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takes charge of Liverpool after Hodgson exit” plus 1 more
Dalglish takes charge of Liverpool after Hodgson exit
Posted: 08 Jan 2011 08:06 AM PST
Kenny Dalglish has been brought in to take temporary charge of
Liverpool after Roy Hodgson left the club by mutual consent following
six difficult months at Anfield.
Dalglish will take charge of the Reds for Sunday’s FA Cup third round
clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford. The 59-year-old, who
enjoyed six fruitful years in charge of Liverpool from 1985 to 1991,
will then remain in control of first team affairs until the end of the
season.
Liverpool’s American owner John W Henry thanked Hodgson for his
contributions to the club. “We are grateful for Roy’s efforts over the
past six months,” said Henry in a statement.
“But both parties thought it in the best interests of the club that he
stand down from his position as team manager. We wish him all the best
for the future.”
Henry continued: “We are delighted that Kenny Dalglish has agreed to
step in and manage the team for Sunday’s FA Cup tie at Old Trafford and
for the remainder of the season.
“Kenny was not just a legendary footballer, he was the third of our
three most successful managers – three giants. We are extraordinarily
fortunate and grateful that he has decided to step in during the middle
of this season.”
Hodgson had remained largely muted since Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat against
Blackburn at Ewood Park earlier in the week and further confusion
reigned when a scheduled press conference was cancelled ahead of
Sunday’s FA Cup match.
“Being asked to manage Liverpool Football Club was a great privilege,”
said Hodgson in a statement on the club’s website. “Any manager would
be honoured to manage a club with such an incredible history, such
embedded tradition and such an amazing set of fans. Liverpool is one of
the great clubs in world football.
“I have, however, found the last few months some of the most
challenging of my career. I am very sad not to have been able to put my
stamp on the squad, to be given the time to bring new players into the
club in this transfer window and to have been able to be part of the
rebuilding process at Liverpool.
“The club has some great, world-class players, with whom it has been a
pleasure to work and I wish the entire squad well for the rest of the
season.
“I thank those with whom I have built up a close working relationship
at the club for their loyalty and support during very testing times,
and finally of course to the Liverpool fans, your passion and
dedication to the club will see Liverpool at the top of the game once
more.”
The Ashes 2010: How they rated – England
Posted: 08 Jan 2011 07:51 AM PST
Andrew Strauss 8/10
Swiftly recovered from third ball duck on first morning to find crucial
match-saving form with the bat. Still has a tendency to lack aggression
in his captaincy, but rotated bowlers (and ends) at key moments and
seems to have fostered an unprecedented team spirit. Caught
authoritatively at first slip too.
Alistair Cook 10/10
After a dire summer in which he was picked off by Pakistan seamers Amir
and Asif, Cook came into the Ashes with his place under close scrutiny.
He answered the critics with a haul of runs beyond his wildest dreams.
Records tumbled as Cook racked up an incredible 766 runs in 7 innings,
including two fifties, two 'daddy' hundreds and a superlative,
game-saving and unbeaten double hundred at Brisbane. England's man of
the series.
Jonathan Trott 9/10
Offered a bottomless well of focus – and no little application – at
no.3, steering ugly but welcome runs through midwicket with consummate
ease. Finished the series with 445 runs at an average of 89, and
effected the run out in the first over at Adelaide which started the
rot. Plus: didn't ask what the South African score was once in dressing
room.
Kevin Pietersen 7/10
England's one true showman didn't disappoint, whether plundering a
breathtaking double hundred in Adelaide or invoking Ricky Ponting's ire
for admitting to snicking-off in Melbourne, despite a review decision
to the contrary. Still flatters to deceive on occasion ('KP Pietersen
36 b. Ego c. Deep fine leg' is becoming tiresome), but seems to have
rebuilt his relationship with teammates after an abortive stint as
captain. Erratic fielding has improved.
Paul Collingwood 4/10
Stole the headlines on the eve of England's series win by pragmatically
announcing his retirement before he could be axed; the inevitable
consequence of a poor Ashes in which he failed to pass 50 once despite
the plethora of flat decks. Fielded as impeccably as ever – his catch
to dismiss Ponting in the first innings at Perth will live long in the
memory – and was ecstatic to pick up the wicket of Michael Hussey with
his final ball in test cricket.
Ian Bell 8/10
Finally came of age with an Ashes hundred at the 31st time of asking in
the final test, a richly-deserved milestone to cap an impressive tour.
Added steel to his enviable array of textbook shots, enabling him to
pass 50 on three other occasions. Natural athleticism in the field will
be even more crucial in the absence of Collingwood.
Matt Prior 8/10
Two big scores in his final two innings, including a lightening-fast
maiden Ashes ton in Sydney, added gloss to the wicket-keeper's series
figures; he had hitherto looked out of sorts. Backed-up England's
bowlers with a near-faultless performance behind the stumps, pouching
23 catches.
Stuart Broad 5/10
Will look ruefully back on a tour which saw him take just two wickets
in the first two tests despite bowling with control and finding
intermittent movement in unhelpful conditions. Only luck was lacking.
An abdominal tear prematurely ended his Ashes in Adelaide.
Graeme Swann 7/10
Didn't have the match-altering effect his big personality would have
craved, but generally bowled well, often selflessly tying up an end,
and chipped in with important wickets at crucial moments, such as a
partnership-breaking dismissal of Katich in Adelaide. Added his usual
joie de vivre to the touring party, which shouldn't be underestimated.
Jimmy Anderson 9/10
Gained redemption – and then some – after a disastrous Ashes tour of
2005-6. Proved he had the flair and mettle to lead three different
compositions of an English seam attack, bowling with devastating
accuracy with the new ball and achieved the 'Holy Grail' of reverse
swing, all with the Kookaburra cherry. Finished the series as the
leading wicket taker by some margin, snaring 24 victims at 26.04.
Steve Finn 6/10
Will feel hard done by to have been 'rested' after picking up 14
wickets in the first three tests (at that time making him the leading
wicker taker), but looked jaded by Perth, and was prone to offering too
many scoring deliveries, as his 4.30 economy rate attests. Will be
pleased to have contributed, but his time will come again.
Chris Tremlett 9/10
His height, and consequently bounce, made him the natural replacement
for Stuart Broad from Perth onwards, but few could have envisaged the
startling effect he would have on the series, taking 17 wickets in
three tests at 23.35. Two wickets in two balls to dismiss Haddin and
Johnson in Australia's final innings – the first a vicious, steepling
bouncer and the second an unplayable inswinger – were emblematic of his
menace.
Tim Bresnan 8/10
Performed faultlessly as England's third seamer for the final two
tests, not only bowling with stifling precision (his economy rate was
2.60), but also picking up a steady stream of wickets – 11 of them in
fact, at a world-class average of 19.54. Will be unlucky to lose his
place if Broad returns.
OVERALL 9/10
Secured a first Ashes victory on Australian soil for 24 years that was
so emphatic even the most die-hard Barmy Army member wouldn't have
dared to whisper that it might be so. Perth was an uncomfortable blip,
but three innings victories – the first time such a fate had ever
befallen the Aussies – puts into stark clarity the crushing, merciless
nature of England's victory.
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