Roy Hodgson, the manager of Liverpool, has refused to call the current squad of the club as his own and demanded some time to leave his imprints.
Apparently, Hodgson wants some transfer budget to bring in new players, doing his own experiment with the squad. At this moment, he is unwilling to own a team which, according to him, is more of a shadow of Rafael Benitez, the man who was replaced by Hodgson.
Roy Hodgson has not performed very well with the Reds, sitting in ninth place in English Premier League table. In the 17 matches played in the league this season, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 has won only seven matches. Previously, Hodgson used to blame the instability on
top for the woes of the club. But since the takeover by the New http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 Sports Ventures, Hodgson has to take the blame for poor results. However, the manager refuses to take the responsibility and says that he had not been given enough time to work with the
team.
In his defence, Roy Hodgson said that Liverpool started to feel like his team but the fact remained the he had done little in putting it together. Hodgson said that he inherited most of the players and has not made enough improvements as yet. Hodgson gave
the example of Tottenham Hotspurs, where Harry Redknapp has spent almost three years at White Hart Lane. During this time, Harry has made many improvements in the squad as he brought in many quality players. Hodgson was hinting that he needed that kind of
a time before taking the sole responsibility of the failures of Liverpool.
During the reign of Roy Hodgson, Liverpool has bought http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Poulsen-c9114 also joined Liverpool this year, but it had a little to do with Hodgson who just came to Liverpool.
Nevertheless, these two signings have not left any impact on the game so far, so Hodgson should have taken the responsibility for their poor form.
There is no doubt that Roy Hodgson needs some time to bring stability. However, the performance of the manager has not really impressed the owners, who demand much more than what Roy can offer to them. Therefore, the problem with Hodgson’s plan of rebuilding
is that he has not proved himself to the owners.
At the time of Liverpool takeover, it was made clear to Hodgson that he would be provided with funds only after he proves himself to be worthy of it, but the manager has really struggled in fulfilling his side of the promise. The only good thing that happened
to Liverpool, after the takeover, was a 2-0 victory against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786. Apart from this, there has been the same old story for the club, who has shown a poor form away from Anfield.
Apart from buying players and making squads, there are other responsibilities of a manager as well. A good manager can easily mould his players according to his needs, but it requires extra training hours and more hard work. Also, tactics play an important
part in a team’s performance and the managers should be able to design their tactics according to the availability of the players. Roy Hodgson, it seems, has not been able to perform all these tasks in an efficient manner. He still owns a team which does not
have his favourite players but it does follow his instructions.
It would be better for Hodgson to hold himself responsible for some of the ills. Although, it might hurt his ego, however it might help him in coming up with quicker solutions.
Rather than longing for new players, Hodgson should work harder with the existing players, including http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707. These players have failed to find their best form and only the right kind of guidance from Hodgson would help them to
restore their confidence.
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