Why I Believe Roy Hodgson Can Be Successful For Liverpool

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With Roy Hodgson being officially appointed as the new Liverpool manager, some are questioning his resume and may think that success is not in our near future.

Roy Hodgson has been appointed manger 17 times now and his trophy cabinet may not be as full as some managers, but working for big clubs such as Fulham and Inter Milan his knowledge and experience of the game today will prove that he can compete with the likes of a Ferguson, Wenger, etc…

When Hodgson took over Inter Milan they were entering a rebuilding phase and by the time Hodgson left in 1997 for Blackburn Rovers they were able to finish with a UEFA Cup win and being runners up in the Serie A. Now saying that he guided the team to that trophy or a second place finish is a bit of a stretch; however, Hodgson built that team and it succeeded after he left.

Hodgson has never managed a giant English football club like Liverpool. Hodgson himself has said, “Liverpool is the greatest job to manage in English football.” This is the biggest challenge of Hodgsons’ career, and I expect him to do well under pressure, because the spine of the team is still in tact. Carragher is at the defense, Gerrard in the midfield, and Torres at the front. Hodgson’s first task will be to talk to Gerrard, Mascherano, and Torres and convince them to stay. In all honesty, none of us wants to see them go, but if their heart is not in it, then they shouldn’t be here.

It will be very interesting to see if Hodgson will become another manager who creates immediate success such as Rafa did when winning the Champions League in 2005 and the FA cup in 2006. I expect this team to compete just as much as they did in 2008. We know our goal and that is to win trophies. Hodgson has the experience and has the passion to go out and manage the players and do his best to lead Liverpool back to the top.

10 Comments

  1. Agreed, biggest job going, hopefully he is able to make a few additions, though no doubt they will come from player sales.

    Good luck Roy.

  2. I stopped at “but working for big clubs such as Fulham and”

    Are you fucking serious sir ?

  3. And youve got your facts wrong !

    Inter won the Uefa cup the year after he left. And he guided them to 3rd in the Serie A not 2nd. Was it such a problem to actually do some research ?

  4. I welcome this appointment with glee. We needed a change & we got that. Whether Roy will fail or pass that’s a mere conjecture. But, there are plenty of positives.

    A new start, a new beginning always excites us. If you compare the situation with Rafa I would say its 1000 times better to grab the 4th place than winning a europa league/fa cup & finish outside top 4.. Rafa’s case was exceptional.. Had UEFA rejected the plea on the ground that Pool finished outside top 4 , then what would have been the scenario??

    I expect a steady & constructive movement.. It might take some time 2 build a team & getting into grove but even that minimum time should be given to that person..

    we have dealt with high profile manager & finished 7th.. wouldn’t it be better if a non-sexy manager simply guide us to top 4 only???

    I respect our ex-manager, but atleast i don’t want another RANT, FACTS, GUARANTEE & BARRAGE OF EXCUSES (even if we play badly)…Hope Roy as usual will do his job silently…YNWA

  5. where are the badly written facts? I like how Hodgson structures his sides. Good keeper two attacking full backs. One aerial one nippy central defenders. A Strong holding mid next to someone more creative. Two out and out wingers and a big man little man combo up front. He has all he needs at Liverpool already.

  6. The spine is intact only because of this years world cup. Gerrard, mascherano and torres have put of there personal interest’s till they have finished with the competition. Masherano will go. Torres under par for spain in the WC I’m sure a new challenge at club football in a side in this season’s champions league is what he is after. Ditto gerrard madrid beckons champions league football with the added incentive of getting out of the fishbowl that merseyside has become for him and his family. carragher get real his days are numbered, theres younger better players around last season at liverpool.

  7. I actually do think Roy can help us improve and become title chasers once again. However, I got as far as “..but working for big clubs such as Fulham…” and stopped reading.

  8. I consider Fulham a big club having been stable in the league since 2001, but I could understand why someone might feel that a trophy-less club isn’t a big club. As for the facts they are correct. Hodgson left Inter Milan and the team he built finished second and won the UEFA cup, which I clearly stated. My overall point for the article was to try and show the positive side to Hodgson being appointed manager.

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