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Liverpool has announced that their manager Roy Hodgson has left the club by mutual consent, with Kenny Dalglish put in charge on an interim basis until further notice. Hodgson leaves Anfield following an unhappy six-month reign after taking over from Rafael Benitez. That left the embattled side languishing in 12th position, four points above the relegation zone. Hodgson becomes the third Premier League manager to be axed this season after Chris Hughton at Newcastle and Sam Allardyce at Blackburn. EPL Managers have such a short life span these days. The owners, club chairman and board of directors only want fast results and the team has to win in every matches. Any losing matches – 5 in a row – will see the manager being fired. And Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is hardly the most patient of all owners in town; having fired Jose Mourinho, Luiz Felipe Scolari & Avram Grant within the last 2 years. The only survivors are Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger. I don't think its a healthy culture for the team, the players, the sport itself and for the working environment. Losing matches is part of the sport. It fluctuates. What happen to the re-building process and second chances? Hiring a new manager and re-adapting is only a short-term solution.

Dalglish steps in for his second stint in the Anfield hot seat, his first spell between 1985 and 1991 has harvested three league titles and two FA Cup titles. I hope that Kenny will bring in his considerable experience to the position and provide management and leadership for the rest of the season. It’s not easy to manage a club with such an incredible history, such embedded tradition and such an amazing set of fans. Similarly, the Liverpool players themselves need to stand up & be counted. The big players like Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Joe Cole, Dirk Kyut and Jamie Carragher in particular seem increasingly disenchanted and the Reds are insipid if these players are not on song. Liverpool right now desperately need a fixer and a groomer for the future.