For those of you who aren't really into your football, Roy Hodgson, manager of Liverpool, left the club by mutual consent yesterday afternoon after months of speculation over his job. Personally, I think it's totally unfair and downright stupid.
And not only have they not given their manager a chance, but they've re-instated Kenny Dalglish as interim manager until the end of the season. Which is exactly what he's been trying to manipulate to happen.
Ever since Rafa left the club in June last year, Dalglish has been linked with the post. He helped choose the new boss, despite admitting he'd love another go. He even put his name forward for the post. Yes, maybe he was being a little ironic, but he couldn't help himself...
He helped choose Hodgson to lead the club forward, and everyone thought they'd made a great decision. Every Liverpool fan believed it to be a dream appointment. Now, as a Man United fan, I was a little sceptical anyway, but I did think that his lack of decent European football for the last 10 years, and having gained a new-found reputation based on turning a relegation-faced team, Fulham, into Europe-heavyweight beaters, and not based on being a Top 4, world-class manager, that it could have been a dangerous appointment. I know that sounds very long-winded and confusing, but it just seemed a little rushed.
Now Roy wasn't given any financial backing during the summer - he could spend, but only if he sold. Yeah, he managed to bring Joe Cole to the club, and Raul Meireles, but he wasn't able to sign anyone that would turn Liverpool back into a championship-winning side. He was left with a defunct squad that Rafa had built over the previous six years, and not one he could leave his stamp on. The new owners of the club promised him money, but Roy's statement yesterday clearly showed that he wasn't given the money for the targets he needed, and that's what makes him more annoyed.
Having only been in the job for days, Dalglish was already saying that he made the 'right decision', and that all the backroom team were working tirelessly to ensure top stars like Gerrard and Torres stayed at the club. It all looked great, providing you were wearing those infamous rose-tinted glasses. Even before Hodgson had joined the club, Dalglish was being seen as 'the key to the top stars staying'. It all looked a little staged, to be honest.
Hodgson signed a three-year contract back at the start of July, and immediately jumped straight in. Now the poor results were a sign of a change, but it was also a sign that the egos in the club weren't being managed correctly - some of the players began to think they were bigger than the team itself. Fergie has always said that when a player thinks he's bigger than the club, he has to move on. And that didn't happen at Liverpool.
Dalglish has been turning the screw in terms of pushing himself forward for the job - why else would he have come back if he didn't want to return to the manager's office? Through all the speculation and poor results over Hodgson's job, Kenny has always been there as a potential replacement.
I think what makes it even more unfair is the fact that Hodgson left the club yesterday afternoon, and within the same statement that it was all announced, Dalglish was announced as caretaker boss. So the owners have obviously been speaking to him whilst everything was kicking off with Hodgson.
And he's already started trying to make his mark. Already, Dalglish has made comments regarding Man United, and started attempting mind games before the big FA Cup 3rd round game between the two teams. And it's just been announced that he's made five changes to the starting 11 for the big game. All seems very strange.
As a United fan, I hate Liverpool, and I hate everything about the club. But I feel so sorry for Roy Hodgson, and for the Liverpool fans as well. The fans have been campaigning for 'Hodgson Out', and then when it happens, Dalglish returns. He may be a legend of the club, and he may be someone who can make a difference in morale, but can King Kenny rule supreme in his second spell at the club? I wouldn't be so sure...
And all pictures were courtesy of the lovely BBC Sport website.
http://gmoai.posterous.com/the-way-the-world-works-woy email Taken from General Musings of an Idiot: http://gmoai.posterous.com
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