FA confirm Southgate will stay on until after Euro 2024 (p 101)

[TonyM]

Biden to take over. Everyone's a winner.

 

[Lowtower]

I'm not a massive Southgate fan.

But when did England really play attractive, attacking football?

I looked back at a few games from Italia 90, Euro 96, and more recent tournaments and it wasn't great then.

 

[eastmanc]

Stones showed for the ball throughout the game. Pickford lumped it up the field every time. Mindless dinosaur football. Pickford passed to Spain time and again. Terrible. The players did look tired but the tactics killed them.

Same with France. Shit negative tactics equal shite performances.

 

[eastmanc]

If we went English I'd rather go for Eddie Howe.

But if the barrel of apples is rotten, then pick one of a tree.

I think Potter and Howe are good shouts. At least they both want to play the game the right way.

 

[remember arthur mann]

 

[Kippaxpete]

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There's no need to post pictures of Phil Jones when I'm trying to eat my breakfast!

 

[remember arthur mann]

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There's a fantastic opportunity to rid ourselves of this up and under kick and rush rag, dipper football, but the FA are still entrenched in this outdated crap. They need to stop massaging Southgate's ego.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

I'm not a massive Southgate fan.

But when did England really play attractive, attacking football?

I looked back at a few games from Italia 90, Euro 96, and more recent tournaments and it wasn't great then.

The swashbuckling players who are a joy to watch rarely stay long in an England shirt. The last time the men's team won owt we had a system that matched the players, defenders who could defend and a striker that made 'Arry look even more pedestrian. If you look at the likes of Hoddle, Le Tissier, Waddle, Gascoigne they are not record holders for appearances. They lost the ball, they never tore back 'n defended, so they had a limited life. England managers want dependable players, reliable pros who can do the boss's bidding. Hence, turgid, lacklustre football. When was the last time England scored a goal like the Spanish second? 1966?

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

He just has to go. Howe or Potter are light years ahead of him.

 

[urban genie]

I'm not a massive Southgate fan.

But when did England really play attractive, attacking football?

I looked back at a few games from Italia 90, Euro 96, and more recent tournaments and it wasn't great then.

But standards in technical abiity have gone up vastly since then, The FA invested a fair bit on facilities and programs where nurturing this talent is prioritised from youth level.

many of this young crop have won tournaments at U17-U21 levels and feom what I have see, playing with more adventire than play ot safe southgate and his double pivot bollocks.

Then maybe Gareth is just overly aware we have no decent DM and he has to revert to using two central midfielders holding to compensate for us lacking a rodri or kroos type