Roy Hodgson questions Liverpool manager appointment and makes 'dangerous' admission

Hodgson reflects on his failed 2010/11 spell, admitting he should never have been appointed and failed to win over fans during a difficult period.

Roy Hodgson has reflected on his disastrous six-month tenure as Liverpool manager during the 2010/11 season, when he won just 13 of 31 games before being sacked in January 2011. The 79-year-old believes he should never have been appointed in the first place, saying the club's hierarchy would have been "wiser" to give the job to Kenny Dalglish instead.

Hodgson acknowledged his failure to manage the public relations battle with supporters, who were angered by some of his pronouncements. He admitted he arrived on the back of successful spells at Fulham and in Finland, which made him overconfident. "It's dangerous to go to jobs on a high," he said, explaining he believed he could simply replicate his previous success.

The former England manager also pointed to the quality of the squad he inherited from Rafael Benitez, which included signings like Paul Konchesky and Christian Poulsen who were not of the calibre expected at Liverpool. He noted that even Kenny Dalglish, who replaced him, only saw real improvement after the club "burned the house down and rebuilt it" at the end of that season. Hodgson expressed no bitterness about his sacking by new owners Fenway Sports Group, saying he was simply disappointed he didn't handle the situation better.