Anfield's King, Kenny Dalglish—what a legendary name, and one that continued to create legends.
He was destined to become a name that Liverpool, and even the history of English football, would never be able to forget.
He had witnessed the golden age of English professional football, led Liverpool in sweeping across European football in the 1980s, created one astonishing achievement after another, and guided Liverpool to the peak of its history.
The sudden Heysel Disaster had failed to bring Liverpool down. After manager Joe Fagan left, Dalglish shouldered the burden, taking on the dual responsibilities of player and manager and leading Liverpool to remain dominant.
To make matters worse, the Hillsborough Disaster of 1989 completely crushed Liverpool.
The enormous pressure ruined Dalglish's health. In 1991, he resigned as Liverpool's manager, shocking the entire football world in the United Kingdom and even throughout Europe.
He was the greatest legend in Liverpool's football history!
Afterward, Dalglish had managed both Blackburn and Newcastle, but his results had been less than ideal. His pragmatic, conservative tactics were regarded as synonymous with being outdated, while his long absence from frontline management gradually reduced him to something like a mascot. It was not until 2009, when Benítez warmly invited him to serve as Liverpool's youth-development consultant, that he once again appeared in the sight of Liverpool fans.
Last January, manager Hodgson, who had taken over Liverpool after replacing Benítez, was dismissed for poor results. As the club's youth-development consultant, someone thoroughly familiar with the team's operations, and a legendary former player in the club's history, Dalglish had been called upon in its hour of need to take charge of the team.
At the time, Liverpool had troubles both inside and out.
They were languishing in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League table, only