Liverpool Manager Roy Hodgson Resorts To Blaming Anfield Support-At What Point Does Hodgson Acknowledge Own Flaws?

But even as Liverpool go from loss to loss, looking like shadows of the stars they are, manager Roy Hodgson still looks to blame nearly everyone and everything besides his own lack of skill on the touchline. His most current complaint? The “famous Anfield support” has not been present during his reign. During the match against Wolves Liverpool supporters chanted the name of former manager Kenny Dalglish as well as sarcastically calling for “Hodgson for England.” According to Hodgson, this sort of negativity is not helping a side lacking confidence.

He might have a bit of a point. After all, players aware that they are not playing at the best of their abilities are likely not helped by the lack of fan support. Yet at the same time, it’s the job of the manager to create a team that is prepared to win. It’s the manager’s job to recognize what talents in his side can best be used to exploit the other team’s weakness. And Hodgson, it seems, mostly subscribes to a system in which he continues to add and remove players seemingly at random, hoping that a shift just might bring a little luck.