Germany appeared to be heading for a routine win when they led 2-0 through Toni Kroos and Mario Gomez, his first goal since Euro 2012, after an hour.
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Under-achievers at recent worldwide tournaments, England have often been criticised for taking players who were not 100 per cent fit – including Rooney at the 2006 World Cup.
“It’s important to remain humble in these moments”, said Hodgson.
Replays suggested Gomez had every right to feel aggrieved by the decision, although they did take the lead two minutes before half-time. “I would still have been happy with the way the team approached the game and the progress the young players are making”. Germany then simply worked the ball forward and Kroos beat the stricken stopper from 25 yards, with him unable to get down to it to make what should have been a straightforward save.
“What pleased me most was quality in our passing and movement, we ended up scoring three goals from an bad lot of chances”.
England manager Roy Hodgson is of the opinion that Dele Alli has the ability to become a great midfielder like former Manchester United and Three Lions captain Bryan Robson.
England’s goal-scorer Kane was thrilled to have beaten the world champions in Berlin. “If we had lost 3-2 and Germany scored the late goal I wouldn’t be bitterly disappointed”.
“To be 2-0 down, which probably wasn’t deserved as we were playing well, and then turn it around and win 3-2 was special”.
England host the Netherlands on Tuesday.
Jack Butland has been given the nod ahead of Fraser Forster in goal, with Nathaniel Clyne, Chris Smalling and captain Gary Cahill joined by debutant Danny Rose in defence.
“It’s a friendly and one must always be careful to attach too much importance”, said the England coach. “We have an bad long way to go before we can claim to be like the Germans. We played a good game for 60 minutes, we’ll have to do that for 90 minutes at the European Championship”.
“I’ve felt for a while that this is the start of something”.
“I have known him for sometime, also in Switzerland, the team has always been well coordinated, it is hard for us to play against them and they are really good on the counter-attack”.
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“I think the thing that is going to please me the most is the general performance of the team from the first minute to the last”. Neither of these sides have played a single game since November, though the disappointment of a 2-0 defeat away in France will still be at the forefront of Germany coach Joachim Löw’s mind.
