Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson pleads for time to build his own team

Relief: Hodgson celebrates Joe Cole's late winner against BoltonBeleaguered Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is still hoping he gets an opportunity to shape his own side at Anfield.So tough has Hodgson's start to his Reds career been that rumours have circulated the club's American owners, New England Sports Ventures, are looking for a replacement.Hodgson, though, is keen to point out he is still by and largeworking with the squad he inherited from former boss Rafa Benitez.'I'm hoping that one day I will get a chance to stamp a little bitmore of my authority and philosophy on the team by choosing some moreof the players,' he said.'Although it's not often mentioned I've not been that active in the transfer market since I've been here.'Theplayers here have done exceptionally well for me in accepting a newmanager, but they are the ones you have watched for the past few years.' Martin Samuel: What now for this diseased club crying out for local hero?West Brom and Wolves weigh up moves for Middlesbrough ace ArcaLIVERPOOL FC

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