lets not forget he did sign Joe Cole (when spurs wanted him) And Raul Meirelles. 2 good signings (ok JC hasnt played much) but 2 good signings. other than that, not good enough to manage LFC! Played too negatively and body language of players told the story on the pitch!
Thats not what roy said?And to be fair if i were Joe i wouldnt even bother trying for a manager who talks about me like this;
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has claimed midfielder Joe Cole was not his signing.
Cole has made a disappointing start to life at Anfield following his summer departure from Premier League champions Chelsea.
And while Hodgson admits he gave the go-ahead for the signing, the former Fulham boss claims talks were already underway when he, himself, arrived on Merseyside.
Hodgson told The Times: “I was involved in the discussion with him, but the initiative and the desire to take Joe did come from (former managing director) Christian (Purslow) perhaps more so than myself because I wasn't in the position to say these are the players we should be targeting as I hadn't been offered the job at that point.
“I played my part in persuading him it was a good move, but I made it clear I couldn't promise him a certain position.
“I made it very clear Steven Gerrard was staying, and the competition for the one spot, if it was the one spot he wanted, was going to be very tough.
“He's not so much a player I can really take responsibility for. I'd have to share the responsibility for Joe, less so than for people like (Christian) Poulsen, (Raul) Meireles and (Paul) Konchesky, who are players I was quite happy to bring to the club.”
There have been suggestions that Cole’s poor form has been down to Hodgson playing him out of position, but the Reds boss insists the problem is not with positioning but with the player himself.
Hodgson added: “Joe is a midfield player, and what's the right position for a midfield player? Gerrard has played all over midfield for as long as I can remember.
“You'll have to ask him what isn't working. If he says, the only place he can play is behind the striker, he is limiting his chances of playing here.
“We also have Gerrard and Meireles who can play in that position, and we also have a situation where at the moment quite often we are playing with two strikers.
“I would be sad to hear him saying something like that, because he would be suggesting he can't do what he has done so often in the past for England and Chelsea, which is playing in a different position.
“Joe has to come to terms with the fact that he has come here after an unsuccessful period at Chelsea with high hopes of taking Liverpool by storm and unfortunately it's not happened. That's life.
“He should have great confidence in his ability as he is a very good footballer. As far as I am concerned, everything he has to say should be said on that patch of green grass.
“He should be convincing me and everyone watching that this is a player who can help Liverpool win things. And I think you couldn't say that has been the case so far.”
