Part 4 - English Premier League: Why Should Liverpool stick or twist with Hodgson?
Upon his signature as the Liverpool manager, Roy Hodgson was not seen as a man who would build on the legacy that was manufactured by the likes of Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley but as a fill-in or a quick fix man who would mend
the cracks that appeared after Rafael Benitez's dreadful tenure at the Merseyside club. Presently, Roy is a 62 year old man who was never going to serve at Liverpool till his last days. Everyone knew that Hodgson was never going to be a long term appointment
at the club but a mere temporary one until a better option came along.
Another aspect was that Hodgson was well aware of what he was getting himself into. He knew the situation of the squad, he knew about the injury troubles of Fernando Torres. He knew that Liverpool finished 7th in the
2009-2010 season. All in all, Roy knew that the ship that he was boarding had holes in it. He was brought in to fix those holes and as it stands the ship is sinking faster than before. Roy’s tactics and selection trends have been woeful to say the least.
He has been playing players out of position, for example Daniel Agger at left back made no sense at all. He has bought average players (read Paul Konchesky) and not only that he has not been media smart as well, it is safe to say
that there will not be many repercussions of Roy’s dismissal; therefore it will be safe to say that Hodgson’s dismissal won’t have many repercussions for the club. Better to do away with the man before he causes irreparable damage. As far as the argument goes
that Liverpool’s players should be blamed for their regression this season because the players are too good to be performing the way they are.
Well, the simple fact is that if the players are good, they would require minimal management. If they do require minimal management, they should be pretty easy to manage considering that they are top professionals themselves. If
a team made of the kind of players Liverpool has, requires little or no management to win, then the manager who has brought them to the brink of relegation, in the bottom three of the league has to be really terrible in his dealings with the team. A man of
such destructive influence over the team is certainly not a useful one, after all top quality players only require minimal motivation and tactical insight. Hodgson has failed to provide either of these things so far during his time as Liverpool’s top man.
The man who is being tipped to replace Roy, in case the Reds part way with him is Kenny Dalglish. Dalglish won English football’s first division title for an incredible six times with Liverpool. He also won the European Cup for
a record three times with the Merseyside club and also managed Liverpool from 1985-1991.
During his time as the manager of Liverpool, Kenny won the first division title thrice and also won the F.A in 1986 and 1989. Dalglish is seen as a legendary figure by many Liverpool fans, as a club who treasure their past memories
and take delight in their legends, Kenny will be the perfect person to reinvigorate the club and take them to their lost heights. Kenny is already known as “King Kenny” amongst the faithful on the red side of Merseyside, maybe he can be the man who will take
Liverpool to the throne of English football’s Premier division.
Liverpool’s new ownership represents itself as a blessing in disguise. The fans might be feeling that this is exactly what their club needed, they will waiting for their club to start afresh once the two week international break
comes to an end in the middle of October, there will be no better way to start with a bang than having King Kenny on the touchline as Liverpool take on Everton on 17th of October in the Merseyside derby at the Goodison Park.
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