ised ▁the ▁progress ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁All ▁Wh ites ▁under ▁Hudson . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁after ▁two ▁away ▁games ▁against ▁Mexico ▁and ▁USA ▁( a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁loss ▁and ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw , ▁respectively ), ▁former ▁All ▁Wh ites ' ▁captain ▁Ryan ▁N elsen ▁said ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁gone ▁up ▁a ▁level ▁under ▁Hudson ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁" ne ver ▁seen ▁New ▁Zealand ▁teams ▁play ▁this ▁way ". ▁Hudson ▁was ▁also ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁manager ' s ▁position ▁at ▁Derby ▁County ▁and ▁Nor wich ▁City ▁and ▁reported ly ▁turned ▁down ▁job ▁for ▁M K ▁D ons . ▁Hudson ▁denied ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁Derby ▁County , ▁stating ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁" no ▁approach ▁or ▁contact ▁between ▁him ▁and ▁Derby ". ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Hudson ▁led ▁the ▁All ▁Wh ites ▁into ▁the ▁Round ▁ 3 ▁Play - Off ▁Final ▁by ▁se cur ing ▁top ▁spot ▁in ▁Group ▁A ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁stage ▁of ▁O ce ania ▁World ▁Cup ▁Qual ifiers . ▁During ▁the ▁All ▁Wh ites ' ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁World ▁Cup ▁Qual ifiers ▁against ▁F iji , ▁Tommy ▁Smith , ▁senior ▁player , ▁pra ised ▁the ▁professional ism ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁team ' s ▁set - up . ▁Hudson ▁made ▁an ▁in ac cur ate ▁statement ▁regarding ▁the ▁statistics ▁of ▁the ▁All ▁Wh ites ▁records . ▁Hudson ' s ▁statement , ▁" los ing ▁one ▁game ▁in ▁two ▁years " ▁and ▁" sc oring ▁