England Euro 2016: Roy Hodgson to face media at press conference after U-turn following Euro 2016 exit

Hodgson was reported to have twice rejected the FA's request to attend the press conference before changing his mind

Roy Hodgson will face the media on Tuesday afternoon after resigning as England manager (Getty)

Roy Hodgson has performed a U-turn on his decision not to speak to the media since resigning as England manager and will instead appear at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon alongside Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn to try and explain how the Euro 2016 campaign went so wrong.

England were knocked out of the European Champions by so-called minnows Iceland in a 2-1 last-16 defeat, with Hodgson reading a prepared statement to the media immediately after the match in Nice.

It has since been reported by The Telegraph that the FA had started to prepare its strategy of announcing Hodgson’s resignation while the game was still being played. Hodgson’s statement, which came only minutes after he disappeared down the tunnel at the full-time whistle to a chorus of boos from disgruntled England fans, raised suspicions that it had been put together before the match given the speed at which it was produced.

It’s now been claimed that the FA’s head of media operations, Joanne Budd, was seen passing a message onto Hodgson’s coaching staff 20 minutes before the end of the match. Given the unusual events surroundings Hodgson’s immediate departure and the irregularity of any contact being made between the FA’s media team and the dugout during matches, it’s believed that the FA had already begun preparing a statement in the event that England were eliminated.

Hodgson was, quite bizarrely, smiling at the full-time whistle as he shook hands with Iceland coaches Lars Lagerback and Heimir Hallgrímsson, perhaps knowing that with his contract expiring and his team falling well short of expectations, the end was nigh.

Glenn will face the media at 16:00 BST on Tuesday to try and explain why England failed to progress beyond the last-16 at the European Championship, but it was widely reported that 68-year-old Hodgson would not attend the conference as he was refusing to take questions from the media – despite the FA requesting his attendance twice.

However, the Daily Mail later reported that Hodgson will join Glenn at the press conference, where his lack of tactical awareness and failure to address serious issues in the England squad could be put before him.

Hodgson is reported to already have offers to return to football management, with clubs in the Chinese Super League reported to have contacted the former England manager’s representatives in an effort to lure him to the Far East, according to the Daily Mail.

An inquest will also be launched into England's preparations for the tournament in France to assess whether everything was in place for England's campaign, which fell short of the semi-final requirement that was set by the FA for Hodgson to earn himself a contract extension.