da dobrowin： The facts state that Roy Hodgson has made the worst start of a Liverpool manager since 1928. Liverpool have already lost to Manchester City, Manchester United, Blackpool and Everton this season. They have drawn with Arsenal, Birmingham, Northampton, and Sunderland, and have only beaten West Brom in domestic competitions.
da pixbet： You can understand why so many Liverpool fans are calling for the sacking of Roy Hodgson. Cast your memory back, during the 2009-2010 season Rafa Benitez’s Liverpool side finished a lowly 7th in the Premier League. A position that sat much lower than the expectations of the faithful Liverpool fans. Yet, the same criticism that currently surrounds Hodgson was not aimed at Benitez
Liverpool currently sit 19th in the Premier League and from the looks of their performance against Everton there doesn’t seem to be any signs of improvement. Liverpool Fans must remember that it is still early days and arguably Hodgson has still not had the chance to make his mark.
Cast your memory back once again. During Hodgson’s first season at Fulham, they found themselves in a relegation battle and despite the negative press Hodgson continued to believe survival was attainable and rallied his team to win four of their remaining five games and secure their Premier League status for the following season.
Now I’m not saying this is going to happen to Liverpool. What I am saying is that this man deserves time to build a team that is capable of competing at the highest level. I do not believe you become a bad manager overnight. Last Season Roy Hodgson took a similar Fulham side to the one that flirted with relegation in 2008, to the UEFA Cup Final. Although they did not win, it was still some achievement for a Premier League club that had nearly always flirted with relegation since their arrival to the top flight in 2001.
It strikes me that Roy Hodgson is not enjoying the same sympathy that Rafa Benitez enjoyed prior to his exit from Liverpool. I’m sure you’ll agree that they both worked under difficult circumstances. In my opinion Hodgson more so due to the recent intense ownership debacle that affected nearly every faction of the club.
Ultimately my empathy lies with Roy Hodgson as he “refused to use the effects of Tom Hicks’ and George Gillett’s time as owners of the club as an excuse for the team’s poor form, and yesterday admitted that the threat of a nine-point deduction for entering administration had affected his players.” These circumstances that Hodgson and his players have had to work under in recent weeks have certainly hindered the club. I’m furthermore lost for answers as to why Roy Hodgson has not enjoyed the same sympathy Rafa Benitez did considering the goings on they both endured.