Someone will pay for pauper show

Saint-Etienne, June 21: England manager Roy Hodgson vowed that a looming Euro 2016 opponent will “pay” for his side’s domination of games but failure to score.

Hodgson, whose contract ends after the European Championship finals, admitted his frustration after the 0-0 draw with Slovakia that meant the team finished second in Group ‘B’ behind rivals Wales.

“I have to say I don’t think we could have done too much more than we did — we dominated the game from start to finish and had so many attempts and so many chances as well, and one day we’re going to put those chances away,” Hodgson said.

“As far as I’m concerned I can’t fault the effort and the work the lads put in,” added Hodgson, who made six changes to his starting line-up for the match in Saint-Etienne.

“It’s a little bit embarrassing that we’ve played three games now and in each it’s been attack versus defence. I’m pretty sure that sooner or later we’re going to make somebody, pay because if we keep dominating and creating chances like that we’re going to score goals one day,” Hodgson added.

“The way we are playing

Yet again, this is a game we should have won, because everything we did on the field put us in a position to win, but we didn’t use those corners and free-kicks to get the win. It’s a frustration myself and the players will have to live with. — ROY HODGSON

England coach

I’m not frightened of anybody,” the manager said in his comments to British TV.

The England boss baulked when asked if he had tinkered too much. “The players who had been left out, came on,” he said.

“We finished with Vardy and Sturridge on (against Wales) and it was really positive, now they are just part of the ‘ six changes’ and it’s a negative — you can’t have it all ways,” he said. — AFP