Should he stay or should he go?

[Rich]

It's just absurd isn't it.

Scoring 2 and conceding 5 is reason to believe we wont be in a relegation dogfight.

And I love the way Roy's expectations are that we wont get relegated - great. He'd be satisfied with a 17th place finish.

[Lecter]

Roy Hodgson insists Liverpool performances prove they will climb Premier League

Roy Hodgson believes Liverpool’s performances against Manchester United and Everton prove they are good enough to escape the relegation battle despite the fact the Anfield side lost both games, conceding five goals.

By Rory Smith
Published: 7:15AM BST 20 Oct 2010

Roy Hodgson - Roy Hodgson insists Liverpool performances prove they will climb Premier League

The 63 year-old was upbeat after both the 3-2 reverse at Old Trafford and Sunday’s comprehensive 2-0 loss in the 214th Merseyside derby, insisting the latter was the best display he had witnessed from his players since taking charge in July, despite his counterpart David Moyes suggesting Everton allowed Liverpool plenty of possession safe in the knowledge the visitors would struggle to score.

“I am confident we can get out of the situation we are in and I base that on our performance at Manchester United, which is a very difficult place to go and play,” he said. “And I will base it on our performance at Everton, which is another very difficult place to go and play.

“If we are capable of playing as well as we have done in those two games away from home against top opponents then we are good enough to get out of this situation. But it will not happen overnight, we will need games to do it and we will need wins to do it.”

Hodgson admits Liverpool’s woeful start - the worst for a new manager since 1928 - and their abject league position, 19th, means his team is now under immense pressure to pick up points against Blackburn at Anfield on Sunday and the following week at Bolton.

“There will be an awful lot of pressure on the next game and the game after that because if we do not win those we are going to still be in the relegation zone,” he said. “We have to accept that pressure.

“[The failure to turn possession into goals] concerns me very much. We have got a top class striker in Fernando Torres and at the moment he is not scoring the goals we would hope he would.

"He was battered during the World Cup, vilified by all and sundry for his performances both in this country and in Spain. Mentally I think he is a little bit low about that.”

Meanwhile, Uefa delegates yesterday inspected the pitch at Napoli’s Stadio San Paolo, where Liverpool are due to play in the Europa League tomorrow night, after vandals broke in and damaged the playing surface. The game is expected to go ahead as scheduled.

__________

The good thing is that he is on to something here, we can hardly do anyhing but climb the table...

I am really starting to hate him now

Its very difficult to not become abusive now

Hes treating us like ****ing mugs

Hodgson may have 35 years managerial experience but I have 33 years experience of watching Liverpool

He has presided over some of the worst football / performances I have seen during that time

[Lecter]

Because he's trying to deflect the blame from himself. It's the sign of someone out of their depth.

so far out of his depth that the fish no longer have eyes and use sonar to hunt their prey.

[IJM]

I reckon he'll be given tonight and the Blackburn game. No midweek game next week for which preparations might be disrupted. I can see a decision being taken next Monday, if the next two results don't go well.

[RichC]

I reckon he'll be given tonight and the Blackburn game. No midweek game next week. I can see a decision being taken next Monday.

yeah I would think that would make sense time wise.

[Lecter]

Andrew_Heaton Andy Heaton
Apparently, No Dalglish on club flight to Napoli, Hodgson's request, still trying to verify it.

[Pablo]

He seems to be laying the blame on just about every player in the squad at the moment whilst seemingly taking none of the blame himself.

I ****ing HATE him!

[Kloppster]

Andrew_Heaton Andy Heaton
Apparently, No Dalglish on club flight to Napoli, Hodgson's request, still trying to verify it.

Wtf ?

[Pablo]

Players he's openly blamed over the last few weeks:

- Babel (repeatedly)
- Agger (repeatedly)
- Torres (repeatedly)
- Pacheco
- Shelvey (kind of anyway)

There's probably more I've missed

[Redbug1]

plus he blamed the fans protests against ****wit and ****wit as "unhelpful"

[Lecter]

Wtf ?

" Andrew_Heaton

As I said, not 100%, but fairly certain, heard the rumour last night, and as of 5 minutes to take off, Kenny hadn't boarded the flight "

[Rix007]

Hey on a positive note - ROY HAS BROUGHT US NO 19....(abeit a different 19 to the one we actually crave for) ....LOL

[Rix007]

Get that ****ing useless asshole out....

[little dave hedgehog]

just occurred to me for the fist time for some reason, but isn't the board's/owner's vote of confidence normally the kiss of death? people get "we have complete faith in him" all the time right before the end.

[Assassin]

just occurred to me for the fist time for some reason, but isn't the board's/owner's vote of confidence normally the kiss of death? people get "we have complete faith in him" all the time right before the end.

fisting obviously wakes you up