Is Hodgson the right man for LFC

[Lecter]

If we lose to everton,that's it,we are well and trully ****ed,if you didn't already believe it.
It's the merseyside derby,if they can't show a bit of passion and fight in this then get ready for a relegation fight,actually should I say struggle?survival?like I mentioned a week or two ago that someone had said,these players don't have the bottle for a relegation fight,we are as good as gone.

It was me that said we dont have the bottle for a relegation battle

I absolutely stand by that

I think when it comes down to fighting and scrapping for points the players will not step up to the mark and even more so they will be hampered by Roys tactics

[Lecter]

It's that sort of arrogance and complacency that has played a large part in our current situation.

Exactly others have fallen under that spell and had it broken when the trap door has finally opened in May

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

lecter I heard it on the radio.

[Lecter]

lecter I heard it on the radio.

Like I said it was me that said that

[Shaggy]

This bigging himself up is getting really cringeworthy...


Roy Hodgson has total confidence that he can guide Liverpool up the Barclays Premier League table over the coming months.

The boss - voted Manager of the Year by his peers at the League Managers' Association in May - was asked by journalists following our 2-1 defeat to Blackpool whether he had any doubts over his ability to turn things around at Anfield.

He replied: "I don't think you go from being as feted as I was in May to suddenly losing any abilities I have three months later. It's a question that's going to get asked but it shouldn't really be asked by people who've been in football for a long time, because they know that in football you have good moments and bad moments.

"At the end of May I was having fantastic moments and at the end of September I'm having bad moments, but I don't think that after 35 years of coaching I've suddenly lost the abilities that have served me so well."

Meanwhile, Hodgson is not ruling out dipping into the transfer market in January if he feels signings are necessary to improve our league position.

He explained: "We've got to trust in the players because until January we can't do anything about that.

"We changed formation two or three times (against Blackpool), there were several attempts to change things around. We had Dirk Kuyt playing as a front player, then we moved him wide and moved Joe Cole in. We moved Meireles into the centre and brought on another wide player.

"We did what we could with the players we have available at the moment, but we are a little bit short of out-and-out front players at the moment, and of course we lost one of the most important ones near the start of the game."

[Roboklopp]

This bigging himself up is getting really cringeworthy...


Roy Hodgson has total confidence that he can guide Liverpool up the Barclays Premier League table over the coming months.

The boss - voted Manager of the Year by his peers at the League Managers' Association in May - was asked by journalists following our 2-1 defeat to Blackpool whether he had any doubts over his ability to turn things around at Anfield.

He replied: "I don't think you go from being as feted as I was in May to suddenly losing any abilities I have three months later. It's a question that's going to get asked but it shouldn't really be asked by people who've been in football for a long time, because they know that in football you have good moments and bad moments.

"At the end of May I was having fantastic moments and at the end of September I'm having bad moments, but I don't think that after 35 years of coaching I've suddenly lost the abilities that have served me so well."

Meanwhile, Hodgson is not ruling out dipping into the transfer market in January if he feels signings are necessary to improve our league position.

He explained: "We've got to trust in the players because until January we can't do anything about that.

"We changed formation two or three times (against Blackpool), there were several attempts to change things around. We had Dirk Kuyt playing as a front player, then we moved him wide and moved Joe Cole in. We moved Meireles into the centre and brought on another wide player.

"We did what we could with the players we have available at the moment, but we are a little bit short of out-and-out front players at the moment, and of course we lost one of the most important ones near the start of the game."

Woo-hoo. Give him a medal.

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This bigging himself up is getting really cringeworthy...


Roy Hodgson has total confidence that he can guide Liverpool up the Barclays Premier League table over the coming months.

The boss - voted Manager of the Year by his peers at the League Managers' Association in May - was asked by journalists following our 2-1 defeat to Blackpool whether he had any doubts over his ability to turn things around at Anfield.

He replied: "I don't think you go from being as feted as I was in May to suddenly losing any abilities I have three months later. It's a question that's going to get asked but it shouldn't really be asked by people who've been in football for a long time, because they know that in football you have good moments and bad moments.

"At the end of May I was having fantastic moments and at the end of September I'm having bad moments, but I don't think that after 35 years of coaching I've suddenly lost the abilities that have served me so well."

Meanwhile, Hodgson is not ruling out dipping into the transfer market in January if he feels signings are necessary to improve our league position.

He explained: "We've got to trust in the players because until January we can't do anything about that.

"We changed formation two or three times (against Blackpool), there were several attempts to change things around. We had Dirk Kuyt playing as a front player, then we moved him wide and moved Joe Cole in. We moved Meireles into the centre and brought on another wide player.

"We did what we could with the players we have available at the moment, but we are a little bit short of out-and-out front players at the moment, and of course we lost one of the most important ones near the start of the game."

No **** Sherlock. Why didn't he do something about it in the summer?

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Shouldnt the thread title be changed now?

Or out of interest does anyone believe he is the right man?

[Taxi]

This bigging himself up is getting really cringeworthy...

Its is. One thing you don't do is start believing in your hype, and Roy keeps referring to the positive media hype about him last season as though its gospel. Its truely arrogant behaviour and is doing him no good.

The LFC fans were never won over by his appointment, so he can keep referring to the praise from the media and fellow managers all he likes, but he has a long way to go to convince us and time is running out. We all know anyway that the praise from fellow managers means feck all as the big nobs only like managers who they don't consider a threat, which is why everyone likes Roy.

[dww]

To be honest I think a manager has to have a level of ego and to believe in his methods. I think Roy intended his comments to be taken as referring to the fickle nature of the press as much as a justification of his ability.

I think there is a difference in what is required at a top club and he hasn't adapted to that either on the field or in interviews but I think people are being unfair on him in their interpretation of his statements.

[Frenchie]

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is considering quitting as manager of the stricken Merseyside club after a disastrous performance at home to Blackpool. The former Fulham man was reportedly so disgusted by his sides efforts, particularly in the first half, during today’s encounter that he is thinking long and hard about his future at the club.

After just over three months in charge Hodgson has seen his side put together a disturbing series of results which have left Liverpool in the relegation zone and just one point from bottom placed West Ham after seven games of the season.

The manager does not believe his side is constantly failing to play to their potential and believes that whilst he may not have the greatest squad to pick from they should still not have fallen to such an awful start to the season. He believes that off field issues relating to the club’s owners have also taken their toll and it may be likely that new owners, if forthcoming, will replace the 63 year old Croydon born veteran in order to signal a new era.

Hodgson took the job knowing that co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett were initially looking for an investor to take the club over but recent attempts by Hicks to refinance his portion of the club’s debt appear to suggest that the Americans are trying as hard as possible to avoid the club being defaulted into the control of the Royal Bank of Scotland a move that most believe will stabilise the club.

The hugely experienced manager has not experienced this level of scrutiny in his lengthy managerial career and it is reported that he is thinking long and hard about leaving what he believes it a next to impossible job given the myriad of problems the club is currently in both on and off the field of play.

[Neil Young]

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is considering quitting as manager of the stricken Merseyside club after a disastrous performance at home to Blackpool. The former Fulham man was reportedly so disgusted by his sides efforts, particularly in the first half, during today’s encounter that he is thinking long and hard about his future at the club.

After just over three months in charge Hodgson has seen his side put together a disturbing series of results which have left Liverpool in the relegation zone and just one point from bottom placed West Ham after seven games of the season.

The manager does not believe his side is constantly failing to play to their potential and believes that whilst he may not have the greatest squad to pick from they should still not have fallen to such an awful start to the season. He believes that off field issues relating to the club’s owners have also taken their toll and it may be likely that new owners, if forthcoming, will replace the 63 year old Croydon born veteran in order to signal a new era.

Hodgson took the job knowing that co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett were initially looking for an investor to take the club over but recent attempts by Hicks to refinance his portion of the club’s debt appear to suggest that the Americans are trying as hard as possible to avoid the club being defaulted into the control of the Royal Bank of Scotland a move that most believe will stabilise the club.

The hugely experienced manager has not experienced this level of scrutiny in his lengthy managerial career and it is reported that he is thinking long and hard about leaving what he believes it a next to impossible job given the myriad of problems the club is currently in both on and off the field of play.

Roy = fredo



Actually, that explains a lot.

[Tee]

Roy is from Croydon...

[RichC]

Roy is from Croydon...

Own a flat over in the Don - not a good place, not a good place at all!

[Pablo]

To be honest I think a manager has to have a level of ego and to believe in his methods. I think Roy intended his comments to be taken as referring to the fickle nature of the press as much as a justification of his ability.

No. He's more than happy to refer to the positive praise he's received, while ridiculing the negative press he's received. He's a hypocrit.