Roy Hodgson thinks Sir Alex Ferguson would call him a “fool” for returning to Premier League management ahead of his Crystal Palace homecoming against Leicester on Saturday
It will be Hodgson’s first game since leaving Watford at the end of the 2021-22 season 10 months ago and it was generally assumed then that it would be his final job.
However, Hodgson returned to Palace where he worked from 2017-21, earlier this month to replace Patrick Vieira with a remit of keeping the club in the top-flight. “I would think if [Sir] Alex was to text me he’d be saying ‘what are you doing you fool?'” Hodgson quipped when asked whether other managers had reached out since he rejoined Palace.
“I’ve had lots of nice messages, I am fortunate as well I always get messages from abroad so yes that’s always a nice thing. “But again this is that nice period, training has been very enjoyable, I’ve really enjoyed being out there with the players, it’s been a very pleasant time. It hasn’t been enormously stressful because we haven’t lost a game yet, but the stress I’m afraid starts on Saturday.”
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