‘Oh god’: Gary Lineker left shocked after what Roy Hodgson’s just told him about Liverpool’s owners
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As mentioned, since Hodgson’s Liverpool era only lasted for six months, it was clear that things didn’t work out as anyone had planned.
The manager had just come off the back of a few impressive years that saw him in charge of Fulham, Finland and Viking.
Although he returned to management fairly swiftly with West Brom after his Liverpool exit, fans still frown upon his short stint in charge of the Reds.
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And, while speaking to Gary Lineker on the Rest is Football Podcast, Hodgson was reflecting on his time in charge of Liverpool when he said something about FSG that left Lineker in shock.
“The first thing that the new owners did when they come over, of course, not really knowing much about the club, they went round to all these supporter clubs [and asked] ‘what do you think, have we got the right man?,” Hodgson said.
To which Gary Lineker replied: “Oh god.”
Hodgson then added that the fans then said: “‘No, we’ve not, he’s no good, we should’ve done this’ and that was being backed up on the field because we weren’t winning.
“The team actually wasn’t really very good at that stage.
We lost Torres, of course, [and] what was left of that team was Jamie [Carragher], I suppose.
For the first time in what seemed like forever, the Reds were actually playing with some passion, with fans feeling like their team was back.