http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 to take a cautious approach in the January transfer window
Liverpool’s manager, Roy Hodgson has taken a u-turn on his own words as he recently came out and declared that Liverpool might not buy at all in the January transfer window. Previously, Hodgson has stated time and again that his
squad needed reinforcements and re-strengthening in the January transfer window that opens up in around about nine days on the 1st of January, 2011. The winter transfer window is scheduled to last only 30 days as it draws to a close on 1st
of February, 2011.
Hodgson whose team lost their last league match to Newcastle in quite an embarrassing manner is in a constant struggle to keep his job as Liverpool’s manager as his team has stumbled in their recent endeavors. It has been a tough
season for Liverpool, a season which gained some height when the Reds defeated http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 at Anfield by two goals to nil. However, since then Liverpool has seen mixed results due to the ineffectiveness of their squad as well as collective injuries to the likes
of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196.
Roy’s appointment as Liverpool’s manager took place in the summer break when Liverpool dismissed their previous manager, Rafael Benitez. Nonetheless, Roy’s side have already sustained seven league defeats, a number that might come
back to haunt the Reds come the end of the 2010-2011 season. Liverpool are currently heavily linked to the Aston Villa winger, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Johan-Elmander-c18782. Both the Premier League players are thought to be potential targets
for Liverpool in the January transfer window.
Hodgson called for patience from the fans in his latest interview as he asked for more time to turn the club’s dwindling fortunes. Roy stated, "I would plead for patience really. Of course we want Liverpool to be the Liverpool
of old. We want to be up there every year competing in the Champions League.”
Roy went onto speak about whether NESV and the club’s new owner John Henry will invest in the upcoming transfer window as the market is already quite inflated due to the money that has been spent by the likes of Manchester City
and Real Madrid. He was quite cautious in his remarks as he said, "If the owners want to invest a lot of money, that's up to them. If we find the right players, I'm not going to be saying to them, 'don't do it,’ I'm not that stupid. I want to work with the
best players possible.”
The Englishman went onto say, "But with the change that has gone on at the club and the new regime, it would be sensible for the new owners to be a bit more circumspect and get a closer look at everything. I don't think it would
be a bad thing for us to keep testing out this squad of players.” Liverpool currently occupy the 9th place in the English Premier League table as they have just gathered 22 points from a total of 17 games.
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