It is actually amazing how little, if any, criticism Hodgson has got for England's poor showing.
All I've heard is blaming coaching, grass roots, players, weather, and more or less everything but Roy Hodgson.
So true si and it's becoming even more stark the more you look at his influence. Just had a look at his England record. Cited from the BBC he has a win % rate of 48.4%, compared to his predecessor Capello's record of 66.7%.
Throughout qualifying for the World Cup his only away wins were recorded against Moldova and San Marino (the last away game he won in March 2013) - barely even semi pro teams. His last meaningful victory was an opportunistic one against Ukraine in Euro 2012 (who had a goal that was over the line yet never given). The guy CANNOT win on the road which I suspect is the reason why pretty much all of England's friendlies have been played at Wembley in the past couple years he's been manager. Even though he was unsuccessful at the end of the day, at least Fabio wasn't scared of taking England on the road, and against formidable opposition as well. Hodgson would sh*t himself if he was told to play France at the Stade de France or Germany at the Olympiastadion.
Of course this shouldn't be anything new. I remember a stat that was thrown out to us Liverpool fans at the start of Hodgson's awful time with us. During his career at Blackburn, Fulham and then the first couple of months with us, Hodgson had won just 6 out of 66 away games played in the Premier League.
When you start stripping away the layers of this man's record, to say it is appalling is an understatement.
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