Stewart Downing told to prove his worth for Liverpool "As coaches we are not magicians," said Rodgers. For me football players are not different to plumbers, to joiners to bricklayers, they are self-employed and us as medics, coaches and managers we are the tools that help them to be better. Talent is not enough, especially with Rodgers" style of play that is dependent on everyone chipping in across the pitch. "He had a wonderful left foot, he could open that door with his left foot, but what is important is that it is more than talent," continued the Liverpool manager. Talent alone is not enough. You have to work hard, you have to fight for the shirt. We have seen that with a number of the young players and if you don't do that then longer term you won't be here. Liverpool may be without a league win ahead of Saturday's game against Norwich City, but for the manager, Champions League qualification remains a realistic target. "There's absolutely no doubt it's going to be a monumental achievement for that to happen but in my working life my mentality - and I'm selling that to the players - that is what we have to work towards," he added.