Venables had just as good squad IMHO and then there was the golden generation that won FA ( can’t remember the manager. Maybe just maybe England aren’t as good as we think they are ??Whereas another manager with the same available players could have been the most successful
Difference is Moyes won something, Southgate won’tHe has no interest in entertainment Just about winning even if it is 1-0 and then sitting back. He has all but got to next round and will do the same and whose to say he wont get to final playing this way.. Very much like wwhat David Moyes did at West Ham. Crap to watch but won a trophy and got to Europe several times.
He's been blessed with some of the best players we've ever had, he's terrible tactically, he should've never got the job in the first place. England will likely still get the QFinals or Semi but that won't change that he's average.The rumours are Southgate is very popular with the players so I don’t think it would benefit the team midway through a tournament. This will be his last tournament anyway he has said as much.
And whether we like it or not will leave as the second most successful ( but country mile) England manager of all time.
We'd all take that if it worked. I just can't see it at the moment.He has no interest in entertainment Just about winning even if it is 1-0 and then sitting back. He has all but got to next round and will do the same and whose to say he wont get to final playing this way.. Very much like wwhat David Moyes did at West Ham. Crap to watch but won a trophy and got to Europe several times.
And there in lies the problem. By the players he's seen as a brother rather than a strict father. For too long he's picked his favourites regardless of form ... or even actually playing many games.The rumours are Southgate is very popular
We scraped a win against a very low ranked side and dodged a bullet against Denmark. Does that really give you any confidence should we go through and play a half decent team? Really?It would be preposterous to sack the manager after winning one and drawing one. Everyone needs to calm down.
Actually, f*** it, let's parachute in Warnock to save the day!
I agree. The squad is fine, but I do wish he'd use it more. The last two games have been crying out for width on the left and Gordon hasn't got a minute of game time. TAA isn't a midfielder, he never has been. Why bother taking Gallagher, Mainoo and Wharton who actually play in that position if you end up playing a converted full back with known defensive weaknesses in defensive midfield? Rice is a great player, but he has do to everything in midfield at the moment.I don't have a problem with the squad he's picked, tbh, even the fact he's picked four Nigels doesn't bother me. As for Grealish, he's a flat track bully. Look at him in the Champions League games - gets the ball, don't even try and beat a half decent opponent so just pass it back and reset.
Didn’t Greece win the euros by playing some really boring football only once scoring more than 1 goal a game…..But did they care in Greece did they #%&£Should we have replaced Bobby Robson when England were garbage in the early stages of Italia '90? Everyone got their heads together and improved. Other countries that have gone all the way have done the same.
If I was put in charge now, no I wouldn't. It would mess with the players and it would be difficult getting someone good enough in that quick to fix it. But the point is, it should never have come to this. It's 100% the FA's fault.Would you replace Southgate mid tournament?