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HODGSON APOLOGIZE DEFEAT NORTHAMPTON




From time to lead the team next summer hours, Mr. Hodgson is still difficult for Liverpool.

Liverpool coach Roy Hodgson said sorry 4-2 defeat in the Carling Cup prize after shootout before Northampton and called it "one big setbacks."

Red team, which had in hand five points after five matches in the Premiership, the team lost the League Two table after the 2-2 draw at the time.

He said: "We have first class competitor in the tournament. No matter what happened, did not win is very bad."

"It was a setback for the club, one of many steps to go down that we are facing at this time."

Mr Hodgson Rafael Benitez replaced him in the position coach at Anfield last summer, but so far the team is struggling with unimpressive start in the Premier League.

He said: "I always knew that it was a difficult job, that's not good start, but football is like that. I'm disappointed, disappointed that I would have thought we could play better .

After a 3-2 defeat to Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday, Mr Hodgson had some lineup changes, but said the players selected to play well enough to lower the lowest ranked team in the tournament.

He said: "It is the players are put on the club, some very expensive and very popular. Maybe they do not know enough and clear as I see it is they themselves have not done enough to prove themselves. "

"Bitterness disappointed"

"When we have one team with the players being bought with a price, then the players will have the opportunity to show he is good player. Unfortunately, we were not strong enough to take down a Northampton."

Mr Hodgson said last only 15 minutes extra time, after being ahead 2-1, the new team showed some fighting spirit.

I accept responsibility for the've changed so many players in the squad. I do really think so because the players that I brought to play good enough to win, but they did not do that.

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He said: "All I can do is apologize and congratulate the people of Northampton. The fans have been waiting for a win and I hope that we will win, but that turned out not So. "

"The players in the team must take responsibility. I take responsibility for work has changed so many players in the squad. I really think so because the players that I brought to play good enough to win win, but they did not do that. "

"The conclusion is obvious perhaps I should not have changed many players but we should have enough to win."

"All of us must take responsibility. I'm just bitterly disappointed that the team that I put much faith do not reciprocate that trust, but only a couple of times they play good football."

There's little doubt about what comes after Milan Jovanovic put Liverpool ahead in the first 10 minutes.



 But to discuss the phase of Billy McKay and Michael Jacobs has made Northampton change the situation, before a single David Ngog equalized near the end of time at the end of injury time, prompting both sides to a draw in shootout .


From time to lead the team next summer hours, Mr. Hodgson is still difficult for Liverpool