England manager Roy Hodgson feels Joe Hart's performance against Sweden on Wednesday was merely a blip in terms of the goalkeeper's progression.
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The Manchester City gloveman saw four Zlatan Ibrahimovic strikes find the back of his net, the last of those a spectacular 25-yard bicycle-kick after Hart had only half-cleared the ball after coming way off his line to head away.
"We are not bothered about Joe Hart," stated Hodgson after their 4-2 defeat. "He is a very good goalkeeper.
"We think we will have a lot of success with him in the goal even if tonight it wasn't maybe one of his best days, this happens in football."
The Three Lions mentor also had plenty of praise for Raheem Sterling, the 17-year-old Liverpool ace having impressed while on debut for the side.
"Raheem has to be very happy," said Hodgson.
"He had a difficult start. The first challenge on him was a very fierce one. It put him on the ground and winded him.
"But he came through that and got better and better. Towards the end he tired a little as one would expect but I have to be satisfied with what he did.
"He is not even 18, so it bodes well.
"He is a young man with a future. He is a young man with talent. Now he has to hone that talent in the Premier League with Liverpool."
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