The Question: What Level Are Roy Hodgson’s England At?

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Published: June 25, 2016

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England are in the last 16 of the European Championship, but they did not make it in quite the manner that had been hoped.

After failing to break down Slovakia, England qualified in second place in their group behind Chris Coleman's Wales.

England will come up against Iceland in the last 16 on Monday, a game they are odds-on favourites to win. But from there it is likely to get tough, as the failure to win their group has left the Three Lions in the half of the draw containing Italy, Spain, France and Germany.

Ahead of England's game with Iceland, there is a division not quite on the scale of Brexit proportions but a country divided on the standing of the national team.

After making bold changes at the break against Wales, England manager Roy Hodgson was hailed by some as a genius.

Sturridge is a class act! Well played Roy Hodgson! Great substitutions.

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) June 16, 2016 A matter of days later, there were some claiming the boss was past his sell-by date after failing to find the solution to break down Slovakia.

So where, exactly, are England?

We have put that question to two of our writers, Graham Ruthven and Sam Pilger.

 

Graham Ruthven On the face of it, five points from a group that consisted of Wales, Slovakia and Russia isn’t the greatest return for Roy Hodgson’s side, but there is more than just results to be taken into account when assessing England’s performance at the European Championship this summer.

 

Results Have Not Reflected Performances

On the whole, the Three Lions have strutted their stuff in France, even if they have yet to roar. They have played well and should have more than just five points to show for their performances. Of course, that is largely their own fault, but there aren’t too many variables to be found before Englan...
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