Hodgson was welcomed FIFA's decision to move international games to Fridays and Tuesdays as the extra day it gives players to recover and travel back to their clubs is very helpful.
"A day is a day and an extra day helps enormously. In the past it has been very problematic when our game has been on a Saturday because players played Wednesday and then sometimes didn't get back until the Friday, so you'd hardly see them before a game," said the boss.
"This week we got most of the players back on Wednesday which gave us Thursday, Friday and also Saturday to prepare.
"It's a huge advantage and a very sensible decision that FIFA/UEFA have made and I think we thank the elite coaches who go to these assemblies every year for making the suggestion and having the suggestion adopted."