Source: Daily_Mail
Roy Hodgson deserved better from Liverpool, claims Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard insists Liverpool can't blame former manager Roy Hodgson for their worst start to a top-flight campaign in more than half-a-century. [LNB]Hodgson was sacked in January after a string of poor results, including a home defeat to newly-promoted Blackpool, and a shock exit from the League Cup at the hands of League Two minnows Northampton Town at Anfield. [LNB] Taking the blame: Gerrard says Liverpool under-performed during Hodgson's reign [LNB]But Gerrard, whose side travel to face Hodgson's new team West Brom this Saturday, says the players must take the flak for their nightmare start to the campaign [LNB]'He's [Hodgson] such a good guy and a fantastic coach - it just didn't work out for him at Liverpool. The players didn't perform consistently for him,' Gerrard said.[LNB]Time's up: Hodgson was sacked by Liverpool in January but has now joined West Brom [LNB] 'We, as players, maybe have to take responsibility. It's not acceptable for Liverpool to be outside the European positions and you can't just point the finger at the manager - we have to look at ourselves. [LNB]While Kenny Dalglish has returned to Anfield to replace Hodgson, the Liverpool board snubbed the Kop hero in the summer in favour of a move for the former Fulham boss. [LNB]And Gerrard believes that was a contributing factor to Hodgson's downfall at Liverpool.[LNB]'I think it's more that they idolise Kenny, and when a decision was made that Rafa was going to leave the two front-runners were Dalglish or Hodgson - and the fans absolutely love Kenny,' the Liverpool captain said. [LNB]'Every time there were a couple of bad results or maybe the tactics were slightly wrong or we went a goal behind, the fans were getting on the manager's back.' [LNB] More humiliation for Rio as Gerrard reveals Capello's captaincy callSteven Gerrard on how he's striving to make a differenceLiverpool FC news, features and opinion [LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People: Kenny Dalglish, Roy Hodgson, Steven Gerrard Places: Liverpool
