Englands Roy Hodgson takes the blame as his gamble against Chile ends unbeaten run I ran a risk with the debuts that it would go our way. It didnt. I have to accept responsibility says boss after new-look side loses Frustration: Roy Hodgson gets his point across at WembleyFrustration: Roy Hodgson gets his point across at Wembley Action Images Roy Hodgson admits his England risk backfired as his rookies found red hot Chile better. Hodgson had given Southampton rising stars Jay Rodriguez and Adam Lallana and Celtic keeper Fraser Forster their debuts for the Three Lions. But Barcelona superstar Alexis Sanchez headed a seventh-minute opener and added a stylish stoppage-time second to seal a 2-0 win and end the Three Lions 10-match unbeaten run. England boss Hodgson said: I took a chance and ran a risk with the debuts that it would go our way. It didnt. I have to accept that responsibility. But Hodgson refused to condemn the fans who booed the team off at full time - after the public had called for younger players to replace the old guard. He added: Thats part of the game today. Fans dont accept defeats or want them. Who does? We dont want them either. But there arent many games I see played today where the home team has lost and there isnt some sort of booing. Ill not criticise our fans. They were disappointed that we couldnt keep our momentum and performances going, so theyre entitled to show their frustration. But theyll show a measure of perspective. Forster didnt have many saves. He made a quite good one in the first half. Was chanceless with both of the goals. Lallana did well. Rodriguez worked hard, did all the right things, but it was a big ask for him to play in that position. But Im not disappointed with any of them and Id not write any of them off on the basis of that game. View gallery Kent Gavin / Daily Mirror England vs Chile View gallery Hodgson admitted a more experienced line-up will have the job of lifting the nations morale against Germany on Tuesday. He went on: Joe Hart will start the game against Germany. As will the bulk of the players who have been playing in qualifying and didnt play. They will play on Tuesday if fit. There will be a lot of players on Tuesday who didnt play tonight, so should be fresh. Hopefully, having watched the game, theyll be aware of how important it will be to give a good performance. England defender Phil Jones picked up a groin injury and may not be fit for Tuesday. The result means England have not beaten Chile for 60 years, and also extends the South Americans impressive undefeated run to 13 games. Boss Jorge Sampaio later tipped Sanchez to become one of the stars of next summers World Cup. He said: When you come here, to the Cathedral of Football, its a great day to make the Chilean people happy. In the hierarchy of the games top players a performance like that from Sanchez stands him in good stead to have a good tournament at the World Cup. Before the match, Englands captain-for-the-night Frank Lampard was presented with a special Golden Cap to mark his 103rd England appearance. The presentation was made by Lampards father Frank Snr and 1966 World Cup Final hero Sir Geoff Hurst.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 01:21:00 +0000
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