Roy Hodgson has been speaking to the press ahead of his side’s game against Chelsea and he’s discussed the fans turning on him.
After the latest defeat last weekend, Roy Hodgson‘s position as Crystal Palace boss is on thin ice.
The Selhurst Park fanbase is extremely unhappy with the 76-year-old and there are serious conversations surrounding his replacement from reliable sources.
Now the boss has discussed the fanbase and their anger towards him in which he’s admitted that having the Palace fanbase unhappy with the team is the worst scenario.
Roy Hodgson reacts to Crystal Palace fans being discontent
Speaking to the press before Monday’s game against Chelsea, Hodgson has been discussing the fanbase and their protests as per Sky Sports.
He was asked whether seeing the fans turning on him was hurtful even after such a long career that he’s had in football.
“Yes. I mean we are in the business, we are in the job to A) try and coach a team to be the best team it can be and to win as many matches as it can and most importantly of all to give the fans something that they want to see and they can be proud of.
“When the fans have turned against us as they have that’s the worst possible scenario and you can understand it because we haven’t really got ourselves going after the Brentford game and kicked on from there with wins which they hope for. And we’ve had two heavy defeats but it’s a fact of life it’s a situation which is there, and we can’t change it.
“No words of mine or explanation is gonna change it that’s where we are and we’ve gotta get on with it and we’re doing the best we can for them but we understand that they at the moment are not too happy with the situation and they’re letting us know they’re not happy with the situation, we have to take that on board and take it on the chin because they’re right to do so, most importantly of all we certainly can’t do without them.”
What happened with Crystal Palace fans against Brighton?
For those unaware, after the defeat on Saturday, rightfully, fans were absolutely fuming with the outcome and persistent failings at the club.
This led centre-half Joachim Andersen to confront the angry Palace fans after becoming aggravated by their reactions post-game.
He ended up being dragged away by coach Paddy McCarthy but it was a real sign of the toxic atmosphere currently within Palace.
