Roy had a pop at Joe Cole as Liverpool's reserves flopped
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GET A GRIP ... Roy has his sayLiverpool 0 - 0 Utrecht
ROY HODGSON had a pop at Joe Cole as Liverpool's reserves flopped in this Europa League bore.
Boss Hodgson said of the stuttering wide man: "He knows he is better than that and he knows he can do better than that.
"He sets himself high standards and I'm sure he came off the field feeling it was not the performance he wanted to give."
The former Chelsea man was one of the few senior players on show as Hodgson made TEN changes from the team that lost at Newcastle on Saturday.
But Cole struggled and missed a late chance. He has one goal in his first 16 games for Liverpool.
COLE ... floppedHodgson added: "Players like Joe play on very small margins.
"If he had struck the shot less well he would probably have scored."
Cole was by no means the only player who failed to deliver.
And Kop boss Hodgson was twice forced to apologise on a disappointing night at Anfield.
Liverpool go through as Group K winners, and discover their last-32 opponents tomorrow, but their sluggish performance will have failed to scare any Euro rivals.
Hodgson had stated on the eve of the game he would unleash star striker Fernando Torres.
But he apologised BEFORE kick-off after deciding to leave the Spanish hitman on the bench.
And Hodgson apologised AFTER a flat performance by his troops.
Hodgson added: "We are all a bit disappointed by the game. It wasn't for the want of trying or that we weren't interested.
"It was disappointing that with so many new people watching us, we couldn't produce a real performance for them.
"It wasn't a classic but Utrecht play really well away from home, keep the ball and cause problems."
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a lot of english players are overrated. joe cole, glen johnson, carrick, jenas, carlton cole....wah hype and crap goes hand in hand.
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well, this was a game that needs no winners and just a walk-about, and most players did it.. so..
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Originally posted by Rock^Star:
a lot of english players are overrated. joe cole, glen johnson, carrick, jenas, carlton cole....wah hype and crap goes hand in hand.
well, in an obscure way, imagine these english players having a minimum wages/value, and the FA is protecting their local markets. we all know what happens when everything evens, FTs!!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by iceFatboy:
well, in an obscure way, imagine these english players having a minimum wages/value, and the FA is protecting their local markets. we all know what happens when everything evens, FTs!!!!!!!!!
imagine these english players spending 2 years in army and are liable for ns call ups