Roy Hodgson: Sir Alex Ferguson might call me ‘stupid’ for coming back
Crystal Palace, one of the English Premier League teams, decided to work with legendary manager Roy Hodgson for the battle to stay in relegation after parting ways with manager Patrick Vieira.
Hodgson will run Crystal Palace, where he grew up, for the second time. The experienced manager, who managed Palace from 2017-2021, said he received welcome messages about his reinstatement. But Hodgson said that if he had spoken to Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson, his colleague’s reaction would have been different.
“If Alex texts me, ‘what are you doing, idiot?’ he can tell. I received very nice messages. Messages came from abroad. These are the good parts of the job. But only for this period.”
“THE STRESS BEGINS ON SATURDAY”
“The training is very nice. I really enjoyed being with this group of players. I’m not stressed yet because we haven’t lost a game yet. But I’m afraid our stress starts on Saturday. The next time you see me, I may feel less comfortable than now.” he used the phrases.
Sir Alex Ferguson and Roy Hodgson
“I CANNOT GUARANTEE BUT…”
Hodgson, who lived through relegation with Watford last year, will try to move Palace away from the relegation line by ending the 12-game longing for victory in his adventure that begins with the duel against Leicester City. Summarizing Palace’s situation, which is just 3 points above the bottom three, with 10 weeks to go in the league, Hodgson used the following statements:
“When you take a job, you take it with all its perils. When it comes to keeping the club in the league, things are clearly not going well at Watford. But I don’t know if I should be afraid to go into the fight. Because I am with a very different group of players, a very different club. But as everyone knows, I can’t give any guarantees.”