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

[its a Barm]

If I was at the fa I would try and get klopp in as manager.

 

[Crooked_rain]

That said, with the time allowed together at international level, it's difficult to get a team to learn a form of positional play considering they all come from teams who play different ways. There'd be enough players used to it, but if(when) Stones is injured the whole concept would fall apart to some extent.

Plenty of countries had no problem doing this but with England it's always an excuse

Spain had no problems, their players play for all sorts of different clubs

Germany looked like a real team, yeah they got knocked out by Spain, no shame in that but they clearly had a bit of identity.

It can be done with a good manager.

 

[ballbag]

If GS is staying on, he's probably best off trying to sort out who starts where in midfield and attack before the WC begins rather than 'experimenting' 5 games in to it despite having months of friendlies to do that in.

 

[bluenova]

If I was at the fa I would try and get klopp in as manager.

On the basis that he could explain his "philosophy" in the five minutes an international manager gets to coach a team?

 

[mattcity5]

Plenty of countries had no problem doing this but with England it's always an excuse

Spain had no problems, their players play for all sorts of different clubs

Germany looked like a real team, yeah they got knocked out by Spain, no shame in that but they clearly had a bit of identity.

It can be done with a good manager.

Agree to an extent, but we know how particular Pep is in his requirements of players. We need players to come in and understand those kind of ideas from the start, but a lot haven't played under anything like that.

Spain didn't look to have problems, no, but I think a lot have learnt a similar style of football from youth teams onwards. I don't think we have that.

That said, a good coach should be able to do more than Southgate managed. He just decided to try and keep every game tight and then hoped that the individual quality some of our players have would win the day. It's not really a plan that.

 

[mattcity5]

On the basis that he could explain his "philosophy" in the five minutes an international manager gets to coach a team?

Well, he probably could do it in 5 words tbf. Long ball, run, shoot, press.

And repeat.

 

[RayCTID]

Then perhaps a Potter coach and Lampard manager combo?

It is whether Lampard can leave his own ego to one side makes this suggestion possible.

 

[TinFoilHat]

If GS is staying on, he's probably best off trying to sort out who starts where in midfield and attack before the WC begins rather than 'experimenting' 5 games in to it despite having months of friendlies to do that in.

I think he will.

The client journalist will then tell him he must build the team around Bellingham not Foden and drop Phil for Palmer.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Lee Carsley would be my choice. The u21s play some great attacking football and he’s worked with a lot of the current players

 

[RayCTID]

The body language last night suggested that the bigger club players have lost faith in Southgate. Whatever people think of Bellingham it was stupid to have him playing on the left wing and Pickford lumping the ball up. I think Southgate is finished. I am not saying Potter is a genius but I think he would attempt to play progressive attacking football which would be a start.

Southgate had no answers to beat Spain's press.