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Hodgson will have to live with England failure - McClaren

Former England manager Steve McClaren says Roy Hodgson will simply have to live with his failure at Euro2016.

The 68-year-old stepped down from his role after the Three Lions were humiliated by Iceland in the Round of 16 on Monday night and after experiencing something similar during his stint with the

England team, McClaren was quick to empathise with Hodgson.

"I've made that walk down the tunnel, thinking how can you go on," McClaren said on Sky Sports News HQ.

"He would have been thinking that, the whole nation would have been thinking that.

"It's failure, it's absolute failure. I've been there, I've had it. You never get over it. Its always there, in the back of your mind, mentioned in the street. It's a tough job but ultimately it's the manager's responsibility.

"He made all those changes against Slovakia but he didn't really know his best XI going into the tournament. When you've won all your games in qualifying, you've got to know you best team."

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