Source: SKY_Sports
Hodgson praises Capello's England
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has hailed England's qualification for the World Cup as an 'excellent performance'.[LNB] The Three Lions booked their place in next year's South Africa finals with a thumping 5-1 win over Croatia at Wembley on Wednesday, with two games still remaining in the group.[LNB]Hodgson, who has international managerial experience with Switzerland and Finland, was quick to praise the England team for their performance, and in particular the job of coach Fabio Capello.[LNB]"Well it's excellent, an excellent performance," he said. "There's no easy matches at international level, it doesn't matter who you're playing against it's always difficult. [LNB]"Even the teams I remember playing with Finland, the Azerbaijans, the Armenians, the Kazakhstans - they're teams that Western European nations are supposed to able to beat easily but it certainly isn't an easy game to beat them away from home.[LNB]Impressed"So for England getting eight out of eight is quite fantastic and I've also been very impressed by the manner of the victories."[LNB]England travel to Ukraine and then host Belarus in October knowing that qualification is already secured, giving Capello time to experiment with certain players and new formations.[LNB]"During the time Fabio's been working with the team the team has got stronger as a team," Hodgson added.[LNB]"Their patterns of play get more and more developed and a 5-1 victory against any nation is a fantastic achievement and to do it against a nation like Croatia is even more impressive. [LNB]"So I would think like most football people in the country I'm really impressed by what's been done and I'm delighted that England are going to be in South Africa."[LNB]
