By Samantha Habgood

Former England manager Roy Hodgson says players must move on from the shock Euro 2016 loss to Iceland.

Hodgson quit after the 2-1, last-16 defeat in June, but still believes the team can achieve in the future.

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The shock Euros exit for England against Iceland, ranked 34th in the world and with a population of just 330,000 is described as one of the darkest moment in England’s football history.

Former captain, Alan Shearer at the time described the defeat as the “worst performance” he has ever seen from the national team.

Roy Hodgson told BBC Radio 5 live’s Sportsweek “I just hope they’re going to be given the chance to be good and not constantly held back by people trying to lay the sins of the past upon them”.

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Roy Hodgson added that he believes Gareth Southgate comes into the job with a lot of credibility and can take the team forward.

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This brings the question is it time for us and the players to move on?