Roy Hodgson solely lasted six months as Liverpool boss, however he nonetheless managed to make some critical fake pas in his time with the Reds.
His errors had been many and one much less well-known blunder got here when Hodgson mistakenly offered the improper participant to his former membership, Fulham, in the summertime of 2010.
With Hodgson intent on signing Paul Konchesky, Liverpool supplied Fulham £3.5 million together with children Lauri Dalla Valle – who made one senior Reds look – and Alexander Kacaniklic.
Nevertheless, Hodgson didn’t realise the latter was being offered till it was too late, as Kacaniklic revealed on a fotbolskananelen podcast.
He mentioned: “Earlier than I signed (for Fulham), I had a dialog with Roy Hodgson on the cellphone, the place we concluded that he changed the improper Alex.
“In his head, he thought he was buying and selling away one other Alex for Konchesky. However then it was too late. It’s a bit humorous.”
Hodgson then tried to persuade Kacaniklic to vary his thoughts on the transfer, however the Swede had already accepted his destiny.
Kacaniklic continued: “Then he simply advised me that I used to be welcome again in Liverpool with open arms, however that I ought to do what I felt like.
“By then I had already modified my thoughts and was very enthusiastic about coming to Fulham.”
Not the entire blame lies with Hodgson for this error – some should absolutely be apportioned to others on the membership concerned within the switch – however this didn’t enhance how Kacaniklic felt about his former boss.
The ex-Liverpool academy participant, who’s now 32 years outdated and enjoying for AEL Limassol, wasn’t taken by Hodgson and criticised his perspective to bringing by means of children.
“I used to be very a lot into Liverpool in my head, that it might go all the way in which there,” Kacaniklic mentioned.
“When Roy Hodgson got here to the membership it was a bit completely different, an enormous change. Benitez had been there earlier than and made the membership his personal with everybody who labored on the membership.
“When he left and took all his individuals with him, issues acquired just a little turbulent.
“Hodgson didn’t look an excessive amount of at us youthful guys, he needed fast outcomes. He needed Paul (Konchesky) from Fulham.”
That final sentence sums up a lot of Hodgson’s quick time on Merseyside. He ignored the tradition of the membership and needed on the spot success.
To attain success, he was satisfied the likes of Konchesky, Milan Jovanovic and Christian Poulsen had been the reply. Sufficient mentioned.
