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Germany midfielder surprised by Roy Hodgson England appointment

Bayern Munich's midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger celebrates after his penalty kick during the UEFA Champions League semi final second leg match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in the stadium Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain, on April 25, 2012. (credit: CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/GettyImages)
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Germany’s Bastian Schweinsteiger expected Harry Redknapp to be appointed as England manager, although hopes that Hodgson will do well

Few people expected Roy Hodgson to be given the England manager’s job and the 64-year-old now has a few short weeks before taking charge of the Three Lions at Euro 2012.

He also has to manage West Brom for the final two matches of the season and perhaps his involvement with one of the Premier League’s lesser clubs means that he has not featured too prominently in the headlines.

Certainly Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes was taken aback after hearing that Hodgson had been installed, while the same applied to Bastian Schweinsteiger.

"I don't know him well. But I've followed the discussions and also heard the opinions of the national team players and they would have preferred the Tottenham manager," Heynckes said.

"But as often with national associations, they don't listen.

"To be the manager of the English national team is not that easy. What do I know? Maybe there were difficulties, or problems with Redknapp."

Midfielder Schweinsteiger said: "The work Redknapp has done at Tottenham is perfect. The other one, I don't know.

"I hope he will bring the national team of England back to the top because it is a footballing nation and England should be one of the top teams in the world."

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