Andy Gray on Everton and Liverpool's form

Every week, Betfair Football's star tipster Andy Gray will be picking out and answering his favourite question out of those he is asked on Twitter and Facebook. Here's his answer to this week's poser...

" Who is doing a better job this season; Moyes or Hodgson?
" - @empireofthekop

To answer that question I think we may have to wait till after the weekend. If Liverpool win the Merseyside derby on Sunday afternoon, it's arguably Hodgson simply because of the magnitude of this game and what it means to the football club and the fans. But if it ends in a draw or an Everton win, I guess you'd have to say Moyes, though the truth of the matter is that neither has started the season well at all.

At least in Moyes' case we can see a group of men playing like a team, with a good idea of what they're actually trying to do and how to go about executing it; they just haven't been able to convert chances into goals and get the points that at times they've probably deserved. If a Louis Saha or a Jermaine Beckford all of a sudden get on a little run of scoring goals, Everton's fortunes could change drastically.

All of which is a stark contrast to Liverpool. For the umpteenth season in a row, the manager, the players and the fans are all relying on Steven Gerrard to produce the magic and inspiration whilst Fernando Torres is given the task of coming up with the goals. Fantastic players though they both are, it's a lot of pressure to put on the shoulders of anyone and Hodgson has to have to a Plan B to turn to when the pair are injured or out of form.

This team is a work in progress right now but when you're in charge of a team like Liverpool, the manager has to come up with solutions sooner rather than later.

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Published: 14 Oct 2010

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