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HE GONE!
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Yeahh, more and more rumours coming through every second.
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I just love it
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Same. It better not be hoax
Roy Hodgson's Liverpool reign hit a new low last night with defeat by Wolves, catcalls from the Kop and ill-advised criticism of fans for their lack of support, Here are six reasons why the Anfield faithful want him sacked - and fast.
Torres turmoil
It's slowly becoming clear that for whatever reason - and Liverpool supporters should look to their beloved striker as much, if not more, than their beleaguered manager - Fernando Torres isn't doing it for Hodgson or isn't willing to do it for him.
So abysmal was the striker against Wolves, one of a string of downbeat and disinterested displays in a season briefly illuminated by his heroics against Chelsea, that serious consideration must be given to shipping either he or his manager out in January.
It doesn't matter whether the reasons for El Nino's slump are tactical, personal, fitness-related, whatever. Liverpool simply can't go on with an undroppable player playing as badly as this week-in and week-out. Something has to give.
Terrible transfers
With a few notable exceptions, Liverpool's last two managers didn't have much luck in the transfer market, especially in the latter days of their reigns. Yet amid the mountains of mid-budget dross, Gerard Houllier managed to unearth gems like Sami Hyypia, Dietmar Hamman and Gary McAllister, while Rafa Benitez's big-money moves for Torres, Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano paid off sufficiently to give the 'Being Back Rafa' campaign amnesia about him spending £56.5m on Robbie Keane, Alberto Aquilani and Glen Johnson.
Hodgson, meanwhile, has had no luck - or shown no judgement - at all so far. Joe Cole was a questionable gamble after a lost couple of seasons at Chelsea, Brad Jones has not played, Christian Poulsen has not inspired and Paul Konchesky has not been anything other than a nightmare.
The sensible thing to do after his mother's Facebook outburst against Liverpool fans would have been to quietly drop the former Fulham defender, but Hodgson has kept him in the fold. As such, Konchesky could end up being Hodgson's John McGovern - the Derby player who became a terrace hate figure during Brian Clough's 44 days at Leeds and whose continued presence in the side despite a string of poor performances hastened Ol' Big 'Ead's Elland Road dismissal.
Missing man-management
Joe Cole's stay on Merseyside has so far been an unmitigated disaster. But there's surely no-one in the country who believes the former Chelsea and West Ham man would be playing so badly if he were now at Spurs, where Harry Redknapp - who was outbid by Hodgson in the summer - is a master of putting an arm around players short on confidence and bringing them back to their best.
Hodgson, by contrast, has always been more stick than carrot - after going 2-0 up in a match during their struggle against relegation, one Blackburn player recalls him strolling into the dressing room at half-time and jokingly asking, "what are you going to do to f** this one up?" His public criticism of Cole, Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger, while certainly justified in the first two cases, can't have gone down well in a tight dressing room. And, again, he has failed to bring the best - or anything approaching it - from Torres.
Backroom unrest
Not even Hodgson claims Liverpool is a happy ship at the moment. In addition to the player issues detailed in the previous point, gossip suggests that some Melwood backroom staffers - though crucially not yet their boss Daniel Commoli - view Hodgson's tactics, training and attitude to scouting unfavourably next to Benitez's precision and attention to detail.
If you believe "informed" talk from fan websites, the players' jury is certainly out on first team coach Mike Kelly, a Hodgson friend for over 40 years.
Tactics and personnel
While Hodgson must be given credit for making Lucas look like a footballer at last, the deficit column of his account is mounting up by the match. Torres' lacklustre form might be down to his head not being right, but some of it is surely to do with the switch from a 4-3-2-1 system with two players to support him.
Despite Daniel Agger's protests that "I'm here to play football and not to unload", it is too strong to call Hodgson a long-ball manager. But his desire for the ball to be played quickly to Torres will not pay off when the forward continually finds himself isolated even when he successfully holds play up. Meanwhile Liverpool's 4-4-2 makes them look among the Premier League's slowest and narrowest teams - no wonder Hodgson wants Ashley Young in the window - while fans are rightly baffled by their manager snubbing Agger and Fabio Aurelio, and either dropping Maxi Rodriguez and Raul Meireles or playing them out of position. It's a mess.
The final straw
Hodgson's remarks about the missing Anfield roar sound much worse in isolation than they did during his fairly reasonable post-match comments. However, he just shouldn't have gone there.
Remember David O'Leary's throwaway remark about Villa's "fickle" crowd and the subsequent "we're not fickle, we just don't like you banner". Where is O'Leary now? And where will Hodgson be in a fortnight?
Read more: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opi...d-at-Anfield-article660507.html#ixzz1AD2Qak3U
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Torres turmoil
It's slowly becoming clear that for whatever reason - and Liverpool supporters should look to their beloved striker as much, if not more, than their beleaguered manager - Fernando Torres isn't doing it for Hodgson or isn't willing to do it for him.
So abysmal was the striker against Wolves, one of a string of downbeat and disinterested displays in a season briefly illuminated by his heroics against Chelsea, that serious consideration must be given to shipping either he or his manager out in January.
It doesn't matter whether the reasons for El Nino's slump are tactical, personal, fitness-related, whatever. Liverpool simply can't go on with an undroppable player playing as badly as this week-in and week-out. Something has to give.
Terrible transfers
With a few notable exceptions, Liverpool's last two managers didn't have much luck in the transfer market, especially in the latter days of their reigns. Yet amid the mountains of mid-budget dross, Gerard Houllier managed to unearth gems like Sami Hyypia, Dietmar Hamman and Gary McAllister, while Rafa Benitez's big-money moves for Torres, Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano paid off sufficiently to give the 'Being Back Rafa' campaign amnesia about him spending £56.5m on Robbie Keane, Alberto Aquilani and Glen Johnson.
Hodgson, meanwhile, has had no luck - or shown no judgement - at all so far. Joe Cole was a questionable gamble after a lost couple of seasons at Chelsea, Brad Jones has not played, Christian Poulsen has not inspired and Paul Konchesky has not been anything other than a nightmare.
The sensible thing to do after his mother's Facebook outburst against Liverpool fans would have been to quietly drop the former Fulham defender, but Hodgson has kept him in the fold. As such, Konchesky could end up being Hodgson's John McGovern - the Derby player who became a terrace hate figure during Brian Clough's 44 days at Leeds and whose continued presence in the side despite a string of poor performances hastened Ol' Big 'Ead's Elland Road dismissal.
Missing man-management
Joe Cole's stay on Merseyside has so far been an unmitigated disaster. But there's surely no-one in the country who believes the former Chelsea and West Ham man would be playing so badly if he were now at Spurs, where Harry Redknapp - who was outbid by Hodgson in the summer - is a master of putting an arm around players short on confidence and bringing them back to their best.
Hodgson, by contrast, has always been more stick than carrot - after going 2-0 up in a match during their struggle against relegation, one Blackburn player recalls him strolling into the dressing room at half-time and jokingly asking, "what are you going to do to f** this one up?" His public criticism of Cole, Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger, while certainly justified in the first two cases, can't have gone down well in a tight dressing room. And, again, he has failed to bring the best - or anything approaching it - from Torres.
Backroom unrest
Not even Hodgson claims Liverpool is a happy ship at the moment. In addition to the player issues detailed in the previous point, gossip suggests that some Melwood backroom staffers - though crucially not yet their boss Daniel Commoli - view Hodgson's tactics, training and attitude to scouting unfavourably next to Benitez's precision and attention to detail.
If you believe "informed" talk from fan websites, the players' jury is certainly out on first team coach Mike Kelly, a Hodgson friend for over 40 years.
Tactics and personnel
While Hodgson must be given credit for making Lucas look like a footballer at last, the deficit column of his account is mounting up by the match. Torres' lacklustre form might be down to his head not being right, but some of it is surely to do with the switch from a 4-3-2-1 system with two players to support him.
Despite Daniel Agger's protests that "I'm here to play football and not to unload", it is too strong to call Hodgson a long-ball manager. But his desire for the ball to be played quickly to Torres will not pay off when the forward continually finds himself isolated even when he successfully holds play up. Meanwhile Liverpool's 4-4-2 makes them look among the Premier League's slowest and narrowest teams - no wonder Hodgson wants Ashley Young in the window - while fans are rightly baffled by their manager snubbing Agger and Fabio Aurelio, and either dropping Maxi Rodriguez and Raul Meireles or playing them out of position. It's a mess.
The final straw
Hodgson's remarks about the missing Anfield roar sound much worse in isolation than they did during his fairly reasonable post-match comments. However, he just shouldn't have gone there.
Remember David O'Leary's throwaway remark about Villa's "fickle" crowd and the subsequent "we're not fickle, we just don't like you banner". Where is O'Leary now? And where will Hodgson be in a fortnight?
Read more: http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/opi...d-at-Anfield-article660507.html#ixzz1AD2Qak3U
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Well you're a ***** then.
In all fairness to him, He is a Die HArd Utd supporter, and Why wouldnt he enjoy Blackburn winning 3-1?
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This would be a good birthday present for me
Happy Birthday anyway mate.
In a way, I enjoyed it... Bye Bye Roy?