Crystal Palace manager Hodgson turns on reporter: You're trying to hurt me

Football
29 Dec 2023 • 12:46 PM MYT
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Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson has been unimpressed with questions directed at him.

The veteran head coach was unhappy at the manner of his team's 2-1 loss to Chelsea, given the Blues earned a late penalty in the game.

Hodgson then accused a reporter of trying to hurt him during a post-game interview with Amazon Prime Video.

He stated: "Of course it is a concern. It is always a concern when you are not winning matches and we are not winning matches at the moment.

"But it would be even more of a concern if I thought the team was playing poorly, if I didn't think the players were working as hard as they are, showing the spirit they are showing, that would be much more of a concern.

"And don't forget our last four games have been at home to Liverpool, away to Manchester City, at home to Brighton and away to Chelsea

"So we're not exactly playing the teams in the area we are in the league.

"So once again you are trying to hurt me with the statistic, of course it hurts to be near the bottom of the table, it does.

"But it's a statistic, it would hurt me if we were bottom of the table after 38 games, but being near the bottom with 19 games to go, that doesn't hurt me anywhere near as much as you are perhaps trying to suggest it should."