Certainly it is a brave stance to take at a time when the pressure on his head shows no sign of dissipating.
Another untimely Premier League defeat last Sunday, followed by the tough FA Cup draw against Manchester United, suddenly make the UEFA Cup Liverpool’s most likely source of silverware this season.
Hodgson, though, is happy to take whatever happens tonight on the chin. “I am never afraid of results,†he said. “ Whatever happens, I will have to live with it.â€