It could, however, also be argued that Hodgson hasn't changed a great deal and has instead been the fortunate beneficiary of Tottenham and Leicester's rise to prominence under Mauricio Pochettino and Claudio Ranieri respectively, and the confidence that has brought to the English players within their squads.
Spurs stars Harry Kane and Dele Alli, along with Leicester's Jamie Vardy and to a lesser extent Danny Drinkwater, look like playing a major role at this summer's finals and all four could feature this weekend, although the readiness of the Premier League title winners has to come into question following what must have been a breathless time of celebration and reflection.
There are also major reservations over the Liverpool members of the squad after their disappointing Europa League final appearance on Wednesday night, while Manchester United's Marcus Rashford, Chris Smalling and Wayne Rooney will definitely be missing due to Saturday's FA Cup final commitments.
magista obra green uk Hodgson will in all likelihood see this match as a decent chance to try and finalise some of the decisions he has yet to make, so expect to see Andros Townsend, Fabian Delph and Raheem Sterling take to the field at some stage of the evening.
There will be more chopping and changing at the back as the starting positions at full-back are presumably still up for grabs to some extent, and all this adds up to the possibility of a slightly disjointed display.
Hypervenom phantom ii black England fans have come to expect victory on home soil and rightly so; prior to the disappointing defeat at the hands of the Netherlands when last together in March, they had recorded wins to nil in eight of their previous 10 home games, the two other matches producing a 0-0 draw with Honduras and a 3-1 victory over Slovenia.
ACE 16.1 blue purecontrol England's two games immediately before losing last time out were a 2-0 victory over France and that comeback success in Germany, so the feeling of anticlimax was perfectly understandable as they turned a one-goal lead into a 2-1 loss against the Dutch.
It was also a timely reality check for all concerned, not that the bookmakers took much notice having cut the Three Lions to single-figure odds for the Euros after beating Germany, only to leave them alone following defeat against Holland.
Kaiser 5 black uk That's perhaps beside the point but the fact remains that England are generally over-bet, especially at home, and if Turkey are slightly better prepared then they could out-perform their odds (8/1 for success) by a considerable margin.
The first eyecatching observation is that Fatih Terim, remarkably now in his fourth stint as national head coach, oversaw a 1-1 draw and 3-0 victory for Turkey over Holland in European Championship qualification Group A, immediately giving them a 'form' chance against England, no matter how crude that may seem at face value.
Other results were mixed but they finished the group with a rattle, going eight games unbeaten and claiming third place to book their place in France at Holland's expense.
That apparent confidence has also carried over into subsequent international friendlies, with wins over Qatar, Sweden and Austria, plus a 0-0 draw against rivals Greece.
magistaX black uk Like England, Turkey will be missing the odd star player due to Arda Turan's involvement for Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final on Sunday, while their main man in qualifying was Burak Yilmaz, who has been suffering with a recurring thigh strain for most of the season and hasn't played since January.
One player who does look set to feature and could be worth considering in the goalscorer betting is Selcuk Inan, a team-mate of Burak at Galatasaray. Turkey's penalty-taker was only one goal behind the striker in qualifying and found the net in his last two appearances in the national shirt.
His overall tally of 16 goals in all competitions this season is an impressive return, especially compared to his 2014/15 haul of four.
At 22/1 to open the scoring and 9s any time, Selcuk is worthy of close consideration, but the over-riding feeling is that this might be a tough watch for England fans and backing under 1.5 total goals rates a safer approach at a perfectly reasonable price.
It could, however, also be argued that Hodgson hasn't changed a great deal and has instead been the fortunate beneficiary of Tottenham and Leicester's rise to prominence under Mauricio Pochettino and Claudio Ranieri respectively, and the confidence that has brought to the English players within their squads.
Spurs stars Harry Kane and Dele Alli, along with Leicester's Jamie Vardy and to a lesser extent Danny Drinkwater, look like playing a major role at this summer's finals and all four could feature this weekend, although the readiness of the Premier League title winners has to come into question following what must have been a breathless time of celebration and reflection.
There are also major reservations over the Liverpool members of the squad after their disappointing Europa League final appearance on Wednesday night, while Manchester United's Marcus Rashford, Chris Smalling and Wayne Rooney will definitely be missing due to Saturday's FA Cup final commitments.
magista obra green uk Hodgson will in all likelihood see this match as a decent chance to try and finalise some of the decisions he has yet to make, so expect to see Andros Townsend, Fabian Delph and Raheem Sterling take to the field at some stage of the evening.
There will be more chopping and changing at the back as the starting positions at full-back are presumably still up for grabs to some extent, and all this adds up to the possibility of a slightly disjointed display.
Hypervenom phantom ii black England fans have come to expect victory on home soil and rightly so; prior to the disappointing defeat at the hands of the Netherlands when last together in March, they had recorded wins to nil in eight of their previous 10 home games, the two other matches producing a 0-0 draw with Honduras and a 3-1 victory over Slovenia.
ACE 16.1 blue purecontrol England's two games immediately before losing last time out were a 2-0 victory over France and that comeback success in Germany, so the feeling of anticlimax was perfectly understandable as they turned a one-goal lead into a 2-1 loss against the Dutch.
It was also a timely reality check for all concerned, not that the bookmakers took much notice having cut the Three Lions to single-figure odds for the Euros after beating Germany, only to leave them alone following defeat against Holland.
Kaiser 5 black uk That's perhaps beside the point but the fact remains that England are generally over-bet, especially at home, and if Turkey are slightly better prepared then they could out-perform their odds (8/1 for success) by a considerable margin.
The first eyecatching observation is that Fatih Terim, remarkably now in his fourth stint as national head coach, oversaw a 1-1 draw and 3-0 victory for Turkey over Holland in European Championship qualification Group A, immediately giving them a 'form' chance against England, no matter how crude that may seem at face value.
Other results were mixed but they finished the group with a rattle, going eight games unbeaten and claiming third place to book their place in France at Holland's expense.
That apparent confidence has also carried over into subsequent international friendlies, with wins over Qatar, Sweden and Austria, plus a 0-0 draw against rivals Greece.
magistaX black uk Like England, Turkey will be missing the odd star player due to Arda Turan's involvement for Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final on Sunday, while their main man in qualifying was Burak Yilmaz, who has been suffering with a recurring thigh strain for most of the season and hasn't played since January.
One player who does look set to feature and could be worth considering in the goalscorer betting is Selcuk Inan, a team-mate of Burak at Galatasaray. Turkey's penalty-taker was only one goal behind the striker in qualifying and found the net in his last two appearances in the national shirt.
His overall tally of 16 goals in all competitions this season is an impressive return, especially compared to his 2014/15 haul of four.
At 22/1 to open the scoring and 9s any time, Selcuk is worthy of close consideration, but the over-riding feeling is that this might be a tough watch for England fans and backing under 1.5 total goals rates a safer approach at a perfectly reasonable price.
