England v Ivory Coast | Tues 29th March, 19:45 | Friendly

[BlueHammer85]

The hate Southgate has got over the last year or so is disgraceful.

He’s done better than any other England manager since 1966 and comes across as an intelligent, sincere guy to boot.

People should have some fucking respect.

No chance in todays world

 

[bondsman]

The hate Southgate has got over the last year or so is disgraceful.

He’s done better than any other England manager since 1966 and comes across as an intelligent, sincere guy to boot.

People should have some fucking respect.

Sincere maybe his intelligence who knows, he speaks well but so do many people and it’s not necessarily an indicator of intelligence. It’s not a lack of respect necessarily that people have it’s more that he’s failed when it really mattered to win games that were very winnable and that’s been down to his decisions I.e substations tactics etc. let’s be honest he hardly won the role in merit did he? His record at club level was poor. Being a decent human isn’t hard but it doesn’t make you a successful manager. He has the resources in most peoples view to be playing better football and to have won the Euros. That’s why people are not ‘respecting’ him I. The way I’m assuming you want?

 

[Phil1]

Reminds me of Tim nice but Dim.
Seems a decent bloke but this extremely talented group will win nothing whilst he’s in charge and I doubt we will ever see a team that makes the most of its talent.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

I’m absolutely baffled how you can say you don’t think we have the players. We’re another top centre back short but other than that we’ve got very good defenders. In midfield an excellent young holding player in Rice. After that he’s just spoilt for choice with Foden, Sancho, Bellingham, Sterling, Grealish, Mount, Saka amongst others. We also happen to have one of the best number 9’s in world football.

With so much flair and talent it’s quite an achievement for Boregate to play in such a negative and rigid way. We’ve gone far in the last 2 tournaments without ever beating anyone you wouldn’t expect us to beat due to kind draws and some pretty poor opposition. In reality we should have very little to fear now in international football and should be looking to attack and entertain with Foden at the forefront of it.

your right we do have some great players. I still don’t think as a team we are as good as say Spain, France and a few others at passing. Individually yes, but not as a team

some of the football is negative, but as I said he’s done better then pretty much every manager we’ve ever had. So clearly it’s working.

id say the Germany game in particular we played some great football

if we win a tournament I couldn’t care less if we don’t play like Man City. You’d have said the same a few years ago, but pep ball has turned you into a football snob ;)

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

The hate Southgate has got over the last year or so is disgraceful.

He’s done better than any other England manager since 1966 and comes across as an intelligent, sincere guy to boot.

People should have some fucking respect.

That silent minority now have a voice. Moaners have never had it so good.

But yes, the disrespect from that minority is shocking. But they're all there celebrating when Southgate gets us to finals and semi's.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

That silent minority now have a voice. Moaners have never had it so good.

But yes, the disrespect from that minority is shocking. But they're all there celebrating when Southgate gets us to finals and semi's.

Exactly.

The thick twats who were out on the cocaine and lager at breakfast on the final singing Atomic Kitten are the same thick twats who are now calling him clueless etc.

 

[Radiohead1981]

and why do we have a define right to win a tournament?

It's not about a divine right . Southgate is not getting the most out of the players at his disposal . Not even close. Italy were there for the taking we see how overrated they are now after failing to qualify for the world cup . There are no great teams out there . Germany are the only team that look like they are on the rise . All the others have huge flaws.

Spain have nobody to finish their chances . Frances temperamental , no team spirit . Portugal have an old Ronaldo and are poorly managed . Belgium poorly managed . Brazil have a lazy Neymar . Holland don't have the great dutch players of old . Argentina have an old Messi .

All the teams i mentioned could easily be beaten if GS had more belief in his his players and played a more attacking team . Its not even that the England is so great individually. Its due to the fact that international football is at such a low ebb .

I think Germany are the only team to fear and that is just simply the fact that they seen to have a top manager and top players . They have few weaknesses . However it takes while for a new manager to implement his philosophy . The world cup might come to soon for them.

I still think they will win the world cup because they have top players and a top manager and the other teams are so poor.