BY common concensus, Roy Hodgson spoke well at his introductory press conference.
He was articulate, engaging and forthright. But which were the words he used most? Perhaps tellingly so?
Our specially constructed ‘Wordle’ – a text toy which gives greater prominence to spoken words that appear more frequently than others – shows that Roy is already a committed ‘Club’ man.
The word ‘club’ was the one he uttered easily the most throughout the press conference. And after all the factionalism and in-fighting that has bedevilled the Reds in recent seasons, perhaps there’s just a hint of comfort for supporters emerging here that, finally, those days might just be coming towards an end.
‘Liverpool’, and ‘players’ also figured highly, with perhaps a worryingly large presence of the word ‘anxious.’
But ‘club’ comes first – and maybe that’s as reassuring as it is revealing in a new era of hoped-for stability at Anfield.
