Axed manager Claudio Ranieri should have been given ‘more time’ and ‘more respect’ by Fulham following his departure after just 106 days in charge.
That’s according to Roy Hodgson, who has told talKSPORT he is very disappointed with his former club over their treatment of the Italian.
Premier League-winning Ranieri was hailed as a ‘risk-free’ appointment by Fulham owner Shad Khan when he replaced Slavisa Jokanovic in November – yet he lasted just three-and-a-half months after failing to spark a turnaround in form.
Claudio Ranieri replaced Slavisa Jokanovic as Fulham boss in November
The ex-Leicester boss won only three of his 17 games in charge at Fulham and has left with the club 19th in the table and a massive nine points from safety.
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Coaches have been sacked for less in today’s hire-and-fire climate, but Hodgson is not happy Fulham have decided to give Ranieri the boot so soon after his arrival.
“It’s very sad,” the Crystal Palace manager told talkSPORT at the London Football Awards.
“I was sad for Fulham football club because that’s not the way I’m happy to see them operate, and I’m very sad for Claudio Ranieri, whom I know well and I think deserves an enormous amount of respect.
“I think Claudio Ranieri deserves a little more respect on his return to the Premier League than getting two or three months before he is sent out again.
“Certainly everyone in England should have a lot of respect for him, because to win the league with Leicester so recently and to find yourself catapulted into a job and a team that is obviously struggling, and then find yourself catapulted out after two or three months, I think that’s very, very harsh.
“I’m disappointed for him and I’m disappointed that the club has felt it necessary to take that decision.”
Parker has taken charge until the end of the season
Scott Parker has been confirmed as Ranieri’s interim replacement, the ex-midfielder being handed his first managerial role just two years after his retirement.
And Hodgson has wished his former player good luck ahead of the Cottagers’ seemingly doomed relegation battle.
“All I can do is wish Scott Parker all the best there in his attempts, for however long he is going to be in charge, to get some points on the table,” added the ex-England boss.
“I’m pretty sure he understands he’s got a tough task ahead, because he’s already seen two coaches disappear in the space of just a few months.”
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