Hodgson: Satisfied with the current personnel of the team, will not knock on the boss's door to ask for reinforcements

Recently, Watford's new manager Hodgson was interviewed by Sky Sports, in which he talked about the current situation of the team and said that he would not knock on the door of the team owner to ask him to sign players for the team.

Hodgson said: "My goal is to help Watford relegate this season and I am very happy to be able to do that with these players in the current team. Hodgson replaced Ranieri, who was sacked on Monday and spent three and a half months coaching at Watford. Watford are currently 19th in the Premier League table.

Asked about his plans for the winter window, Hodgson said he was delighted to be working with the players in the current squad. He said: "To be honest, I haven't met all the players in the team yet, because of the absence of some players and the African Cup of Nations. In theory, I think this team is still good, they have a lot of merit, and if they are not good enough, then those players will not get the opportunity to play for their country. We have about 5 months left at the moment and our goal is to succeed in relegation this season. ”

"Of course, if the owner of the team wants to bring in some players, of course I will do it to understand, but for now, I will not take the initiative to ask him to bring in reinforcements, it is still too early to do so. We have a lot of talented players in our squad, they come from South America, Europe and Africa, but to win games, it's not enough to have good players, you need to pinch them together and understand the characteristics of the different players and the roles they need to play. ”

Hodgson is the 15th manager since the Pozzo family bought Watford, and Ranieri was named manager of the team last October, but he has not led the team to the desired results. They lost 3-0 at home to Norwich in Friday's game, a defeat that brought them into relegation for the first time this season. Asked what has been said to the players so far, Hodgson said: "I didn't say much to them, I think what needs to be said should be left in the training session to tell them." Nobody wants relegation, we're in the best league in the world at the moment and that's where we want to stay. But to achieve that, we need to play the game well and win the game. ”

in Ralph