Hudson launched a stinging attack on the national game over the weekend, saying young players were delusional and laidback and the game was going backwards.
The All Whites played only three games last year - the fewest of any national team - and Hudson said the national side was not making any advances because of its lack of games.
Former All White Mike McGarry said he could understand why Hudson was frustrated.
"The fact is the All Whites are in hibernation and we have always struggled down here,'' he said.
McGarry said no teams would now travel to New Zealand to play in international windows because the window was so small and clubs had all the power in the game.
"I think he's had 18 months in the job and he has done as well as he could have. You look back at the game they played down here against New Caledonia [in 2013]. Most of those players have moved on, are not playing any more and were at the end of their career then.‘‘He has had to bring in some young talent and that is not a bad thing. But they just have not played any games.''
McGarry, who played for the All Whites more than 50 times in the 1980s and 1990s, said Hudson was a coach and that was what he wanted to do - coach a team - but with the side not playing he was getting frustrated.
McGarry's son, James (17), has signed a three-year deal with the Wellington Phoenix and McGarry said the Phoenix was a professional club which had high expectations on players.
He said perhaps New Zealand Football and the Phoenix needed to work more closely together to instil that environment into more players.
But asking players as young as 14 to commit to one sport was difficult in this day and age and any sport was disappointed when a young player did not want to commit to a sport straight away.
He said youngsters had so many options these days and so would not immediately want to choose one sport over another.
"You can understand his frustration. He has come from England where football is still No 1. We are a bit different here. The football culture here is growing but it is 10 to 20 years away from having that culture ingrained like a lot of countries do.''
Southern United coach Mike Fridge said New Zealand's geographical isolation made it hard to attract teams.
Fridge, who hails from Scotland, said when he first arrived in New Zealand he was surprised how many sports young people played.
That was not the case in the United Kingdom where youngsters committed to one sport earlier.
He had come across young players in New Zealand who had a fantastic attitude but New Zealand was great for outdoor living and doing many things rather than settling down early for a football career.
The football season in the United Kingdom was longer so players had to commit earlier and train longer and harder.
