It doesn't matter what your title is, when it comes to Head Coach v Manager, on a matchday - the role and responsibilities are the same. You're in charge, and you make the decisions. If things dont pan out how you expect then you need to have the balls to stand up and make the necessary changes. Hodgson was well used to the setup and knew when he had to be a "coach" and when to be the "manager". He'd been there and done it all before.
At the moment, we're struggling to get the basics right. Defensively we allow the opposition too much time on the ball, which allows them to dictate the game. We don't crowd the opposition in midfield, and NEVER put a tackle in until the last possible moment, which is usually on the edge of the penalty area meaning we will always risk giving away a foul in a dangerous position, or allowing the opponent the chance to cross/shoot.
When we do have the ball, we don't show any urgency to get players up allowing our attacker to have the options to move the ball up the pitch.
It has also been a long time since we did anything worthwhile from a set piece.
Any coach should be able to get this kind of thing sorted out quite quickly, and yet we're still making the same mistakes over and over again. I think that must tell us where the real problems are.