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Phil Neal hits out at Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson: Shankly and Paisley would have been turning in their graves at pathetic Wolves defeat
Ex-Red says manager may rue questioning fans' support
30 Dec 2010 12:36:00
By Adithya Ananth
Former Liverpool defender Phil Neal has delivered a scathing assessment of manager Roy Hodgson, insisting that Anfield's legendary bosses Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley would have been turning in their graves at the performance against Wolves.
The Reds lost 1-0 at home to Mick McCarthy's men on Wednesday night, with Hodgson hitting out at supporters after the match, claiming that he is now used to the "negativity" shown by the fans.
"Hodgson could rue saying those words about the fans, that they haven't backed him," Neal told talkSPORT.
"Against Wolves there was 90 minutes without a shot on goal, no pressure, and no excitement for the fans. And that's down to the players and down to Hodgson."
He added: "We couldn’t believe what we we were seeing. We didn’t put any pressure on Wolves. There was no cohesion and no-one looked as they were enjoying playing.
"We didn’t look a team and that’s the frightening thing.
"Shankly and Paisley would have been turning in their graves to see that pathetic team effort."
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The Reds lost 1-0 at home to Mick McCarthy's men on Wednesday night, with Hodgson hitting out at supporters after the match, claiming that he is now used to the "negativity" shown by the fans.
"Hodgson could rue saying those words about the fans, that they haven't backed him," Neal told talkSPORT.
"Against Wolves there was 90 minutes without a shot on goal, no pressure, and no excitement for the fans. And that's down to the players and down to Hodgson."
He added: "We couldn’t believe what we we were seeing. We didn’t put any pressure on Wolves. There was no cohesion and no-one looked as they were enjoying playing.
"We didn’t look a team and that’s the frightening thing.
"Shankly and Paisley would have been turning in their graves to see that pathetic team effort."
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