In a Premier League relegation focus battle in the early hours of this morning, Burnley drew 0-0 with Watford, with both sides scoring one point each on the relegation road, which was also Hodgson's debut in charge of Watford. After losing to Norwich last month, Ranieri, who had only been in charge for four months, was sacked and Hodgson, 74, was killed, making Hodgson the oldest manager in Premier League history.
Hodgson left Crystal Palace, where he had been in charge for four seasons, but he did not choose to retire, and coaching Watford is likely to be the end of Hodgson's coaching career. Hodgson's coaching career began in 1976 with Sweden's Halmstad, during which time Hodgson coached in six different countries, with Watford being his 17th club and sixth Premier League club, with Burnley playing his 365th Premier League game.
Although Hodgson has not won any major championships, he still has a hand in leading the relegation team. For example, he replaced Fulham in the middle of the 07-08 season and eventually relegated with a goal difference advantage. Midway through the 10-11 season, he took over as 17th-placed West Brom and ended up in 11th place. In the 17-18 season, he took over the opening four consecutive defeats of Crystal Palace, and finally led the team to 11th place, and Crystal Palace has been in the middle of the last three seasons.
Hodgson's assistant Levington also entered Watford's coaching staff as an assistant coach, and he has been with Hodgson since 2007. It is worth mentioning that Levington was Watford's manager from 2002 to 2005, when Watford struggled in the Championship, but Levington led the team to the final four of the FA Cup and league cup. Today, Lewinton's return may be more reliable than Hodgson's.
After the Pozzo family bought Watford in 2012, they changed managers frequently, and Hodgson is already the 16th manager. If Hodgson can successfully help the team relegate this season, then we have to think about the new manager, after all, Hodgson is just a transition.