England manager wants winter meeting for squad

England Boss Roy Hodgson wants to resurrect plans for a winter meeting for his England squad an idea that was previously vetoed by Premier League clubs.

England beat France 2-0 in a friendly at Wembley on Tuesday but do not havd any game until March.

Hodgson wants to spend time with the players to keep the team spirit in place, after a run which saw them earn 13 wins from 16 games since the 2014 World Cup.

Roy Hodgson in training

"I would like an afternoon or early evening with the players," he said.

"We can go through a little bit of what we have done in the Spain game and the France game and see what we want to do going forward.

"I guess with any luck we will get that afternoon but it will have to be discussed with the clubs to make sure they think it is an afternoon that is right for them because I and (assistant) Ray Lewington are full timers and can go any time it suits them."

England will build up to next summer's Euros with March friendlies against world champions Germany in Berlin and the Netherlands at Wembley.

With injured players coming back into the setting by next year, Hodgson confirmed he will increase the friendlies to four in the build-up to the tournament in France, which starts in June.

"We are hoping to have at least three warm-up games, possibly four, in addition to the two in March so we will have games," Hodgson added.