Hodgson admits to playing unfit Sturridge.

I tested Daniel Sturridge's resolve by playing him unfit, admits Roy Hodgson

Roy Hodgson has admitted that he tested Daniel Sturridge's commitment to England by picking him against Germany last month even though the striker was not completely fit.

The Liverpool striker played 90 minutes for England in the 1-0 defeat at Wembley but has since been ruled out of action for two months with an ankle ligament problem. Hodgson said that the subsequent injury was different to the dead leg that was plaguing the player in the lead-in to the internationals against Chile and Germany.

In the summer, Sturridge had been forced to pull out of England's trip to Brazil for a friendly in June and had missed the August friendly against Scotland, as well as the two September World Cup qualifiers. He was back in the team for the final qualifying victories over Montenegro and Ukraine but faced with losing him again for the Germany game, Hodgson said that he tested the player's "resolve".

Hodgson said: "The good thing for me about that was that he did get out there. Dan has pulled out of a few matches with us for injury reasons. He has been unlucky with injuries. The first game he [started, against Ireland in May] he got injured.
"It was important for me to test his resolve a little bit. I might have been guilty of putting that resolve to the test, but I don't apologise for it. And I am delighted he did get out there, even though he maybe didn't feel 100 per cent, because that means in future I will know I can trust him as an England player and he is not going to be playing when he feels like it, he is going to be playing when he's fit to play."

In his press conference before the match, Sturridge himself conceded that he was suffering from a "lingering" thigh injury but would do his best nonetheless.

Hodgson flies to Salvador in Brazil today ahead of the World Cup draw on Friday for next summer's tournament, but he said it was the prospect of playing games in the north of the country, in tropical conditions, that concerned him more than the opposition. England will be seeded in the second tier, meaning they will face one of the highest-ranked nations in the world.

Potentially the most challenging venue is the Amazonia Arena in Manaus, where June temperatures are in excess of 30C, higher than more southerly cities. Hodgson said: "The venues we play in do worry me more than the opponents. Playing Argentina is a problem any time because they are a good team but I think there's definitely going to be climatic conditions which will be problematic for teams, not least of all the northern European sides.

"Manaus will be a difficult venue for everyone including Argentinians, Chileans and Colombians but for northern European players it will be a little bit harder. You have a better chance if you get one of the venues where the climate is kinder. I'm not an expert on the venue... but I'm just mouthing what everybody who has been following it has been saying. Manaus is the place ideally to avoid and Porto Alegre is the place to get."

At the end of the season, England will play a send-off game at Wembley, then two friendlies in the United States, one against the US – providing they are not drawn in the same World Cup group again – in New York or Chicago, and another against a South American side in Miami. Hodgson said he was giving great consideration to making sure the players did not burn out during the build-up.

"I don't know the details of the [Jonathan] Trott situation but it doesn't surprise me that players get stress-related problems. Representing your country... is not an easy situation. We will do our very best to avoid it."

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/i-tested-daniel-sturridges-resolve-by-playing-him-unfit-admits-roy-hodgson-8978787.html

Speechless, I hope we sue the FA for loss of earnings when it comes to the end of the season.

Not even a vital game, a stupid friendly.

The utter incompetence of the man and organisation is limitless.

I tested Daniel Sturridge's resolve by playing him unfit, admits Roy Hodgson

Roy Hodgson has admitted that he tested Daniel Sturridge's commitment to England by picking him against Germany last month even though the striker was not completely fit.

The Liverpool striker played 90 minutes for England in the 1-0 defeat at Wembley but has since been ruled out of action for two months with an ankle ligament problem. Hodgson said that the subsequent injury was different to the dead leg that was plaguing the player in the lead-in to the internationals against Chile and Germany.

In the summer, Sturridge had been forced to pull out of England's trip to Brazil for a friendly in June and had missed the August friendly against Scotland, as well as the two September World Cup qualifiers. He was back in the team for the final qualifying victories over Montenegro and Ukraine but faced with losing him again for the Germany game, Hodgson said that he tested the player's "resolve".

Hodgson said: "The good thing for me about that was that he did get out there. Dan has pulled out of a few matches with us for injury reasons. He has been unlucky with injuries. The first game he [started, against Ireland in May] he got injured.
"It was important for me to test his resolve a little bit. I might have been guilty of putting that resolve to the test, but I don't apologise for it. And I am delighted he did get out there, even though he maybe didn't feel 100 per cent, because that means in future I will know I can trust him as an England player and he is not going to be playing when he feels like it, he is going to be playing when he's fit to play."

In his press conference before the match, Sturridge himself conceded that he was suffering from a "lingering" thigh injury but would do his best nonetheless.

Hodgson flies to Salvador in Brazil today ahead of the World Cup draw on Friday for next summer's tournament, but he said it was the prospect of playing games in the north of the country, in tropical conditions, that concerned him more than the opposition. England will be seeded in the second tier, meaning they will face one of the highest-ranked nations in the world.

Potentially the most challenging venue is the Amazonia Arena in Manaus, where June temperatures are in excess of 30C, higher than more southerly cities. Hodgson said: "The venues we play in do worry me more than the opponents. Playing Argentina is a problem any time because they are a good team but I think there's definitely going to be climatic conditions which will be problematic for teams, not least of all the northern European sides.

"Manaus will be a difficult venue for everyone including Argentinians, Chileans and Colombians but for northern European players it will be a little bit harder. You have a better chance if you get one of the venues where the climate is kinder. I'm not an expert on the venue... but I'm just mouthing what everybody who has been following it has been saying. Manaus is the place ideally to avoid and Porto Alegre is the place to get."

At the end of the season, England will play a send-off game at Wembley, then two friendlies in the United States, one against the US – providing they are not drawn in the same World Cup group again – in New York or Chicago, and another against a South American side in Miami. Hodgson said he was giving great consideration to making sure the players did not burn out during the build-up.

"I don't know the details of the [Jonathan] Trott situation but it doesn't surprise me that players get stress-related problems. Representing your country... is not an easy situation. We will do our very best to avoid it."

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/i-tested-daniel-sturridges-resolve-by-playing-him-unfit-admits-roy-hodgson-8978787.html

Speechless, I hope we sue the FA for loss of earnings when it comes to the end of the season.

Not even a vital game, a stupid friendly.

The utter incompetence of the man and organisation is limitless.

Hodgson the basta*d is still getting back at us for giving him the boot.

One of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen admitted by a manager.

Hopefully we seek compensation from the F.A. for this admission. Hodgson simply further highlighting what an incompetent fool he is. If he believes that's how you test someone's resolve then I have no words to describe how stupid he is.

And its bang out of order on Studge. The Owl faced tw*t basically put him in an awkward position there.

Can England be in the same group as Uruguay in Friday's draw? How I'd F***ing love to see Luis score a goal that put them out of the competition. Talk about getting one back on The FA. Priceless.

His idiocy Knows no bounds. Embarrassing as a national manager.

Hodgson still suffers from foot in mouth disease shocker.

www.savetheowls.com

Endangered species Roy Hodgson last night showed last night he is still suffering from foot in mouth disease, the current Engurland and former Liverpool Owl continued his long line of gaffes by inisiting he played an unfit Daniel Sturridge to test his resolve. The senile Dementia Owl face c**t has a long and severe history of foot in mouth disease and this statement follows such classics as 'If Sir Alex makes a bid for Torres, I will on be too pleased to suck him off as he's my best fwiend'.

Liverpool fans are now pissing themselves laughing at the daft c**t as he could have left the English FA in a precarious position given Daniel Sturridge's injury

Much preferred my report, do you think I could have a career in journalism ?

Hodgson still suffers from foot in mouth disease shocker.

www.savetheowls.com

Endangered species Roy Hodgson last night showed last night he is still suffering from foot in mouth disease, the current Engurland and former Liverpool Owl continued his long line of gaffes by inisiting he played an unfit Daniel Sturridge to test his resolve. The senile Dementia Owl face C**t has a long and severe history of foot in mouth disease and this statement follows such classics as 'If Sir Alex makes a bid for Torres, I will on be too pleased to suck him off as he's my best fwiend'.

Liverpool fans are now pissing themselves laughing at the daft c**t as he could have left the English FA in a precarious position given Daniel Sturridge's injury

Much preferred my report, do you think I could have a career in journalism ?

Like it I would subscribe 

Unbelievable! Why he was ever appointed I will never understand.
This was an unimportant friendly, beggars belief that he would risk a player who was injured. He also put Danny in an impossible situation.

The man is a buffoon and it would be funny if he wasn;t so serious.

He F***ing hates us.

 What a fuc*in useless clown
  So he knew he was not fit and played him, not for 5/10/20/45 mins but for the whole game
  The FA should take action, with his comments he is admitting he did not play the best 11 available at the moment ( apart from LFC should ASK for answers on this sh*T)

   And

   If he was not fit, did LFC knew this, if yes, why did they let him join the england squad?
   If he was not fit,  why did Daniel  accepted to play ( does that make him a good professional?)
   If he was not fit, and  roy admitted it, and played him for that long ..does this make him a good manager?

    LFC should ask these questions and more to themselves -to the player ,to Hodgson and to the FA for answers

 this is unprofessionalism IMHO
 

 YNWA

What a w@nker.

Well, he couldn't of gotten any lower in my estimation of him as a man so he stays where he is, rock F***ing bottom.

Well if either Roy or Brendan needed to test him they've got their answer and between them have conspired to put him out of the game during a very important period of fixtures.

Yes I do blame Brendan as much as the owl.  His comments after the derby regarding Danny not pushing himself in training after playing in said pointless friendly has pushed Danny to injure himself whilst training.

All in all great work from the pair of them 

Well if either Roy or Brendan needed to test him they've got their answer and between them have conspired to put him out of the game during a very important period of fixtures.

Yes I do blame Brendan as much as the owl.  His comments after the derby regarding Danny not pushing himself in training after playing in said pointless friendly has pushed Danny to injure himself whilst training.

All in all great work from the pair of them 

Agree Debs.

Sturridge wants to be out there next summer and didnt want to say no to the Owl. Undue pressure.
Brendan should have known better.
Hes read Ferguson's book about the envelopes.

Forgot the bit about F***ing off the FA when he wanted to.

I've never called a former Reds manager names before, but Roy you are officially a grade 1 w**ker!
Hope you lose all 3 group games.

"It was important for me to test his resolve a little bit. I might have been guilty of putting that resolve to the test, but I don't apologise for it."

Sounds like a wee man with a God complex.

Well at least he didn't visit flood, famine or pestilence, on us, just to test our faith. No, wait... 

What a d*ck

This controversial ,shameful,irresponsable, f*ckin staement by the england owl boss himself PISSED me more than the loss to hull

 This is a man who many(outsideLFC) call an honest,genuine and gentleman,
 
 has it crossed anyone mind tha roy's intentions were not in the england team, the FA or the player's best, but to get at the club that sacked him after 6 months???


 a*shole



 

If owl face wants to play, players who are not fit in a friendly it's time Brendan grew a pair of balls like a certain team not 30 miles away, who would not put up with owl face playing any of there's in the same situation

I can't believe what I read today, it was a friendly and he goes and does this what an absolute b311 end. Sooner we adopt the old Fergie tactics for international friendlies the better if this is how our players are going to be treated!

Can't put into words how much I detest the bloke, average coach at best who must pinch himself every time he wakes up at the jobs he's got and had. Come to think of it he reminds me very much of the gaffer at my work in that respect.

And I am delighted he did get out there, even though he maybe didn't feel 100 per cent, because that means in future I will know I can trust him as an England player and he is not going to be playing when he feels like it, he is going to be playing when he's fit to play."

Wonder if this applies to Rooney when he next has a knock and doesn't play for England.

More of a COCK than an Owl !!!
How the FA have any faith in him whatsoever that he's gonna bring that trophy back from Brazil next year has to be the biggest joke since Gazza started whinging at Italia 90...
Why couldn't he wait till the arranged friendly against Denmark in March to asses his squad?.. and no doubt the couple of other friendlies that will crop up before they jet out with their suntan lotions..
UNF***INBELIEVABLE !!
Three Lions on the shirt? What a F**kin joke !!

Whatever about playing when not fit in competitive match, this was just a friendly against a 2nd string Germany. If I was Daniel I'd be pretty pissed off with Hodgson and his 'mind-games-for-5-year-olds' antics.

Imagine how much the FA would have kicked off if in the last game of the season we played Sturridge with an injury and jeopardised his chances of playing at the World Cup.

Wait, I forgot, the FA are a bunch of useless tw*ts

I don't give a F**k nor am I surprised that the withered old helmet did this, frankly I wouldn't expect any better of him because I know the type of character this shithouse of a man is, he managed my club for, what felt like, an eternity.

The question we ask ourselves now is, what are we going to do differently this time about getting bummed by the FA (which I'm now pretty much convinced stands for F***ing AMATEURS)?

The man is still doing damage to our prospects of being a successful club once again ' despite he is no longer manager here.

What a royal c**t

What a complete bell end. His actions could cost us 4th.

Sue the old pr**k and the FA. Disgraceful!

One from the archives.

Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson angry over Gerrard injury


Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson said he was "disappointed and a little bit angry" about losing Steven Gerrard to an injury suffered in an England friendly.

The Reds captain faces three to four weeks out because of a grade two hamstring tear suffered in England's 2-1 defeat by France on Wednesday.

The 30-year-old went off after 84 minutes despite Liverpool requesting that he only play for an hour.

Hodgson said he and Gerrard wanted to draw a line under the matter.

The former Fulham boss stated: "As Liverpool manager I am frustrated and disappointed to lose such an important player for such a long period of time.

"Anything I say - other than I am disappointed and even a little bit angry about it - would be dishonest.

"But I know Steven, as an important player for club and country, is keen to put a tin lid on the matter.

"He is disappointed and sad too but he is going to do everything he can to get back to fitness as quickly as possible."

Hodgson was also rocked by Friday's news that midfielder Jay Spearing faces up to six weeks on the sidelines after suffering an ankle injury in training.

The 21-year-old turned his ankle and cracked a small bone just above the ankle in his fibia, ruining his hopes of making his first Premier League start against West Ham on Saturday.

England boss Fabio Capello has said he would speak with Hodgson to sympathise about the Gerrard situation but did not intend to apologise.

The Italian said he kept Gerrard on the pitch longer than intended against the French because he needed an experienced player on the pitch as Rio Ferdinand and Gareth Barry had been substituted because of injury at half-time.

However, at his Friday news conference, Hodgson confirmed the meeting was yet to take place.

"I don't expect apologies from anyone and I'm not prepared to add any fuel to the fire," he added.

If Gerrard is sidelined for four weeks he will miss matches against West Ham, Tottenham, Steaua Bucharest, Aston Villa, Newcastle and FC Utrecht.

The absence of such an influential player is a massive blow to the Reds as they look to turn around a disappointing start to the season in which they have only won four of their first 13 Premier League games.

After the game on Wednesday Liverpool fitness coach Darren Burgess criticised Capello and England on social media website Twitter for their extended use of Gerrard, although the posts were subsequently deleted.

"Unbelievable from all associated with England and English FA with regard to SGs [Steven Gerrard's] injury. Completely ignored agreement and past history," his first tweet read.

"Completely amateurish and now we pay for their incompetence. Absolutely disgraceful."

Liverpool will be compensated financially for the loss of their skipper as the FA's insurance policy will cover his wages for the weeks he misses because of an injury picked up on international duty.

However, Gerrrard's absence leaves Liverpool short in central midfield for the game against West Ham as Lucas Leiva will be suspended, while Christian Poulsen has struggled to adapt to the Premier League after his summer move from Serie A side Juventus and Spearing is now injured.

Playmaker Joe Cole is also sidelined as he recovers from the hamstring strain picked up at Bolton on 31 October.

However, Hodgson has been boosted by better news on strikers Fernando Torres and Dirk Kuyt, and defenders Martin Skrtel and Glen Johnson.

Torres played the second half of Spain's defeat by Portugal after picking up an ankle injury last Saturday in the loss at Stoke.

Netherlands international Kuyt, Slovakia centre-back Skrtel and England right-back Johnson did not go on international duty as they recovered from injury and all four should be fit to face the Hammers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/9206129.stm

Interesting change of tune eh Roy?

Cuuuuuuuuuuunt!

What an absolute Cretin this man is, he simply endangered a players career to what , prove a point, he is for me probably the most incompetent fool in English football but yet the equally incompetent FA hire him to mis-manage their national team,

Is it any wonder therefore that most countries laugh at them and many hate their sheer arrogance, 'we are England' we expect preferential treatment,

In the world of Hodgeland where no one else matters except me and what I bewieve,

Me thinks the loons have taken over the asylum, and it won't be long before the white coats arrive.


YNWA

Don't keep talking Roy.

A total fraud of a manager, and in using that title I belittle every professional who has ever stood on a touchline.

I cannot put into words how much I hate this F***ing owl face tw*t.

Hodgson is a blert-extra-ordinaire. But I bet there were plenty kissing this shill's behind when he was here.

Moving on, its hardly surprising that Sturridge or indeed one of our "essential players" (Mignolet, Suarez, Sturridge... perhaps Gerrard) is out for a significant length of time.

Fenway invested v little in the 1st 2 windows. They spat in our faces by scamming Rodgers on 2nd Sumer (ie forcing Carroll out, then refusing to stump an extra mil for striking cover). And this Summer again was a complete joke, with cheapos, also rans forming the overwhelming bulk of the signings.

Really a club like Liverpool should have 4 or 5 decent strikers. Aspas is a 5th or even 6th striker at very, very, VERY best. So we now have ONE acceptable striker ie Luis who infact isn't even a striker first and foremost but actually a deep lying forward.

I think it also reflects on the FA considering Rodgers to be a little lightweight and inexperienced in these matters. Would that Scotch c**t Fergutwat have let Sturridge out, in the same position? I v much doubt it.

Moral of the story, you cant be remotely serious with just 2.1 strikers on the books. Even in the 80s and 90s, we'd have more than that. And football is an INFINITELY more squad orientated game these days.

Very worrying times. Our challenge for 4th could even be finished before the window opens.
Dont wanna say "I told you so", but....