Hodgson prepared for Lithuania, on paper at least


  • Football
  • Thursday, 26 Mar 2015

England manager Roy Hodgson and Wayne Rooney during the press conference. Action Images via Reuters / John Sibley

LONDON (Reuters) - Unfolding a piece of paper listing the Lithuania players his England side will face in Friday's Euro 2016 qualifier at Wembley, manager Roy Hodgson admitted he could not pronounce any of their names.

Speaking at a news conference on Thursday, however, he insisted he had done his homework on a team expected to be only a minor obstacle on the road to next year's finals in France.

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