Hodgson faces familiar salvage job at Palace

Soccer Football - Crystal Palace - Roy Hodgson Press Conference - Beckenham Training Ground, London, Britain - September 15, 2017 Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Alan Walter

LONDON (Reuters) - Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson faces a familiar salvage operation as he bids to turn round the fortunes of a club who tried to introduce a new philosophy and got badly burned.

Frank de Boer’s attempt to bring "Total Football" to Selhust Park lasted 77 days and Palace immediately turned to a highly experienced manager in Hodgson who is no stranger to such situations.