The circus is still on at Liverpool
Posted on | August 27, 2010 | No Comments
Two weeks into the season and Liverpool’s pre-season turnaround may already be over, arguably before it even began.
Having started the season with new signing Joe Cole enduring the humiliation of a debut sending off, followed by a poor team performance in the Europa League, and topped off by the fact that Jose Mourinho has already had a pop at the Merseyside club, Liverpool fans may be forgiven for already feeling that their pre-season optimism was misplaced.
With Monday night’s 3-0 trouncing by rivals Manchester City being overshadowed by the disgraceful behaviour of Javier Mascherano who was left out of the side by new boss Roy Hodgson after he failed to clear his head of transfer speculation, the new boss will be fully aware of the enormity of the task that he has undertaken at Anfield. The Betfair Football predictions suggest they will struggle to make the top four.
With Hodgson widely predicted to be the next England manager should he enjoy a successful spell in charge of the Reds, any thoughts of a future career move will need to be put on hold as he undertakes one of the toughest tasks of his career. With the club’s ownership still not decided, and the club still failing to move into their proposed new stadium, funds are limited for Hodgson as he looks to improve his squad which is largely the same as the one that failed to earn itself Champions League football last season.
With fans of Liverpool having initially decided to give their full backing to the new boss, Hodgson will be aware that if the current circus continues to surround the club on and off the pitch, he as well as the board will start to come under increasing pressure from the club’s faithful.
Meanwhile, few people have made Hull City betting tips to return to the Premier League.
The side are still being dogged by financial problems and it could be years before they return to the top flight.
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