Comments on: Hodgson’s change in philosophy rekindles hope at Liverpool

By: The Mobious

The Mobious — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:21:24 +0000

Hodgson out. He’s not LFC. He’s not the fans man and will not be supported. Rafa was liverpool, still is and i hope he returns some time in the future. That said, if i have to have my team managed by someone who is not rafa then let it be pelligrini and not in any way Martin o’niell. i’d wather have woy, and i’d rather cut off my gentleman veg’s than have woy. so that puts that one into perspective. Rant over

By: SQ

SQ — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:41:36 +0000

Im very surprised the new Owners havent moved decisively to remove Hodgson. Im trying to figure out, what are they waiting for?

By: Christian

Christian — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:14:00 +0000

‘Kevin Coleman Reply:
October 25th, 2010 at 8:15 pm

Really? I don’t think if Rafa had said the same it’d be branded as unprofessional’.

Rafa would never have said it. And he had good cause to get uptight when all the Klinsmann stuff was going on.

Despite what his media mates feed us, fact is Hodgson is simply not a nice guy. Far from it.

Will be interested to see if he now sticks with the Benitez-style tactics he employed against Blackburn, or goes back to his own outdated ones.

One swallow and all that… well done though woy on presiding over one good performance in three months.

By: Robbie Deighan

Robbie Deighan — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:49:14 +0000

Would love him also.
Very tactically astute. His Villareal side always seemed to beat Barcelona!
Unlucky to be sacked at Madrid considering he finished one point of the title

Also he’s a free agent, wouldn’t cost us a penny in compensation

By: Robbie Deighan

Robbie Deighan — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:46:41 +0000

I’m glad in a sense that he has shown a bit of fight for once, but it was still an unprofessional comment to make.
And it’s not like Roy hasn’t been sacked before, with Blackburn the example that first springs to mind.

By: Pablos

Pablos — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:53:40 +0000

It was certainly the teams best performance so far but even Roy couldnt manage to keep playing as badly for so long, that would be an achievement in itself.

Its whether he can replicate that type of performance away to Bolton, home to Chelsea. I dont think he has a prayer. He wont get consistency.

Konchesky I didnt mind because we didnt have a left back, Insua was more or less gone at that stage and I dont think Roy had much of a say in that. But your right Konchesky isnt better than Insua. Meireles will come good, needs time to adapt. The one signing I was screaming NO for was Poulsen. I didnt think he would be any better than Lucas and I thought he would be a waste of money. And this isnt hindsight, Im quoted as saying as much. He is rubbish, what was Roy thinking.

Another big problem I have with Roy is the exclusion of Pacheco. He is a talent and is going to leave. I dont understand his exclusion from the squad and the Europa team.

By: Pablos

Pablos — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:43:44 +0000

Kevin I have never been one to call for a managers head early before now. I would consider myself completely loyal to every other Liverpool manager that has gone before, even the likes of Houllier I was probably too loyal.

I will admit never wanting Hodgson at the club, I thought Dalglish could have done an interim job as good if not better and then the club wouldnt have to commit to another manager until the takeover was complete. It also gave you time to see whether Dalglish could do the job.

The way I see things working out is that a) Roy gets sacked in the next month b) Roy is given time to fail. Be it 1 or 24 months I think he will ultimately fail. Outside of Scandinavia in his 30 or so years of management he has never been a success. What makes people think he is going to buck the trend now. I prayed for him to get the England job but alas it wasnt to be.

By: Kevin Coleman

Kevin Coleman — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:33:54 +0000

It’s cool Pablos, I understand your pain!

I just believe that at the time, for me Roy was a good option regardless of his CV and I’m one to give managers time rather then bailing so early.

Worst case scenario, if Liverpool are still in and around the relegation zone after the next 4/5 games then the board should be patient and look for a top grade manager in time for the January window.

By: Pablos

Pablos — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:32:19 +0000

I would like to see Pelligrini. Did wonders at Villarreal and played great football. 96 points with Real last season and managed huge egoes.

By: Kevin Coleman

Kevin Coleman — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:28:05 +0000

I didn’t know about Rijkaard’s father, sorry to hear of that.

Look around, there are plenty of old managers and coaches in the business over and around the 60s.

There were few options when he came in, and there’s even fewer options now.

I’d be interested to see who people think can come in as manager and take us up the league. There’s nobody who can guarantee a league improvement by Christmas.