Hodgson - I dont know why I'm here; smint?

[Buzzo]

England getting over hyped after a good win in a meaningless pre-tournament friendly.

...haven't seen that before.

[EwarWoo]

TBF if it was us doing the same against Barca in a friendly there'd be plenty getting carried away

[Fosterbloke]

Vardy is like a footballing chicken, I swear he even bobs his head when he runs!

Can't deny he has a killer instinct though, fair play to him for that.

On that showing it's clear why we should bin Henderson and Lallana, and perhaps even look at a replacement for Clyne in the near future. None of them excelled.

Of the starting line-up, four players from Spurs, three from us, one each from Chelsea, Arsenal and Stoke and lastly one from Man Utd.

[baitman]

Just watch the press label this the greatest Easter comeback since Jesus.

[RichC]

Vardy is like a footballing chicken, I swear he even bobs his head when he runs!

Can't deny he has a killer instinct though, fair play to him for that.

On that showing it's clear why we should bin Henderson and Lallana, and perhaps even look at a replacement for Clyne in the near future. None of them excelled.

Of the starting line-up, four players from Spurs, three from us, one each from Chelsea, Arsenal and Stoke and lastly one from Man Utd.

Aye, terrible ball in from Clyne for the Vardy goal, useless.

It was a meaningless international friendly , not sure you can or should use as a benchmark on who should and should not stay - different systems, players and well manager than what we will be seeing week in week out at Liverpool next season. Hendo might go but I very much doubt the other two will and for fairly good reason

[Saveloy]

Fair play to Hodgson. You can say what you like about him but his teams are always greater than the sum of their parts. IMO that's the manager's job in a nutshell

That's down to both the depth of football experience a manager has and also his breadth of experience - the span of different countries and even different continents he's managed in , absorbing different footballing philosophies, formations and tactical innovations, not only getting a broad footballing education but having a lifelong commitment to learning of all kinds and being exposed to thinkers like Wittgenstein, Kirkegaard, Hegel and Osborne.

That can't fail to rub off on your Milners and your Wellbecks and even someone like the young boy Rashford who is a marvellous young boy but you really can't trust him to keep possession properly yet and he's been told to work on that ahead of the Euros so he doesn't let the country down.

[Vermilion]

Just watch the press label this the greatest Easter comeback since Jesus.

[Reece]

Said it before but Hodgson is doing a good job with England. Can't be denied IMO

Oh yes it can

Given the piss easy qualification process he can only be judged in tournaments and the one he has been involved with so far should have seen him sacked.

Two isn't it? Wasn't he in charge for the last Euros where we lost to Italy on pens?

Yep, as soon as they get into a competitive situation they fall apart and Roy falls back into his negative tactics.

Yep.

It's all well and good looking good in qualifying but the two tournaments he's been in charge for have been pretty awful. Surely that's the measuring stick for international managers?

Sven used to qualify easily and would then actually make a half decent showing in the tournament yet he got ridiculed.

[Vermilion]

How long has he been there? (feels like decades!) and his best moment is a meaningless win in a friendly.

Roy Hodgson said England's comeback win against World Cup holders Germany was his "finest night as England manager".

If only they had a 'Friendly World Cup/Euro's' England would be fine.

[Chazza]

Two isn't it? Wasn't he in charge for the last Euros where we lost to Italy on pens?

I, like the press, don't count that one as it was referred to as a 'free hit'

Christ he has been in the job for 4 years.

What would be a success at the Euros then? Given it is practically impossible to not get out of the group they have to be looking at the Semis minimum?

[Roboklopp]

Just watch the press label this the greatest Easter comeback since Jesus.

[ChesterDave]

I, like the press, don't count that one as it was referred to as a 'free hit'

Christ he has been in the job for 4 years.

What would be a success at the Euros then? Given it is practically impossible to not get out of the group they have to be looking at the Semis minimum?

It is so much more difficult to plot potential paths with the variety of third place finishes available but if I remember correctly we have a potential collission course with Spain in the quarters. If he gets past Spain he'll be bloody knighted

[Cormack74]

Only a friendly but still a decent result and an enjoyable game to watch, enhanced as ever by the joy that Woy brings with his superb and ongoing imitation of someone who's been released from secure accommodation.

[Tee]

I look at the obvious things, defence still needs work but going forward the football is good on the eye and we look very dangerous. No doubts there has been a big improvement since the WC and I expect us to be the dark horses this summer.

[Bender]

Friendlies should not ever ever be considered a indicator for anything