Benítez slams Hodgson over Dalglish remarks

(GSM) – Former Liverpool boss Rafael Benítez has slammed his successor Roy Hodgson, after he made accusations about Benítez banning club legend Kenny Dalglish.

Benítez, who is back in England as his side Internazionale prepare to face Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League this week, was asked about Hodgson’s comments that he had banned Dalglish from the club’s training ground during his tenure.

The Spaniard, who was responsible for bringing back Dalglish to the club, issued a stinging response to the accusations suggesting that Hodgson should be more focused on his job.

“I think that Mr Hodgson, he doesn’t understand,” Benitez said.

“Every single press conference is even worse than the last one. He’s talking about things that he doesn’t know.

“And some people cannot see a priest on a mountain of sugar.

“Maybe he hasn’t been in Liverpool too long. We gave the fans their pride again. We fought for the fans, we fought for the club and we fought for our players.

“So maybe he cannot understand this.

“I brought back Kenny Dalglish to do a role in the club and Christian Purslow gave him another role.

“He (Hodgson) doesn’t know but I will explain it to him.

“So, instead of talking about the flips or the flops, he has to concentrate on his players, try to do his best.

“He has a good job to do.”

Once again defending his own record as Liverpool manager during a six-year reign that ended in the summer, Benítez continued: “They’ve signed nine players.

“With £10million net spending, I left that squad with £300million value, 13 internationals.

“So, instead of talking about flips and flops, he has to concentrate on his job, try to do his best and not talk about the level of his players or the new players.

“Concentrate, try to do your best because it will be the best for the club and it will be the best for the fans.”