Roy Hodgson is the experienced Manager of Liverpool having taken over from Rafa Benitez in July 2010, he is vastly experienced across Europe but this is by far the biggest job he has taken in England. This follows a successful spell in charge of Fulham where he guided the team to the Europa League Final and earned himself the LMA Manager of the year award for his efforts. He has a tough task on his hands though at Anfield as he looks to rebuild the team and take them back to where they belong and that is to the top of the Premier League and into the Champions League.

He also has International management experience having been in charge of Finland, UAE and Switzerland as well as Fulham so will be hoping to take that into his time with Liverpool who are looking to be in the top four.

Achievements

Hodgson has achieved a great deal in his management career across a varied range of clubs and competitions. One of his most successful periods was as Manager of Swedish side Malmo where he won five consecutive League Titles between 1985 -1990 and there were two domestic cups to boot during that period. He also had an excellent spell as Switzerland Manager where he master minded qualification for the 1994 World Cup, he led them to the knock-out stage before losing to Spain which was a considerable feat with a team like Switzerland.

His biggest appointment was when he became manager of Italian giants Inter Milan in the mid-nineties and he had a decent record at the San Siro including a UEFA Cup Final in 1997. Hodgson’s first crack at the Premier League was with Blackburn Rovers who at the time were a club who had just avoided relegation. In his first season in charge Blackburn finished 6th and qualified for Europe in what was a big improvement on the previous season’s efforts where they had finished just a single point above the relegation zone.

However a poor start to the following season saw Hodgson sacked and he was back on his travels around Europe with spells in Switzerland, Norway, Finland and Italy again before finding himself at Craven Cottage in 2008 charged with keeping them in the Premier League. Fulham looked dead and buried but 12 points from their final five matches saw the Cottagers reach safety on goal difference in what is perhaps Roy Hodgson’s greatest achievement in a long managerial career.

Job Security

Hodgson looks set to be at Liverpool for a while now after only recently being appointed to the role at Anfield, he will be under pressure to succeed though from the off at a club like Liverpool where they demand a good standard. Having said that, Liverpool are a club that will rarely sack their Managers without giving them the necessary time needed to rectify the situation.

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