England Boss Roy Hodgson Laments "Harsh" Defeat Against Germany But Accepts His Side Need More Quality
The ex-Switzerland and Fulham manager said: "In the time we had the ball in the German half, we weren't as efficient as the Germans were when they had the ball in our half."
England boss Roy Hodgson was "rather disappointed" after a second successive Wembley defeat and admitted more quality is needed if his side are to compete with the likes of Germany.
Joachim Low's men won 1-0 thanks to Per Mertesacker's towering header - a loss which came just four days after England's 2-0 reverse against Chile on Friday.
"I thought it was a harsh defeat but we needed better quality," Hodgson told ITV1.
"The effort, the work rate and desire, I can't fault at all.
"But in the time we had the ball in the German half, we weren't as efficient as the Germans were when they had the ball in our half.
"The quality of our passing and shooting was not as good as the Germans and we paid the price for set-pieces.
"We knew set-pieces would be a danger, they had some big players and we were a small team tonight."
Reflecting on the two games, though, he added: "We've used a lot of players and I think it's been a positive exercise.
"We've learnt a lot, positively on some occasions and on others negatively, but I'm rather disappointed that people have come to watch us in these two games and we've not been able to send them home with a good result."
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