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England coach Hodgson warns players against complacency

England coach Roy Hodgson is confident his players won't take their clash with Poland for granted tomorrow night.

England are flying after Friday's 4-1 victory over Montenegro, and a win will guarantee a place in Brazil next summer.

Hodgson's squad are top of Group H and on the brink of making their fifth successive World Cup finals, but the coach has sounded a note of caution.

"The one thing anyone would want to guard against - and I'll be saying it until I'm blue in the face - is complacency," said Hodgson.

"After the things I said to them, I think they've got a pretty clear idea where I stand on the subject.

"I expect them to be raring to go. I don't imagine they will be complacent," added Hodgson. "They knew they had done the job on Friday; I think they were satisfied.

"They also recognise that this is only half the job. There is a mood of quiet satisfaction but I was keen to point out one or two things to them. It wasn't a celebratory mood. I was probably quite harsh on Friday, but sometimes it's easier to be that way when people have done well," said Hodgson.

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