Liverpool fans are clearly keen to find any excuse to knock Roy Hodgson at the moment, and their capitulation to Spurs after having taken the lead has added fuel to an already intensely raging fire. However, despite the result, Hodgson should be commended for keeping faith in the same tactics that he employed so effectively against Chelsea, with Liverpool impressively upsetting the fixed odds that day.
Having said this, whilst Roy has finally shown that he has found his feet at the top level of football management, his discovery comes as too little too late to save his career at Liverpool Football Club. This was proved by the performance of a Hodgson favourite, who clearly is not at a level required to play at a top football club. That man's name is Paul Konchesky.
With Konchesky having been almost entirely at fault for allowing Aaron Lennon to slip past and score the winning goal, he has shown yet again why Liverpool fans have taken an instant dislike to the kind of player that Hodgson sees as having a future at the club. Whilst it is clear that Hodgson required some continuity from his success at Fulham, the question has to be asked as to why that couldn’t have been embodied by Mark Schwarzer or Brede Hangeland!
As the Kop continues to voice its disapproval at the way that the Liverpool team is playing, time is surely running out for Roy Hodgson and his "modest" style. With the club likely to seek a big name manager appointment to replace Hodgson, his decision to reach for the stars by accepting the job at Liverpool may have been the biggest mistake of his career.
Whilst he may one day say he was never really given a chance by the Kop to earn their respect, the fact remains that the big clubs will always demand to be favourites in the bookmaker odds and secure instant success, and he has failed utterly to provide both those things.
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