Roy Hodgson was officially announced as the new Liverpool manager today.
I wonder if this is a wise move for the Merseyside club? They have hired a coach based on achievements with a fairly small club with all due respect to Fulham.
What has Hodgson achieved in his career? He lead a few Scandinavian teams to domestic titles and reached Uefa Cup finals with Inter Milan and Fulham, losing them both.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to knock Hodgson, he's done wonders for Fulham and did so on a small budget, that is a great achievement, but when I think of Roy Hodgson, I always think of that man that looked out of his depth with Blackburn Rovers in 1998. Rovers were a relatively big team that were expected to succeed rather than get relegated.
I can sense a similar thing happening with Liverpool. With managing Liverpool he will be dealing with bigger ego's and will find it harder to get a good squad morale like he did with Fulham. (I'm not just saying this because I'm a Manchester United fan, if he was taking the United job I would think the same, bigger clubs have bigger ego's in their squad, its a fact)
I'm hoping Hodgson succeeds in his goals, which are:
- Hanging on to Mascherano, Gerrard and Torres
- Regaining a top 4 place to qualify for the Champions League
As a rival fan, its always good to have your rivals close and competitive, it makes them big games all that more exciting. God know's I miss when Man Utd would have that tough game at Elland Road every season! I don't want the Anfield clash to become Liverpool's "Cup Final" in years to come.
Petrov and Blake join the Trotters
Martin Petrov and Robbie Blake have signed contracts with Bolton Wanderers.
Petrov has signed a two-year deal after being released by Manchester City last month. This could prove to be an excellent signing providing the Bulgarian can stay fit. He is a fantastic attacking midfielder and is great at playing in that hole behind the strikers.
In my opinion, he was wasted at Man City and its great that he's moving on. I'm tipping him to do very well with Bolton.
Bolton have also signed Robbie Blake from Burnley following the Claret's relegation from the Premier League. I think they've signed his to be a bit-part player and to possibly give them options on the bench.
Bolton seem to be doing well in the transfer market this summer. If it clicks for them they could be top 10 contenders.
In other news.....
I have to mention David Silva signing for Man City. I'm really disappointed that he joined them (it was obviously for the money!) but I would expect him to do well with City and could be a key player in their title bid for next season.
It's looking like Cesc Fabregas is staying at Arsenal, he's been dropping hints that he may not be moving to Barcelona after-all. He's better off, he'd spend a lot of time on the bench at the Nou Camp.
Yaya Toure and Alexsander Kolarov are the latest players being linked with Man City. I'm definitely expecting to see Toure join his brother at Eastlands.
Tomorrow I will run through the possible big transfers that will be happening after the World Cup and I will give you my preview and predictions for the two World Cup Quarter-Finals that take place tomorrow.
Can't wait for Brazil v. Holland!
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