Hodgson: 'We Handled Suarez Well'!

Last updated : 20 June 2014 By Footy Mad - Editor

Roy Hodgson: "I don't have any intention to resign. I'm bitterly disappointed, of course, but I don't feel I need to resign, no.

"On the other hand, and if the FA think I'm not the right man to do the job, that will be their decision, and not mine.

"I've been really happy with the way the players have responded to the work we've tried to.

"Our chances (of progressing) are unbelievably slim.

"It will depend on Italy winning their next two matches by a good number of goals, and us beating Costa Rica by the requisite number of goals.

"To be in with a chance of continuing we really needed a result today, a draw or a victory, and we didn't get it.

"We are more than disappointed, we're devastated.

"We believed we could do enough to get a result in this game.

"Having worked so hard to get back to 1-1 I believed we would go on to win the game or at least draw, so to concede the second goal is an unbelievable blow.

"It was a goal we don't expect to concede. Long goal kicks with the type of players we have in the team, we deal with them.

"We had been in control for such a long time. After the first five minutes (of the second half) we got back on track.

"We've been near their goal so many times, but it doesn't matter how many times you get near the other team's goal, it matters how many times you put it in the back of the net and we haven't done that enough.

"I thought we controlled Suarez well in general play. He did very well to get away to the back post for the first goal but we kept him very quiet for long periods of the game.

"We're normally used to seeing him a lot more active in and around the box. The second one was an unfortunate flick from Steven Gerrard to put him free for the goalkeeper.

"He doesn't miss from them. To make certain, you don't allow him the flick to put him through on the goalkeeper.

"We always heard that he would probably be fit for some part of the World Cup, and was targeting at least the second game.

"What the Uruguayans wanted from him today, they got. He had two goal chances and he took them both."