Roy Hodgson as first management casualty of the season

It’s only been 7 games into the new season and we are already looking at the possible candidates to be first management casualty of the season. Surprisingly, the main favourite for this unwanted award seems to be Roy Hodgson of Liverpool. After a nightmarish start to his Anfield career, Hodgson and his boys were booed off the field with fans chanting the for Liverpool legend Kenny Daglish to take over as manager. Hodgson who came to Liverpool after a highly successful stint as the manager of Fulham was expected to bring about change and improve of Liverpool’s performance after finishing 7th in the league last year and missing out on a Champions League spot. However, what we have seen so far is the same old Liverpool as under Rafa Benitez. As a matter of fact, you can say that Liverpool have even gone backwards since he took over. He has failed to bring out the best in Fernando Torres, and the Spaniard is looking more less likely to stay at Anfield beyond December. The signings he had brought, Joe Cole and Paul Konchelsky have not light up the imagination of the fans as well. More important, Liverpool’s play dour as it is, is completely devoid of any passion and grit, something which the Liverpool of yesteryears were famous for. A lot of it also stems from the fact that most the time during matches, the manager just sit there and broods rather than pacing the sidelines encouraging his team. It was very evident in the last game against Blackpool when the opposing manager Ian Holloway was all over the sidelines, barking orders at his team while Hodgson remain quietly seated at his seat. I think the fans understand that Liverpool just do not have the investment or players to be as good as Manchester United or Chelsea but what they do expect is the determination to go out and make a good game out of it. With this Liverpool side, there is none of that and much is blame on the manager. It will not get any easier for Roy Hogdson as the next game will be the Merseyside derby. Lose that game and it will certainly be lights out for Roy.