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Roy Hodgson promises to learn from England’s World Cup mistakes Roy Hodgson promises to learn from England’s World Cup mistakes
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Roy Hodgson has vowed to learn from England’s mistakes at the World Cup but will not have to submit a formal report on what went wrong to the Football Association. Roy Hodgson has vowed to learn from England’s mistakes at the World Cup but will not have to submit a formal report on what went wrong to the Football Association.
At their former base overlooking São Conrado beach, the rooms once inhabited by the squad and the FA’s 80-plus support staff have been filled by French fans and officials as the World Cup moves on without England.At their former base overlooking São Conrado beach, the rooms once inhabited by the squad and the FA’s 80-plus support staff have been filled by French fans and officials as the World Cup moves on without England.
The well-appointed Urca military base at the foot of Sugarloaf mountain, in the end home to just seven training sessions, lay deserted as the players flew into Manchester and Luton to be met only by a fleet of cars booked to ferry them home.The well-appointed Urca military base at the foot of Sugarloaf mountain, in the end home to just seven training sessions, lay deserted as the players flew into Manchester and Luton to be met only by a fleet of cars booked to ferry them home.
Hodgson repeated his intention to stay on as manager, in contrast to the Italian coach Cesare Prandelli who offered to fall on his sword after his side also went out at the group stage. “He’s been there a long time. The FA have asked me to continue. They want me to continue. I’m very happy that they want me to continue,” Hodgson said.Hodgson repeated his intention to stay on as manager, in contrast to the Italian coach Cesare Prandelli who offered to fall on his sword after his side also went out at the group stage. “He’s been there a long time. The FA have asked me to continue. They want me to continue. I’m very happy that they want me to continue,” Hodgson said.
“I think there is an interesting group of players here to work with. I get no feeling whatsoever that any of them will want me to resign. I don’t want to be compared to other people. The reason I’m staying on is that I’m not a quitter.”“I think there is an interesting group of players here to work with. I get no feeling whatsoever that any of them will want me to resign. I don’t want to be compared to other people. The reason I’m staying on is that I’m not a quitter.”
Even before England’s final group game, a drab 0-0 draw with Costa Rica that left them with just one point from three matches, the FA chairman, Greg Dyke, had reassured Hodgson he would keep his job regardless. Even before England’s final group game, a drab 0-0 draw with Costa Rica that left them with just one point from three matches, the FA chairman, Greg Dyke, had reassured Hodgson he would keep his job regardless.
“I believe in this team and that the FA seriously want me to keep doing this job, as do the players,” Hodgson said. “So therefore I will continue to do it and I’ll try to lead the team to Euro 2016 and try to get some good results.”“I believe in this team and that the FA seriously want me to keep doing this job, as do the players,” Hodgson said. “So therefore I will continue to do it and I’ll try to lead the team to Euro 2016 and try to get some good results.”
Hodgson will not have to prepare a formal report for the FA board, as used to be the case, but there will instead be an “ongoing dialogue” with the Club England board – chairman Greg Dyke, general secretary Alex Horne and managing director Adrian Bevington.Hodgson will not have to prepare a formal report for the FA board, as used to be the case, but there will instead be an “ongoing dialogue” with the Club England board – chairman Greg Dyke, general secretary Alex Horne and managing director Adrian Bevington.
Hodgson is planning to sit down with his coaching team before England’s first Euro 2016 qualifier with Switzerland – a campaign for which the FA will now have to work hard to generate enthusiasm and fill Wembley – and review what has gone wrong. “We will all sit down together before we start our next campaign to ask what did we learn from the World Cup, what did we learn about our players, what did we learn about the way we want to play?” Hodgson said. “What do we think we can push forward and if we made any glaring mistakes then what can we do to make sure we don’t make them again?”Hodgson is planning to sit down with his coaching team before England’s first Euro 2016 qualifier with Switzerland – a campaign for which the FA will now have to work hard to generate enthusiasm and fill Wembley – and review what has gone wrong. “We will all sit down together before we start our next campaign to ask what did we learn from the World Cup, what did we learn about our players, what did we learn about the way we want to play?” Hodgson said. “What do we think we can push forward and if we made any glaring mistakes then what can we do to make sure we don’t make them again?”
Hodgson, two years into a four-year contract, admitted England had been found out by the brutality of tournament competition. “In the World Cup and major competitions the result fashions everything. Where we’ve fallen badly foul here is the results in our first two games, or even three games because we didn’t win. We haven’t got the results that would have maybe given us the chance to find some good things to say about our performances. I accept that. It’s part and parcel of football and part and parcel of the business.”Hodgson, two years into a four-year contract, admitted England had been found out by the brutality of tournament competition. “In the World Cup and major competitions the result fashions everything. Where we’ve fallen badly foul here is the results in our first two games, or even three games because we didn’t win. We haven’t got the results that would have maybe given us the chance to find some good things to say about our performances. I accept that. It’s part and parcel of football and part and parcel of the business.”
Hodgson again defended England’s meticulous preparation and said that the “determination, spirit and desire” of the team against Costa Rica could not be questioned despite the match being a dead rubber. He also defended the decision to bring Steve Peters, the well-regarded sports psychiatrist who has been the target of criticism in some quarters, to Brazil.Hodgson again defended England’s meticulous preparation and said that the “determination, spirit and desire” of the team against Costa Rica could not be questioned despite the match being a dead rubber. He also defended the decision to bring Steve Peters, the well-regarded sports psychiatrist who has been the target of criticism in some quarters, to Brazil.
Peters, he said, had been “very good” and made an important contribution. “He hasn’t played a major part in terms of global team talks but he’s been very good with the individual players and the ones he works with.”Peters, he said, had been “very good” and made an important contribution. “He hasn’t played a major part in terms of global team talks but he’s been very good with the individual players and the ones he works with.”
As he focuses on how to bring through a new generation of players, Hodgson also repeated his plea to Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard not to retire from international football altogether. “I’m not asking them to do anything they don’t want to do. If the question is ‘could they still play a part’ then obviously the answer is yes,” he said “They probably could, but they are under no pressure whatsoever from me and I will accept whatever decisions they come up with.”As he focuses on how to bring through a new generation of players, Hodgson also repeated his plea to Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard not to retire from international football altogether. “I’m not asking them to do anything they don’t want to do. If the question is ‘could they still play a part’ then obviously the answer is yes,” he said “They probably could, but they are under no pressure whatsoever from me and I will accept whatever decisions they come up with.”