The Three Lions ended the year with a perfect record in their Euro Qualifiers courtesy of last week’s win over Slovenia, which was followed by an impressive performance to beat Scotland.
And Hodgson is encouraged by how many of his players are picking up an increasing amount of experience both with club and country which can only benefit England in the future.
Hodgson's side were 3-1 winners over Scotland at Celtic Park on Tuesday
"I think you've got to be careful of always looking for some sort of vision," explained Hodgson, who has led the Three Lions to six successive victories since the World Cup last summer.
"We make it clear, clubs play a lot of different systems and a lot of different things are asked of players in clubs, that's fine and how it should be.
"But we've also got our very clear ideas of what we want when you put that England shirt on and, occasionally it's going to require a curtain to come down on your club football for a week and a curtain to open up on your England football.
"I think you can only be the team that you are. If we could play as well as that [Scotland game] and do as many of the things that we're doing which I think are the rights things in game-after-game, I'll settle for that now.
"But the one thing I will profit by is that in a year and a half’s time, this under-25 team will be an under-27 team.
"And players who have played twice for England, like Nathaniel Clyne, or seven or eight times, they might be up at 10,15 or 20 caps and a good few Premier League games and Champions League games.
"And that's got to be to their advantage and to my advantage."
With no international games now until March next year, Hodgson admits this annual four-month break comes as a frustration to him.
The players have built up a strong spirit and bond during their unbeaten run over the last three months and Hodgson is keen to nurture that atmosphere amongst the group.
"My biggest worry now, or disappointment, is that March is a long way off," he admitted.
"It would be rather nice if we were playing in December, January and February.
"It's [the mood in the squad] very good and it sounds a bit clichéd-like but they've been a real pleasure to work with.
Hodgson believes the bond in the England squad is as good as it's ever been under his charge
"That's not just the last six games and six weeks - they've been a pleasure to work with in the last two and a half years.
"But I expect in March when we get together again, they'll pick up straightaway."
So keen is the former Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and Inter Milan boss to keep tabs with his squad, the idea of a winter meet-up is being considered.
Not involving any training or games, Hodgson has explored the prospect of getting his players together socially at some stage in the new year.
"What we're hoping to do, and I don't know whether this will be a possibility as I've left it with Wayne [Rooney] and the little leadership group that we have who talk to the clubs as well, but it would be nice if we could get them together on one or two occasions as a whole group, which would be perfect," he explained.
"Or if that wasn't possible, in two groups so maybe a Manchester group and a South group and have an evening with them at one stage in the Premier League calender when they don't have three matches in a week.
"I'll have to talk to the clubs about that but I would like to think with my relationship with the managers if I said: 'Look, we've got a meeting between 5 o'clock and 8 o'clock. Can you send us your players on a Thursday night when there's nothing going on for them?'
Watch highlights of the game with the 'Auld Enemy at Celtic Park
"I'd be very surprised if any of them said: 'No, we don't want to do it.'
"I've already broached the subject with the players and they are already on board.
"It will be partly social, but it will be post-match continuation of talking about what we're trying to do.
"And the hopefully there will be a dinner when we can ask them a few questions about how things are going, so there would be that sort of sociability.
"But I would very conscious of the fact that I would be borrowing the players from the clubs and I wouldn't want a player doing anything that evening he wouldn't do if I was club manager."
