'I'm no quitter,' says England's Hodgson

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Last Updated : Jun 26 2014 | 10:30 AM IST
England manager Roy Hodgson has vowed not to quit and said he is determined to lead the team forward despite its worst World Cup campaign since 1958.
England returned home on Wednesday after finishing bottom of Group D with a single point following 2-1 defeats by Italy and Uruguay and a 0-0 draw with Costa Rica on Tuesday.
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli resigned after his side were beaten to a last-16 berth by Uruguay, but Hodgson said he would not follow suit.
"He's been there a long time," Hodgson said of Prandelli's decision to step down during a tetchy post-match briefing with journalists at Belo Horizonte's Estadio Mineirao.
He reaffirmed that the English Football Association has asked him to continue. "I'm very happy that they want me to continue," he added.
"I don't intend to walk away from things. I've stood up to the criticism, I've stood up to the comments.
"That's about as much as I can do and I don't want to be compared with other people. The reason I'm staying on is because I'm not a quitter.
"I believe in this team, I believe that the FA seriously want me to do the job, as do the players, so therefore I'll continue to do it, and I'll try and lead the team to Euro 2016 and I'll try and get good results there."
While Hodgson's youthful side were praised for an enterprising showing against Italy, captain Steven Gerrard felt that they had suffered from a lack of composure in last Thursday's decisive loss to Uruguay.
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First Published: Jun 26 2014 | 10:30 AM IST

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