He is the 2nd most successful manager England has ever had. Respect the man ffs.

  • grobar1985@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Hes top because of all the players that are coming up for England. With a different coach, England would be world cup champ, and Euro champ. My opinion 🙂

  • ItsTom___@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Seriously? He gets way too little stick.

    He picks his favourites. Barely tells fans what to think. Panicked during a match in which he controlled and is a massive hypocrite. He tells Ramsdale he won’t get picked if he doesn’t get more game time yet picks Phillips, who even when Pep was struggling for players, he wasn’t picking. The man got carried to a final by what is a really good group of players. But he has the same success as Fabio Capello, and even he didn’t lose 4-0 at home (our worst home defeat since 1928).

    England fans are incredibly arrogant, I won’t deny that. But being 2nd simply is not good enough.

  • naughtymo83@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I agree he does get too much stick. You can only beat what’s in front of you tbh he’s done that. Reached a quater final Semi final and Final. First England manager to win a shoot out since venables. England dominated France in the quarters. Chellini should have been sent off in the final. It’s just bad luck. Let’s look at previous managers: Sven never got past the quarters. McClaren didn’t even qualify with the Golden generation. Capello got destroyed by Germany. Hodgson played for a draw against Italy went out at the group stages with 1 point,got destroyed by Iceland,is he a top manager?no Has he Done his job?yes

  • ishouldbeworkinbutno@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    OP, why do you think he deserves respect? He hasn’t won us anything, is hypocritical with his beliefs and statements, please give me something to praise him on.

  • Ill_Bodybuilder6088@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    It’s simple really. Ask yourself, would you be happy to have Southgate manage your own club? If the answer is no then he definitely shouldn’t be managing the team. The man is fuelling the fire by being stubborn and choosing players that aren’t deserving of being picked/started. Also, I always get the impression he looks too much to his 2nd Steve Holland.

  • MysticChimp@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’ll put some respec on his name, when he has the balls to do what everyone knows he needs to and drops Maguire

  • fernzy93@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    You can respect what he has done yes (2018-2021). But he’s the weak link in the England team now. Another golden generation will be wasted under a poor coach.

  • BlacknWhiteMoose@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Could Southgate get a top job in club football if he wanted to? I don’t think so.

    He’s not a top manager. This is England’s most talented generation in a while and he’s squandering it.

    • macarouns@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I can’t see many managers of top clubs wanting to manage England, or any national team. It’s usually a retirement job or one that goes to a less experienced manager.

  • StandardConnect@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I actually liked his work upto and including the 2018 world cup but since then I’ve not been a fan atall.

    Yes he got to the Euro final but also shit bed during the game, giving Saka the 5th pen (who was evidently overwhelmed by the occasion) was one of the most mind-blowing decisions I’ve ever seen.

    I will give him credit for creating a better atmosphere in England camps and it being a place players are looking forward to going to (compared to the golden generation era by their own admission) but I fear we’re going to waste this generation of players under Southgate the same way Belgium did entrusting Hazard/KDB and co to Wilmots, such a shame.