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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Hodgson: This is not my team

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson has washed his hands off the mess the club are in, claiming the current squad is not his own.
The former Fulham manager has endured a difficult start to his Anfield career since taking over from Rafael Benitez.
A start that saw Liverpool in the drop zone after losses to Blackpool and Everton in October.
While Hodgson has managed to drag the club out relegation troubles into the top-half of the Barclays Premier League table, the Reds continue to produce disappointing results - the last being the 3-1 defeat at Newcastle.
In his own defence, the 63-year-old has reminded critics that he is still picking up the pieces left behind by Benitez.
He said: "It is starting to feel more like my side.
"But it is still a team that I have not put together. I want to make that clear.
"I took the team over and I have not made that many changes. I brought in Paul Konchesky to play left-back, Raul Meireles to replace Javier Mascherano and Joe Cole came in at the same time as me, as did Christian Poulsen.
"The other players I have inherited. So to really call it my team, I would have had to make a slightly bigger impact on those who have been brought in."
Hodgson also hopes he can be given more time to make his mark in the team - starting from the January transfer window.
He added: "I am more than happy to take responsibility for this squad but it takes a coach more than five or six months to make his stamp on a club.
"I am hoping we will do some good business in the transfer windows to come and then I will be able say, 'If you don't like it then I have no one to blame but myself'."
Liverpool are ninth in the standings, nine points behind fourth-place Chelsea.

ESPNStar.com

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