Source: Liverpool_Echo
Liverpool FC 0 Wolves 1: Kop gives verdict on Roy Hodgson’s reign as Reds lose
Roy Hodgson 300[LNB]ROY HODGSON had waited six months for The Kop to sing his name, but when the moment came last night he was left shuffling uneasily.[LNB]This was no tribute to the Liverpool manager, it was a message to go.[LNB]In advancing Hodgson's claims to be the next England manager, promptly followed by their chants for 'Dalglish', supporters made a very public statement about the action they want to see the club's new owners take.[LNB]This was the night when patience ran out and anger, frustration and despair poured down from the stands as not for the first time this season a once mighty club was woefully embarrassed.[LNB]Reds fans have been used to disappointments on their travels in 2010 but during some dark days Anfield has provided solace.[LNB]Not any more. Pre-match talk of this ground becoming a fortress again looked like a bad joke as the Reds served up a pitiful display.[LNB]This was Wolves - a side bottom of the Premier League who had taken just one point from their eight previous away games this season. A team beaten at home by Wigan just three days earlier and recently hammered 3-0 at Blackburn.[LNB]Yet despite all that, Mick McCarthy's men were made to look like world beaters as they deservedly claimed their first win at Anfield since 1984.[LNB]When Liverpool were last beaten at home by Blackpool in October, Hodgson blamed tiredness after three games in a week.[LNB]Last night there were no excuses. Having gone two and a half weeks without playing, the Reds should have been fresh and champing at the bit.[LNB]Instead they were lifeless and played like strangers. For that Hodgson must shoulder the responsibility and fans left him in no doubt where they believe the blame lies.[LNB]His appointment in July was met with a lukewarm reception and ever since support for him has been dwindling.[LNB]Hodgson has failed miserably to engage with the fans who pay his wages and last night there was open revolt.[LNB]This wasn't a knee-jerk response from day trippers or armchair fans ringing phone-ins, this was diehard Kopites who live and breathe the club and can't bear to see its alarming decline.[LNB]They don't believe Hodgson is the man to stop the rot which set in before his arrival.
