{"id":590027,"date":"2021-04-29T07:08:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T11:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=590027"},"modified":"2021-04-29T07:12:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T11:12:57","slug":"matt-beard-liverpool-womens-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/04\/29\/matt-beard-liverpool-womens-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Beard Will Have the Odds Stacked Against Him if He Takes the Liverpool Women\u2019s Job"},"content":{"rendered":"

Current Bristol City<\/a> Women\u2019s manager, Matt Beard, is set to be appointed as the new Liverpool Women\u2019s manager, starting next season according to The Athletic<\/a>. Beard is currently overseeing a disappointing spell at Bristol in the Women\u2019s Super League<\/a>, where his side sit rock bottom with four games left to play.<\/span><\/p>\n

Either way, no matter the current circumstance, Liverpool fans will be glad to see a new, permanent manager appointed. The Reds have been without a permanent manager since Vicky Jepson\u2019s departure in January.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

One would assume that a manger would have been appointed within the space of, at the very least, a month. Yet, here they are, towards the end of the season with interim manager Amber Whiteley still in charge.<\/span><\/p>\n

That, right there, is one piece of what is a mountain of evidence as to how Liverpool have left the Women\u2019s team out to dry in the last two years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Liverpool Women Set to appoint Matt Beard<\/span><\/h2>\n

Matt Beard Will Have Some Job on His Hands<\/span><\/h3>\n

Whilst Jurgen Klopp\u2019s Liverpool side were winning Champions League<\/a> and Premier League<\/a> trophies whilst making record deals, Vicky Jepson\u2019s side limped towards WSL relegation with facilities more resemblant of a lower-league club.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whilst the men\u2019s team enjoyed Anfield and the new training facilities, the women\u2019s side saw games postponed at Prenton Park and the new training ground become a place for others. <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Klopp\u2019s Liverpool became champions whilst Jepson\u2019s side welcomed relegation, and not one person in the Liverpool hierarchy batted an eye. It is meant to be a football club, not just one team. Yet, somehow, Liverpool have managed to completely separate and disregard the women\u2019s team. And they\u2019ll eventually regret it as others progress in the women\u2019s game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Left Behind by Rivals<\/span><\/h3>\n

As the Liverpool Women\u2019s team were left relegated, other clubs were welcoming and advancing the game with open arms. Since last season, some of the hottest prospects have joined the WSL, from Pernile Harder to one of the greatest women players of all time in Alex Morgan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manchester United Women have played at Old Trafford, Spurs have played at the new stadium, Chelsea and Manchester City have competed and dominated some of Europe\u2019s best. <\/span><\/p>\n

These are all top clubs in English football; all rivals of Liverpool. Yet, still, the owners are happy to watch their own side\u2019s demise. Just imagine, for one second, that the roles were reversed. Just imagine if it was the men\u2019s side relegated, manager-less and unable to compete with rivals.<\/span><\/p>\n

The uproar would be heard all around the world. The same uproar must begin about how the Liverpool Women\u2019s side have been treated. Then, and only then, will Matt Beard be able to take the side back to the WSL.<\/span><\/p>\n

A rebuild will be needed, that\u2019s unquestionable, but recognition is needed first. Liverpool must see the situation they are in. They have been left behind, forced to play catch-up. Now, the catching up must begin before they are left behind for good.<\/p>\n

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