Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish firmly believes that Roy
Hodgson will get nothing but a warm welcome when he returns to Anfield on
Saturday as Liverpool take on West Brom for the first time since being sacked
15 months ago. Hodgson left after half a season with the Reds only to save West
Brom from relegation.
Kenny spoke to reporters at Melwood on Thursday, praising Hodgson, saying "It will be good to see Roy. To see him back at Anfield - obviously we've played them down there already - will be good and I'm sure he'll get a warm reception from the supporters.
"He's a man with real integrity and dignity and he tried his best for this football club. I'm sure the supporters will respect that.
"As a person I respect him tremendously so he'll get a warm welcome from us.
"He's done very well (at West Brom). He's a good coach and manager. He's got a lot of experience behind him. Last year at West Brom he kept them up, this year they've easily stayed up."
Kenny spoke to reporters at Melwood on Thursday, praising Hodgson, saying "It will be good to see Roy. To see him back at Anfield - obviously we've played them down there already - will be good and I'm sure he'll get a warm reception from the supporters.
"He's a man with real integrity and dignity and he tried his best for this football club. I'm sure the supporters will respect that.
"As a person I respect him tremendously so he'll get a warm welcome from us.
"He's done very well (at West Brom). He's a good coach and manager. He's got a lot of experience behind him. Last year at West Brom he kept them up, this year they've easily stayed up."
King Kenny went on to discuss the brightened mood at LFC
after last weekend's semi-final win and his hopes that the momentum will only
help in the last few games of the season.
"Melwood has always been a nice place to come and work since I've come in and the positive result we got on Saturday puts an extra couple of centimetres on people's smiles.
"We've got our reward for winning in the semi-final against Everton and we want to keep that momentum going.
"We want to try and play as well as we possibly can and get as positive results as we possibly can between now and the end of the season.
"Melwood has always been a nice place to come and work since I've come in and the positive result we got on Saturday puts an extra couple of centimetres on people's smiles.
"We've got our reward for winning in the semi-final against Everton and we want to keep that momentum going.
"We want to try and play as well as we possibly can and get as positive results as we possibly can between now and the end of the season.
"We want the people to be happy and the way we can do
that is to work tremendously hard, prepare ourselves as properly as we possibly
can and make sure we're in the right frame of mind for the games coming up.
"I don't think the boys as a group will get carried away because we've got to a final of the FA Cup. They should be delighted with their achievement but they've got to brush themselves down and get ready for another good performance on Sunday."
When asked about Chelsea's Champions League match against Barcelona and whether a place in the final would distract them from the FA Cup final, Dalglish, ever gracious, had only this to say: "I don't know (if it will distract them). That's for Chelsea to react to, not us. It was a fantastic result for Chelsea last night and they've put themselves in a strong position."
Kenny's men will be looking to capitalize on their confidence after securing a spot in the FA Cup final as they jump back into Premier League action tomorrow against West Brom.
"I don't think the boys as a group will get carried away because we've got to a final of the FA Cup. They should be delighted with their achievement but they've got to brush themselves down and get ready for another good performance on Sunday."
When asked about Chelsea's Champions League match against Barcelona and whether a place in the final would distract them from the FA Cup final, Dalglish, ever gracious, had only this to say: "I don't know (if it will distract them). That's for Chelsea to react to, not us. It was a fantastic result for Chelsea last night and they've put themselves in a strong position."
Kenny's men will be looking to capitalize on their confidence after securing a spot in the FA Cup final as they jump back into Premier League action tomorrow against West Brom.
written by Yasmien Mizyed
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