"It is not easy at any stage to have a group of over 30 top professionals to manage," he said.
Club captain and talisman Brian McBride is out of contract and the veteran American has hinted at wanting to take his young family back across the Atlantic.
But Hodgson may seek to persuade him to stay for one more season. Sunday's goal hero Danny Murphy and Paul Stalteri have signalled they want to stay.
Meanwhile, Franck Queudrue, who left Fulham for Birmingham City last summer, has hit back after being branded "rubbish" by David Sullivan.
The defender's St Andrew's career seems over after City's co-owner claimed the £2.5million signing was one of the worst buys the club made last summer.
"It's horrendous. Obviously I cannot stay in a club where the chairman makes comments like that about the players," said the 29-year-old, who made just 14 League starts this term.
"He (Sullivan) should have pointed the finger at the players who have played most of the season. I didn't get enough games."
