We hear a lot about Roy Hodgson’s love of culture. Turns out he reacts to a last minute winner much like the rest of the planet.
Up he jumped, arm raised, fist clenched in vindicated celebration.Lip readers will confirm the precise nature of what was said, but Hodgson wasn’t mincing words. And why not? This was as tense a victory as he will ever have experienced in his career.
England were down, close to out. Hodgson gambled like never before. On came a striker, then another, then a third. By the end, Hodgson had four of the five forwards he had selected in his squad on the field, with only the lacklustre starter, Harry Kane, missing out.
