1. Playing Down Expectations – The most infuriating aspect of Roy Hodgson’s tenure so far is his tendency to play down expectations. Previous managers such as Bill Shankly have built this club up to expect victory in every match and to go into every game with the confidence instilled by the calibre of the club your are playing for and the manager your are playing under. His “famous victory” quote after the Bolton game suggests that Roy’s expectations are not as high as the club he is managing. This is Liverpool Football Club and we should expect to win every match.
2. Passing the buck – Roy Hodgson has used many other excuses other than his own failings for Liverpool’s weak start to the season. While not admitting that in some matches that his tactics or style of play were not good enough, he has complained that the size of the squad was either too large or too small, that the players at his disposals are not his players and that he has had to contend with many injuries.
3. Weak Leadership – Another concern is the fact that he is ceded to the demand of the “Sports Science People” as he likes to call them, on too many occasions. Against Utrecht he said he would play Torres but was advised not to by the medical staff even though many had come to Anfield, especially those Under 17s who came for free.
4. Promises “pass and move attacking football – On his arrival Roy said: “All the things I’ve always liked are the things Liverpool were famous for in their heyday. Pass and move, always move it quickly and once you lose it get back in to position. That was the mantra which took Liverpool through their great years. I like a high-tempo passing game.” To say we have seen nothing of the sort is an understatement, and although it does take time to instill your own philosophy into the players, it is clear from his away displays that his style is very defensive and cautious.
5. Overly praised by Fleet Steet – Anyone highly thought of by the English press is held in deep suspicion by Reds fans. Hodgson received a lot of personal praise last season but after coming under scrutiny this term he has so far not taken the criticism very well. Fleet Street have yet to attack him as vehemently as they once did with Rafa Benitez for they built him up as a fine English manager, and the line of argument at the moment is why Reds fans are not giving him more support.
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i’ll agree to all the points except point 3. the old weak medical team was inadequate which resulted in the long adsence of gerrard and torres and we ended with 7th. now both of them are back (having played world cup), we have to condition gerrard and torres carefully. a great example of not listening to our medical team was gerrard getting injured beyond the recommended time in the recent and pointless international friendly.
You forgot to mention that he is a crap manager and has proven that by only winning a Danish league title during his 35 years of dedication to football.
Clueless, inept, arrogant, ignorant, out of depth,out of touch, boring, negative…..the list goes on.
F*** off Roy!
I don’t understand how Roy can let the “Sports Science People” influence his decisions so much. They are brought in to help the players on injuries and fitness levels, not to help Roy select his team.
He obviously doesn’t know the players’ best positions and attributes. He decided to loan out Insua when we had no fit left back. He played Meireles on the right wing when he’s obviously a quality central midfielder. He stated that we only have three strikers (Torres, Ngog and Babel) when we also have Jovanovic and Kuyt who can play up front as well as out wide.
He criticised Rafa and said that he inherited a poor squad when we had something like 14 internationals (second only to Barcelona with the most players at the World Cup).
Instead of standing up to Ferguscum, he kept his friendship with the guy and let him accuse Torres of diving. Rafa would have hit back at the guy immediately and defend our players and club.
He criticised Glen Johnson in public. Yes, we all know that his form has been poor this season but as a manager you should never criticise your own players in front of the media.
This kind of tripe serves no useful purpose.
It serves to humor some LFCforum.co My only concern is you stopped @ 10 & why didn’t you condense it into 10 sentences instead of 10 paragraphs like this (1) = PLAYING DOWN EXPECTATION the opposition were SO & we were SO, SO so we were twice as good as them!!! (2) = PASSING THE BUCK the amount of bucks he’s passed he should have plenty in the transfer kitty!!! (3) = WEAK LEADERSHIP I’m the king of the castle when the missus isn’t here!!! (4) = PROMISES PASS & MOVE ATTACKING FOOTBALL I’ve seen some old footage & the pause button is great!!! (5) = OVERLY PRAISED by FLEET STREET my mates have a hospitality box @ Craven Cottage!!! (6) = LACK OF PLAYER KNOWLEDGE Sorry Paul…., Joe….., Chris….., oh the other guy? I was reading the formation sheet upside down & back the front BLOODY FLIPPER BOARDS!!! (7) = ISSUE WITH BENITEZ Rafa who??? (8) = ANCIENT REGIME Stop chanting my name’s WOY not KENNY!!! (9) = FERGUSON FRIENDSHIP hey Alex got my bottle??? & my favorite (10) = ATTACKING HIS OWN PLAYERS I’ve never come out & said bad things about my own players!!! just ask P.Konchesky, J.Cole, C.Poulsen & Raul.M. so there!!! TAKE IT FOR WHAT IT IS, HUMOR, NOTHING MORE. ENJOY!!!
I do not give a toss what happens off the park there performances this year have lacked inspiration creativity and is drab to watch.
This is by far the main reason why Roy should f… off.