England Fate In Our Hands - Roy Hodgson

[Folami David]

England manager Roy Hodgson insists his side are still in control of their World Cup destiny despite a disappointing draw against Montenegro.
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The 1-1 result in Podgorica leaves Montenegro two points clear at the top of qualifying Group H.
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"It's still in our hands - we have to play Montenegro at home, Poland at home and Ukraine away," said Hodgson.
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"We have three of our four games at home, so we will try to make certain we keep it in our hands by winning those."
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England let the game slip following a promising start which saw Wayne Rooney score after six minutes, heading in Steven Gerrard's corner.
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Montenegro were a different team in the second half and substitute Dejan Damjanovic's scrambled goal 13 minutes from time earned the home side a deserved point.
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Captain Gerrard admitted England paid the price for not finishing off their opponents.
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"I think there was a lot of experience out there and I think during the first half we showed that," he said.
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"We controlled the game. The problem is at 1-0 you're always vulnerable. You've got to go on and get the second goal to get complete control and we never did that.
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"We stopped playing after the break for 20 or 30 minutes and, away from home, you just can't afford to do that.
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"We stopped passing the ball, and that's when we lost control, and I think they deserved the equaliser."
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It was a similar story to the Euro 2012 qualifier in October 2011 when England, then under Fabio Capello, took a 2-0 lead before conceding two goals with Rooney also being sent off.

[Shola Sholaz]

They have to ensure they secure a win in the remaining games. It's a must they do that.