England coach Roy Hodgson 'no comment' on Rio Ferdinand chants in San Marino
Saturday 23 March 2013 20:09, UK
Roy Hodgson declined to comment on the chants by England fans about Rio Ferdinand during the 8-0 World Cup qualifying win over San Marino.
Defeat in Montenegro would leave England five points adrift of first place in the group, but Hodgson does not feel such a result would wreck his team's prospects of qualifying for the World Cup in Brazil. "It would be a great lift to win on Tuesday, but if we don't get it I won't be getting the spade out to dig a grave for the team," Hodgson said. "There are 15 points to play for and the team is capable of getting a large number of those points to see us through. "Beating Brazil gave us confidence and most people will look at the football we played [against San Marino] and revel in the fact there were exceptional moves and goals in there."
