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Ex-Liverpool keeper James questions Rodgers tactics

Former Liverpool goalkeeper David James isn't a fan of manager Brendan Rodgers' tactics.

James believes Kop boss Rodgers needs to alter his ­managerial philosophy to improve on last year's showing and claims the departure of the departure of 31-goal hitman Luis Suarez might actually help him.

"It was a little bit naive [last season], and I think Brendan Rodgers might think 'now we don't have the goal threat of Suarez, we have to be a little more defensive on occasions'," James told the People.

"That might be going against the grain slightly with Brendan, because his ­managerial history dictates his teams will score a lot of goals, but they also concede loads of goals.

"Somewhere, something's got to change."

He added: "Of course the pressure's on him - it's Liverpool. For a side that's never won the Premier League... it's 24 years now. That's older than most of my children!

"For a side that's not won the league for so long to still have this almost ­disproportionate ­representation of support around the world, for an unsuccessful league side, it has to be pressure year after year."

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