Roy Hodgson joins Liverpool
Roy Hodgson has taken over as manager of Liverpool, the former Fulham boss emerged as favourite for the position soon after Rafael Benitez left the hot seat by mutual consent at the beginning of June.
It is reported that Liverpool felt that they needed to act quickly to secure the services of Hodgson following the failure of the England team in the World Cup, believing that the FA would consider him as a replacement for Fabio Capello for the national team.
Hodgson’s pedigree is nothing if not impressive, including two spells with Italian giants Inter Milan, either side of a spell with Blackburn Rovers at club level as well as working with clubs across Europe.
He has of course experienced coaching at national level Switzerland, United Arab Emirates and Finland, but it is his most recent time with Fulham that is freshest in the mind, leading the club to the Europa League final last season following a best ever seventh place finish in the Premier League in his first season in charge.
Not one for the mind games of some top EPL managers, Hodgson’s choice of words on announcing his appontment will certainly rile some clubs and their supporters ahead of the new season;
“This is the biggest job in club football and I’m honoured to be taking on Britain’s most successful football club.”
While wishing Hodgson the best of luck, Fulham will be very disappointed at losing the man who has turned Fulham into a competitive hard working unit, playing attractive football and of course achieving the impossible by bringing out the best in Bobby Zamora, who this season was on the brink of representing England in South Africa.
Can he do the same with the Liverpool underachievers this season?