a new contract until 2014 which looks to have stabilised the club for the time being. There is however wide reports that the Americans are looking to sell the club which may bring further disruption to Anfield in the coming years.

Manager History

The history of the Liverpool Managers show us that most Managers have been a good deal of time at the helm and highlights the fact that they are not a sacking club which has been the foundation of their success over the years. Benitez has already had five years at the club and with a contract that runs to 2014 he can expect to be at the club for a few more years yet as long as results continue to improve on the pitch.

                     From        To
Rafael Benitez 16-06-2004  Present
Gerard Houllier 17-03-2002  24-05-2004
Phil Thompson 14-10-2001  16-03-2002
Gerard Houllier 12-11-1998  14-10-2001
Gerard Houllier 01-07-1998  12-11-1998
Roy Evans 28-01-1994  12-11-1998
Graeme Souness 16-04-1991  28-01-1994
Ronnie Moran 22-02-1991  16-04-1991
Kenny Dalglish 30-05-1985  22-02-1991
Joe Fagan 23-05-1983  30-05-1985
Bob Paisley 26-07-1974  23-05-1983
Bill Shankly 01-12-1959  12-07-1974
Phil Taylor 01-05-1956  30-11-1959
Don Welsh 01-03-1951  01-05-1956
George Kay 01-05-1936  28-02-1951
George Patterson 01-02-1928  01-05-1936
Matt McQueen 01-02-1923  01-02-1928
David Ashworth 01-12-1920  01-02-1922
Tom Watson 01-08-1896  31-05-1915
John McKenna 01-08-1892  01-08-1896

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