Sunday 9 June 2013 11:43, UK
Roy Hodgson has admitted he will be 'devastated' if England fail to qualify for the World Cup in Brazil next summer.
Hodgson accepts that the England team will always be under the microscope, with every performance analysed in forensic detail by the media and supporters. And the experienced head coach knows it is important to look beyond the final result, particularly in friendly encounters, to focus on the bigger picture. He added: "I think as a coach and manager who has been in football a long time it's more of a straight line than that. We've got to make sure we don't get carried away and we analyse things. "Sometimes after a disappointing result you actually see a decent performance. And sometimes you can get a great result but realise if we continue like this performance-wise we are going to be up the creek without a paddle. "But I'm lucky enough to have a group of players who don't think in those terms. It's been a good year and I only hope the start of next season will be positive too."
