Roy Hodgson admits the presence of Kenny Dalglish made his job at Liverpool difficult as he prepares his West Brom side to face his former employers.<\/p>\n
Hodgson was replaced by Dalglish in January after overseeing the worst start to a Premier League season in Liverpool’s history<\/p>\n
Dalglish claimed earlier this week that Hodgson had nothing to prove after his disappointing spell at the helm at Anfield.<\/p>\n
However, Hodgson believes his position was not helped by the fact that Reds legend Dalglish openly admitted he wanted the manager’s job prior to his appointment.<\/p>\n
Hodgson believes Dalglish’s shadow hung over him at Anfield leading to calls from fans for his head following bad results.
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“It’s difficult to compete with icons,” admitted Hodgson.<\/p>\n
“I came to the right club, perhaps I didn’t come at the right time because Kenny did make it clear at that time that he wanted the job.<\/p>\n
“But the people who were making the decisions at that time decided to go for me, and of course as a result that left Kenny in a difficult position because he is one who wanted the job.<\/p>\n
“So when things didn’t go well, having him in the background wasn’t easy and wouldn’t have been easy for any coach.<\/p>\n
“But that’s such an obvious statement and that happens at virtually every football club, to be quite honest.<\/p>\n
“There’s always someone in the wings who’s a little bit of an icon and who’s ready to take over if the results don’t go that way.”<\/p>\n
“Again I can only repeat I have nothing negative to say about the club or my time at the club other than it would have been nice to have won a few more games.<\/p>\n
“My time at Liverpool is over, I’m very happy in my job here.<\/p>\n
“I am disappointed of course I didn’t get the full three years which i was hoping for at Liverpool but I have been in football long enough to know that is what sometimes happens especially when there is a change of ownership during your time at the club.<\/p>\n
“I was realistic, I knew the risk when I went into the job, I still think it was the right think to do to accept the offer.<\/p>\n
“I am still disappointed of course it did not work out in a better way, but I have no regrets or bad feelings about Liverpool as a city, certainly I don’t have any bad feelings about the football club and I have only good feelings about the people I worked with there.”<\/p>\n
Fans reaction
Hodgson admits he is unsure of the reception he will get from the travelling Liverpool supporters at the Hawthorns.<\/p>\n
“The reaction to my appointment from a large body of the fans was not positive so I don’t know if that would have changed now I’m no longer there.<\/p>\n
“Whatever the reaction is, we as managers have to accept that and get on with it.<\/p>\n
“It would be nice if their response was not a negative one, but if it is, I’ll have to learn to live with it.<\/p>\n
“Hopefully the West Brom fans will will try to buoy me up in the other direction.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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