Liverpool manager Roy
Hodgson has aimed a sarcastic barb at Frank
Rijkaard, claiming the Dutchman "must be a great manager" to have
been sacked from Galatasaray and the speculation linking Rijkaard
to Hodgson's job is being manufactured by his agent.
Hodgson's Liverpool sit in the Premier League relegation zone
after a disastrous start to the new season and former Barcelona
boss Rijkaard's dismissal from Turkish giants Galatasaray has seen
him touted as a possible replacement for Hodgson, should
Liverpool's new owners opt for a change in manager.
But Hodgson insists he is taking the stories with a pinch of
salt, claiming he withstood similar gossip about his position in
his time at Italian giants Inter Milan.
"I understand Rijkaard has just been sacked from Galatasaray -
he must be a great manager to have been sacked by Galatasaray,''
Hodgson told The People. "What you are talking about is
Frank Rijkaard's agent who is putting his name around.
"It's all speculation. I had two and a half years of that kind
of thing at Inter Milan when every day there would be stuff in the
newspapers that someone was going to get my job. It ended up with
my being offered a new contract when I left for Blackburn! If I
took two and a half years of that in Milan then I can take two and
a half years of it here at Liverpool - don't worry about
that.''
Instead of concentrating on his team, he go talk trash like
this. he is prone to verbal gaffes I realised. I will be surprised
if he is still managing liverpool next month.