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Roy Hodgson<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crystal Palace manager, Roy Hodgson, says he has \u201cnever felt old enough to retire\u201d as he prepares to return to the dugout on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The 75-year-old is already the Premier League\u2019s oldest manager from his spell at Watford last year.<\/p>\n
He will take charge of Palace against Leicester on Saturday, having being reappointed for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know my birth certificate tells me I am [old enough to retire] but the way I feel doesn\u2019t tell me that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Hodgson, whose previous spell at Palace ended after the 2020-21 season, last managed at Watford between January and May 2022, leaving the side after they were relegated.<\/p>\n
The former England and Fulham boss said at the time he did not expect another job but stressed he had not formally retired.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had accepted that I had retired because that is what everyone has been saying,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I walked down the street, people would say to me \u2018are you enjoying your retirement?\u2019 but at the same time, I have never felt old enough to retire.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has always been an opening there for project such as this one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Palace are 12th in the Premier League but have not won this year \u2013 a run of form which led to the sacking of Patrick Vieira earlier in March.<\/p>\n
The London club are only three points above the relegation zone but Hodgson said there have been no discussions with the club\u2019s hierarchy about continuing next season, should he succeed in the rest of this campaign.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho knows, there might be another one that comes up but I don\u2019t actively seek them,\u201d Hodgson said. \u201cNo-one is out there on my behalf looking for these things.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn both occasions [at Crystal Palace and Watford] it has come my way and I have had the choice.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Roy Hodgson \u00a0 Crystal Palace manager, Roy Hodgson, says he has \u201cnever felt old enough to retire\u201d as he prepares to return to the dugout on Saturday. The 75-year-old is already the Premier League\u2019s oldest manager from his spell at Watford last year. He will take charge of Palace against Leicester on Saturday, having being […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52317,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n
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