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da dobrowin： The Liverpool circus continues to parade around the Premier league, and after the defeat away at Stoke City, if the media is to be believed, Roy Hodgson’s reign as the Anfield ring master could be coming to an abrupt end.
Calls of ‘Kenny Dalglish’ were echoing around the Britannia Stadium as the supporters showed their discontent at yet another lacklustre performance. The loss but an end to the mini-revival and now fans once again have the familiar feeling of disappointment.
More worryingly for the Liverpool faithful is that Hodgson himself seems resigned to the fact his days may well be numbered. Although he tried his best to save face, his press conference was as depressing as his teams performance and you could clearly see the cracks in the normally bullish expression of the former Fulham manager.
Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “If the club decide they want to give the job to somebody else, then I’ll have to accept that, if that day comes.
“There is nothing I can do about it and I can only continue to do the best job I can do under these circumstances.”
Ironically, the pressure is building at a time where Liverpool are playing as well as they have done all season. There is no hiding away from how poor they were at Stoke, but previous to that Hodgson’s men were unbeaten in three, which included a win against Chelsea.
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It was as close to an impossible job as you could get when Hodgson took over and although every year fans expect Liverpool to compete for honours, no one should be surprised by the mess they find themselves in.
Rafael Benitez bought poorly and there was a lot of deadwood which needed clearing out. Furthermore, the club are never going to return to former glories if they continue to rely so heavily on two players, one of whom hasn’t been fit all season.
The one criticism of Hodgson this season is he hasn’t exactly replaced the bad with the good. Christian Poulsen has become a bit of a hate-figure with the fans, whilst Milan Jovanovic, Raul Meireles and Paul Konchesky have hardly been able to get the Kop buzzing with excitement.
Losing to the likes of Northampton and Blackpool at home aren’t likely to strengthen the bond the manager has with the fans either, but there is no doubting his pedigree for management and in the long run, you have to expect Hodgson to at least steady a currently sinking Liverpool ship.
Before that happens, Hodgson needs to get his team playing the way he wants. At the moment, he seems to be compensating for having a squad of individuals not good enough to be competing in games which we are used to seeing Liverpool in.
The club has a proud and successful tradition, but it’s time fans stopped looking longingly back on the ‘good old days’ and focusing on the here and now. Do they have the right to feel disgruntled? At the moment, no, because the players aren’t nearly as good as they should be if they are to don the famous red shirt.
Hodgson looks like a man on borrowed time, but with everyone pushing in the same direction, given a chance he could have Liverpool back competing with the best. Calls for Kenny certainly aren’t going to help.
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