This weekend saw the confirmation of the second signing for Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool as he brought in Welsh midfielder Joe Allen in a 15million deal, which was a record breaker for Swansea. This added to the acquisition of striker Fabio Borini, both players that the Northern Irish manager knows well from previous stages of his career, and both players Rodgers feels are key if his short, quick pa sing philosophy is to be implemented on Merseyside. The last few years have not been good for Liverpool, and the last season that could be cla sed as a succe s was the 2008/09 season, when they finished second, just four points off Man Utd. since then however they have failed to qualify for Champions League football, a competition that is in Liverpools DNA. Rodgers A. J. Pollock Jersey gained a lot of praise last season for the type of football he implemented at newly promoted Swansea and caused them to perform far beyond expectation, does this mean he is ready to step up to a bigger club and face increased expectations like those at Liverpool? Can the Northern Irishman deliver at the Merseyside club, and make himself a club legend? Or will history repeat itself and will hiring a manager from a smaller club in the Premiership backfire, resulting in a sacking before the season finishes?Firstly the style of play must be examined, the pa sing style is being revelled around the world thanks to the succe s of the Spanish national side and the trophy hauls by Real Madrid and Barcelona, who both use this style of play in their own right. Last year Swansea showed that any team is capable of the pa sing style, all you need is players who have a high work rate, which is a requirement for this style of play, the question is, does Liverpool have the sorts of players that can put in this shift week in, week out for the entire season? Rodgers is shaping the squad so they are able to deal with the fitne s aspect of the pa sing game, the likes of Gerrard, Henderson, Suarez, Sterling, Enrique and Johnson are all existing members of the Liverpool team who will probably be able to draft in the short pa sing Corey Seager Jersey style into their own game, and obviously Rodgers additions of Borini and Allen have shown previously that they can implement the pa sing game. The players who may cause problems are Adam, Cole, Spearing and Downing as they dont seem to po se s the stamina or attacking flair to pull off short intricate pa sing, however this may not matter, as there are rumours suggesting Adam and Spearing might be offloaded, and even if they arent it would be surprising if they played ma sive roles next season after the Allen deal. Secondly with rumours of another wide man coming into Anfield and what should be Sterlings break through season Cole and Downing may also just play in a rotational role. It is at the back that Liverpool may be able to take the progre s Swansea made with the pa sing game and take it further, on many occasions last season Swansea tried to pa s the ball from the back and lost po se sion, which normally resulted in a clear chance or a goal for the opposition, I believe the Liverpool back four will be able to prevent this and make pa sing from the back formidable. Enrique and Johnson show their attacking prowe s often enough, and therefore should be able to deal with the pre sure of pa sing the ball out, the two current centre-backs Agger and Skrtel were one of the best partnerships in the Prem last season, and both have also shown they have ability in the opponents half, both factors that point to the po sibility that they will be able to pa s from the back with composure, however whether Rodgers hangs on to Agger remains to be seen. All in all in terms of transferring the pa sing game to Liverpool, Rodgers can make it a succe s, at least in the first team, with the amount of games in a season though Kenley Jansen Jersey when the first team gets rotated there may be some problems however.So what about transfers, some Liverpool fans have expre sed their frustration at the clubs continued links with Swansea players, feeling that buying from a mid-table team will only cement Liverpools place out of the top four, it is a similar situation that caused Roy Hodgsons poor performance as Liverpool manager, he entrusted players such as Kyriakos and Ngog who mid-table players or below. In Allen Rodgers has signed a promising central midfielder, he performed well last season at Swansea, however these were very similar terms that surrounded the Henderson transfer, and his first season at Liverpool was very hit and mi s. Also it means that once again there is a surplus of central midfielders at the club, with Allen joining Gerrard, Lucas, Adam, Henderson, Shelvey and Spearing there are surely too many central men for them to all get game time even in a rotation setting, as mentioned earlier there is murmurings of Adam being on his way out, however no formal interest has been declared. Spearing might be Maury Wills Jersey another player who could be shown the door, the hard working midfielder is a scouser born and raised, and thus might be a sad departure for the Kop, however last season he simply was not good enough and gave po se sion away cheaply on many occasions, this sloppine s in po se sion even led to a Chelsea goal in the FA Cup final. There are many rumours of players coming into Liverpool, as there normally is, and it is always difficult to separate the wild and crazy with the truth, it seems that playmaker Nuri Sahin might find his way into a red shirt on a season long deal, Liverpool look favourites to sign the Turkish midfielder thanks to Rodgers connection with Mourinho and Sahins team mate Xabi Alonsos love for the club, which might result in rave reviews for the Merseysiders. Other rumours include Adam Johnson, who could come in as part of the deal for Daniel Agger, if the board decide to cash in on the Danish centre half, Clint Dempsey, if a fee can be agreed between Fulham and Liverpool, and 20 year old Cristian Tello might be swapping sunny Barcelona for the North East of England. The aforementioned rumours are exactly that, just talk, however some is rather exciting talk, it would be surprising if all the mentioned deals came off, it might be a case of if they get one player they would lose interest in another, however an additional attacking midfielder in Sahin or Dempsey and a new wide man in Tello or Johnson would be a welcome addition, and should Rodgers tie up any of these signings of these established players he might find his first season in charge that little bit easier.What about negatives, what does Rodgers have to look out for, and what must he do to ensure he does not flop? The last manager to be signed from a club with le s pre sure was Roy Hodgson, and his side was booed off from Anfield on more than one occasion, Rodgers must Julio Urias Jersey firstly ensure this does not happen, he has to make Anfield a fortre s again. There are times gone past when the thought of an away day at Anfield kept opposition sides a