Hodgson has admitted he made a mistake in not having some of his big names on the bench against Northampton to help turn the game around when the youngsters were staring defeat in the face. It's a mistake he has learnt from, with Fernando Torres named in the Europa League squad for the first time this season, for tonight's game with FC Utrecht.
"If you're playing against Northampton and it's 1-1 and you're not playing very well, and you're desperate to change the game around, and then you look around and you realise you've given all the first-team players time off - maybe that's one of the things that has affected my thinking," said the boss.
"I learned a lot of things last week!"