Ian Dennis is a senior football reporter.Last updated at 1 hour ago.During his career, he has managed 16 clubs and four senior national teams.Roy Hodgson is set to be the new manager of the Hornets.Since leaving Crystal Palace at the end of last season, the 74-year-old has been out of the game.He said at the time that he wanted to take a break but did not rule out a return at some point.The replacement for Ranieri should be given as much time as possible to work with the team before the crucial trip to fellow strugglers Burnley.When he was in charge of Udinese, he worked for the Pozzo family who owned the side.The oldest man to manage in the premier league left Palace in September of last year.The Eagles had lost their first four matches of the season without scoring a goal and he replaced Frank de Boer as manager.He guided Palace to 11th in the table despite losing his first three games in charge.
