So says Stewart Sugg, director of an acclaimed documentary about the Scotland great. He did it, slightly begrudgingly at first, but he ended up being glad he did it.
He wanted to do it for his kids and grandkids so there was something for them to look back on, maybe for him as well. Dalglish met his wife Marina while he was a young player at Celtic and they have four children — Kelly, Paul, Lynsey and Lauren.
Discovering that was a real revelation for me. I think finding out how close the family is, how loving they all are and the sense of humour they share, is what gave me a different outlook on who Kenny is.
He has a huge sense of humour, is very compassionate and is quietly a very kind person to the people who count. Afterwards, he shook my hand and blew out his cheeks. He was the kind of dad a lot of people will recognise.
If I was to talk of a Glasgow dad, people will know what I mean. It was quite old-school in that he would go to work and my mum ran the house. Kelly and brother Paul were babies when their parents moved from Glasgow to Liverpool, and she remembers going to games at Anfield from a young age.
Kelly remembers going to a Rod Stewart concert at Ibrox with her parents when she was young and finding it strange that people in the crowd were shouting out to him, because where she grew up the residents tended to leave him alone. Margaret Aspinall lost her year-old son, James, at Hillsborough. Dalglish, 69, was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for treatment of an infection which required intravenous antibiotics.
He was routinely checked for coronavirus and tested positive despite showing no symptoms. The former Celtic and Scotland forward is now recovering in self-isolation at home. Dalglish won the Scottish league title four times at Celtic before moving to Liverpool in At Anfield his honours included eight league championships as a player and manager and three European Cups.
He was manager at the time of the Hillsborough disaster in , when 96 Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush at an FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest. Dalglish helped ensure the club was represented at all of the fans' funerals and attended many of them in person. He and the 96 victims were awarded the Freedom of Liverpool in He also won the Premier League as Blackburn Rovers manager in Get latest scores and headlines sent straight to your phone, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online.
The latest rumours and stories from around the world of football. Analysis and opinion from our chief football writer. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. During his time in charge at the club, Dalglish took steps to alter both the Liverpool squad and the gameplay employed by the team. He moved Jan Molby into a deeper, sweeper position and began to develop a three-pronged attack, to make his team more offensive.
He recruited John Barnes and Peter Beardsley in the summer of who flanked centre forwards John Aldridge , who Dalglish signed in , and, later, Ian Rush , whom Dalglish resigned for the club from Juventus in Despite no fewer than five major domestic honours in his six years as manager, Dalglish's managerial tenure was also dogged by the two major disasters associated with the club.
The first- the Heysel Stadium disaster which occured when predecessor Joe Fagan was manager meant that Dalglish never had the opportunity to lead his team in Europe due to the ban imposed by UEFA. The second was the Hillsborough disaster , which cost the lives of 96 Liverpool supporters in the semi final of what was ultimately a successful FA Cup campaign.
Dalglish was admired by Liverpool fans for the personal support he gave to the families of the victims of the Hillsborough disaster. He attended many of the funerals of the victims- at times attending as many as four a day, and was highly proactive in the 'Justice for the 96' campaigns that followed.
Dalglish resigned as manager of Liverpool on 21 February a move that shocked the footballing world. Liverpool's season was going well, however the team was also being criticised for failing to beat their opponents more emphatically. Dalglish's last game as manager was an FA Cup 5th round tie against rivals Everton, which finished , despite Liverpool taking the lead four times.
Of his resignation, Dalglish gave this statement the day after he left the club: "This is the first time since I came to the club that I take the interest of Kenny Dalglish over Liverpool Football Club.
This is not a sudden decision. The worst I could have done was not to decide. One could argue that this decision hadn't come at a good time but there is no good time in cases like this. The main problem is the pressure I put on myself because of my strong desire to succeed. The stress that comes right before and after games has got the better of me. Some might have difficulty understanding my decision but this decision stands. I would be betraying everyone if I wouldn't let them know there is something wrong.
I have been involved with football since I was Twenty years with the two most successful teams in Britain, Celtic and Liverpool. I've been at the front all these years and it is time to end it. After nearly two decades away from Liverpool, Dalglish returned to the club on 3 July where he was described by the club's board as having "assume[d] a senior role at the Liverpool Academy and will also act as a Club ambassador working with the commercial side of the business around the world.
Being dissatisfied with the potential candidates, Dalglish put his hat into the ring and asked to be considered for the post. The board however chose to appoint Roy Hodgson. Hodgson's tenure was to be unsuccessful and short-lived. When new owners, the New England Sports Ventures group dismissed Hodgson in January , Dalglish was appointed caretaker manager in his place. Dalglish, working alongside new coach Steve Clarke , quickly turned Liverpool's fortunes around on the pitch, despite numerous injury problems and the sale of Liverpool star player, Fernando Torres.
He invested large sums of money in strikers Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll and led the club to a sixth place finish in the league, despite the club languishing in 12th place when he took over.
Dalglish is largely credited with restoring a feelgood factor to the club, which had gone missing over the previous 18 months and brought a great deal of optimism amongst the fans for the future. Due to the success of Dalglish's spell as caretaker manager, he and Clarke were handed three-year contracts on 12 May During his time as caretaker manager, Dalglish also had the opportunity to lead out Liverpool in Europe for the first time as manager. He managed four Europa League games, winning one, losing one and drawing two as Liverpool crashed out at the round of 16 stage to Portuguese outfit- and eventual runners up, Braga.
Dalglish spent heavily in the summer transfer window and entered the season with a new-look squad. The club set a target of challenging for a place in the top 4 and hence sealing Champions League qualification. The team's top 4 challenge was progressing steadily in the first half of the season, with them generally maintaining a four or five point gap from the Champions League places.
However the new year saw a dramatic slump in form that was to last for the rest of the campaign. An unfortunate home defeat to Arsenal on 3 March left the team 10 points adrift of 4th and Liverpool quickly fell away, ultimately ending the season in 8th place, 17 points off 4th.
Of particular concern was a fruitless home record as Liverpool won just 6 of their 19 games at Anfield , and also a disappointing lack of goals- the team managing just 47 strikes in the 38 games. Liverpool's 52 point haul represented the club's worst League campaign since they were relegated in As the season deteriorated, Dalglish came under fire and in particular was heavily criticised for his expensive purchases that were deemed to be failing to live up to their price tags- notably Jordan Henderson , Andy Carroll and perhaps most of all, Stewart Downing.
A number of fans called for Dalglish's removal, however a large section insisted Dalglish be retained for the season.
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