When John Henry hired Terry Francona to replace Grady Little as Red Sox manager, simultaneously endorsing a different ideology following the 2003 season, the Red Sox won the World Series. After replacing Roy Hodgson with Kenny Dalglish as Liverpool manager, Henry is hoping for more of the same.
As the Reds slowly but surely make their way up the Premier League table, the decision to replace Hodgson with Dalglish keeps looking better and better.
"We wanted a 'caretaker,' and we wanted to change the type of football we were playing," Henry said, according to ESPN.com. We wanted it to be a more positive 'pass and move' philosophy, which would help stabilize the club.
"The team was playing in a way which wasn't suiting the club. It is early days yet, but I don't think we could have made a better choice. The fans can see that we are moving forward and that we are making changes. It's positive."
Still, despite his early successes as Liverpool's manager, Dalglish is still the interim boss — not necessarily the long-term replacement.
"I have never had a conversation with the owners beyond the conversation I had when I came in," Dalglish said. "That's where we stand at the moment and until there is more to discuss, that is where we are."
