Happening now. The man has thrown in the towel. After the loss to iceland


Roy Hodgson confirms he is to leave his post following #ENG's exit from #Euro2016.

Roy Hodgson has left his post as England manager following the national team’s shock 2-1 defeat to Iceland in their Euro 2016 last-16 tie on Monday evening.

Hodgson’s decision to quit comes as no surprise following England’s loss to a country competing at their first major tournament and with a population of just 329,000 – comparable to Coventry.

The coaches Ray Lewington and Gary Neville have also left the Football Association.

“I’m extremely disappointed of course about tonight’s result and ultimately our exit from the competition,” Hodgson said. “We haven’t progressed as far as I thought we were capable of, and that’s obviously not acceptable.

“I’m actually proud of the work my coaching staff and I have achieved over our time at the helm of England. The transition from the squad whose average age was 30 to now being the youngest in the tournament is both remarkable and exciting for the future of English football. I would have loved to stay on for another two years.

“However, I am pragmatic and I know we are in the results business. My contract was always up after the Euros, so now is the time for someone else to oversee the progress of this young, hungry and extremely talented group of players. They have been fantastic and have done everything that has been asked of them. When I arrived I was told players didn’t turn up to play for their country or that they pulled out at the last minute. I have not seen any of that. These players love to play for their country and their commitment has been unquestioned.

“Ray and Gary arrived with me as part of my coaching team and will leave with me. I’d like to thank them for their dedicated support and for the major part they’ve played in our team preparation. Finally I’d like to thank all the support start, players, the FA and of course the fans. It’s been a fantastic journey, these four years, and it’s one I’ll look back on or remember with pride.

“Finally I’d like to thank the media for the support you’ve given me over the four years. I’m sorry it’s had to end this way with another exit from the tournament. These things happen. All I can do is wish everybody all the very best and hope that you will still be able to see an Egland team in a final of a major tournamenet fairly soon. We’ve been unable to deliver. Thank you very much.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/27/roy-hodgson-facing-end-england-manager-iceland-euro-2016?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

not surprised . .the guy didn't even know his best starting 11.

#brexit 2016

Hope Brexit is not a curse for uNa as you dey exit everything now

I dont knw wat to say but wait ooooo England needs more reform
That didn't mean i hate Biafra
I LOVE BIAFRA

So fast? Didn't even wait till he got to England.

Well twas coming

ftc, gradually coming up the ladder on nairaland.

Now as for England, if Messi and Argentina were a failure, losing to Iceland with a population lower than Agege Local Government was a disgrace, a disaster and its very shameful. But kudos to the coach for resigning, if it were to be a Nigerian coach, the coach would never resign. As for Iceland who almost all its player's names ends with the word "son" and coach Lars Lagerback dey av performed above expectations.

I hope the NFF would learn from this disaster to England and pick a reasonable coach for the Super Eagles and not someone who would tell Ighalo to take cornerkicks and freekicks



FTC means Fifth to comment

See what Messi caused!

Nice

Fool-ish Manager

Great.
I knew England won't go far.
How can Sterling and Kane...come on. Vardy is more rugged and Sturridge is cheeky but then the manager doesn't know what he's doing.

At last, he has fantastically resiqned
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*Lauqhinq in Enqlish*
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Pù$$y cat, pù$$y cat, where have you been?
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I've been to london to cry with the queen/roy hodqson/Eng team
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B(aba) R(oy hodqson) EXIT.....
And hd was the hiqhest paid manager

Royexit....bye bye

Samson siasia to take charge of brexit republic.

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dis oyinbos any small thing dey don resign....

if na Africans...for where !!!

It seems like people prefer to quit after failing these days. What happened to those days when they tell us to get back up after falling?

That's a nice decision. You resigned before the English FA sack you. It is very much expected though. #YNWA#

I saw it coming.

Long overdue

So unfortunate........they have players but no tactics

He has given his best. The truth is that England, Spain, Argentina etc has good individual players but wen thy come to national team, they are nothing to write about.

Hodgexit...

Oyibo and resign be like beans and plantain.

He was a disaster

Not surprised atall. That dude needs some coaching lecture again

In as much as I don't fancy his style of play, he has resigned as a sign of honor and some days back Cameron also announced that he will resign later in the year. That's why their country is progressing. But here in Naija, even in the face of failure, nah to die there like say na dem papa own the country... No honor or dignity except selfish interests.

Hh