[Official] Liverpool appoint Roy Hodgson
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Roy Hodgson has been appointed the new manager of Liverpool FC.
The 62-year-old former Fulham, Inter Milan and Switzerland manager has agreed terms with the club on a three-year contract and becomes the 18th manager in our history.
He will be unveiled to the world's media this afternoon after overseeing the first day of pre-season training at Melwood.
Hodgson joins us from Fulham, where he guided the Cottagers to the Europa League final in May and was voted Manager of the Year by the League Managers' Association.
He exclusively told Liverpoolfc.tv: "This is the biggest job in club football and I'm honoured to be taking on the role of manager of Britain's most successful football club. I look forward to meeting the players and the supporters and getting down to work at Melwood."
From official Liverpool website.
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/liverpool-appoint-hodgson
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Roy Hodgson was today confirmed as Liverpool's 18th manager - but what do you really know about our new gaffer? Here are 10 facts we've dug up...
1. Roy's 34-year livelihood in management has taken him to 12 clubs in six countries, as well as three spells in charge of national teams. He likens his career to Russian expressionist painter Wassily Kandinsky. "I've gone sideways, backwards and then upwards again. If you did a graph of my career it would look like a Kandinsky painting."
2. When it comes to literature, Hodgson admits to being a fan of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Philip Roth, whose titles include 'The Ghost Writer' and 'American Pastoral'. He is also an admirer of the work of Milan Kunder and John Updike.
3. Roy shouldn't have much trouble getting his views across to Liverpool's cosmopolitan squad - he is fluent in several languages including Italian, Swedish and Norwegian. He is also known to speak good German and some Danish, Japanese, French and Finnish.
4. Hodgson has participated in four UEFA Technical Study Groups and one with FIFA. He was invited to Euro 2008 as a member of UEFA's Technical Team.
5. Prior to his achievements in leading Fulham to the Europa League final, Hodgson had previously described his first job in Sweden as his finest moment. He said: "My greatest achievement would have to be the water-into-wine job at Halmstads."
6. Any new signing declaring his 'love' of Liverpool FC should beware. Hodgson once told the Telegraph newspaper: "We get all these agents saying their man would 'love to play for you, he's always loved Fulham Football Club'. What they are really saying is his wife wants to do a bit of shopping in Harrods. Once you've seen past that the next question is what sort of wages do you want. They umm and arr until you press them. Then you just say 'Don't bother ringing, don't waste our time or yours'."
7. If it wasn't already obvious from the vast number of countries he has managed in, Hodgson admits to having a love of travelling. "I'm lucky in that my job has taken me places and I always try to get out of the hotel and see the churches and sights."
8. Such was Hodgson's impact at Fulham that one of the Cottagers' celebrity fans, Hugh Grant, famously quipped at a film premiere: "I want to sleep with Roy Hodgson!"
9. Hodgson is a bit of a culture vulture. Not only does he enjoy literature but he is also a connoisseur of foreign film. Gerard Depardieu's recent French hit 'The Singer' is amongst his favourites.
10. Roy is a qualified PE teacher and is already well-informed when it comes to Liverpool culture as his wife Sheila hails from the city.
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STEVEN GERRARD has hailed new Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson as the right man to bring back the glory days.
Hodgson was named as the successor to Rafa Benitez on Thursday morning after a four-week search by the club.
The former Fulham manager agreed a three-year deal and will be aiming to get Liverpool back among the Champions League elite.
And Reds captain Gerrard, 30, is confident Hodgson will lead the club back from last season's disappointing seventh-place finish in the Premier League.
He said: "The club have made a good appointment in Roy Hodgson.
"Rafa left a few weeks ago and I know the club were determined to take their time and get the right man for the job.
"Roy is hugely experienced and I believe he is the right man for Liverpool.
"I think it's been worth the wait and I'm sure he's just keen now to get on with it and start to quickly put in place his plans for the new season."
Gerrard's backing for Hodgson will come as a relief to Kop fans, who have been concerned with stories linking their inspirational skipper with a move to Real Madrid this summer.
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I hope he lasts long in the job
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since gerrard have spoken about his happiness follow roy's appointment, now i think it's him who has to improve on his game. he need to have that kind of determination and passion again.
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always these kind of 'fresh' things that spur the players on, but may have reverse effect too. maybe we get to see more of babel next year ;)
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with man city buying so many players and intending to finish in the top 4, will liverpool languish outside the top 4, never mind the top 6.
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since cannot win EPL , so find a lousier mgr , lose can get excuse .
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CV good la ...Inter Milan , Swiss National Team , Fulham Mgr ...... still no trophy .
Hope he can bring us , but tough la first season /
UCL ? Maybe , must see Spurs , Chelsea , arsenal , MU , Man City faces now .
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He bringing back Danny Murphy ?
If he can , he'll get my support .
Danny Murphy free kick .... i think it's better than Gerrard .
Frenando Torres will definitely benefit from Murphy's vision .
Most likely if Murphy come in , Mascherano will go .
Or maybe Rodriguez .
That Norway Tower defender joining him ? Okay la , remember Hyypia ?
Hope he overhaul the whole squad into a fighting machine .
I agree British Bulldog's style must come back . EPL getting too continental .
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it's no longer in rafa we trust.
people, IN ROY WE TRUST!
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there you go again, for not appointing a top notch manager who can win trophies. appointing the wrong manager can be expensive, wasting of time, not to mention frustration to the fans. liverpool haphazardly appointed managers like souness and roy evans after daglish resigned in 1991, who basically ruined liverpool in the early to mid 90s. basically a lost decade, and from a decade to 2 decades.
Although Houllier and Rafa won trophies like CL, Uefa Cup and FA cups, but they could not deliver on the bread and butter of the league title, as these are cup competitions. their brand of football is also bland and defensive, a throwback to the cavaliar liverpool of the 70s and 80s.
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I agree with Roo on getting the right manager.
At this moment, Liverpool will need some one with the experience and bring back the fighting spirit back and regroup the team.
Ah Ben is good for tactics and sucks at his people and player management.
Ah Roy should be able to motivate the players and bring out the best from fringe players like Babel.
He is the down to earth manager that Liverpool would need.
I am not mounting unrealistic expectations on Ah Roy as he is brought in to build the foundation for the team.
But, he will be faced with the unpopular decision of letting go some key players and not winning for the tough games.
So, I guess there is nothing to blame as he need time and resource to re-build his new baby.
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Roy's target is top 4 finishing and qualify for CL and win cup competitions like Europa League, FA/League Cup. so the wait for liverpool's first title since 1990, I am afraid will continue. I am not sure if the fans are willing to put up with not winning the league title any longer.
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so who is the world class managers who can win trophies at liverpool? Mourinho just joined RM. dun think Wenger is interested to manage liverpool. Ferguson, hell no lol, even if he is 20 years younger. Pepe Guardiola, young and swashbuckling manager of Barcelona, dun think he will. not to mention with the 2 yankees still the owner of liverpool, dun tink any top notch manager will want to manager liverpool, given the lack of funds and the debt amount. the problem at liverpool is manifold I am afraid.
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Originally posted by Poignant:
it's no longer in rafa we trust.
people, IN ROY WE TRUST!
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hangleland, zamora and murphy to pool?!
sell masch to inter for $ and cambiasso.
we still have a bit of $
providing after selling they get the cash :)