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

[Prestwich_Blue]

The whole of his tenure can be summed up in three words.

Huge opportunity missed.

I'll sum it up in two words: Useless ****.

(That's Southgate, of course, not you)

 

[cheekybids]

Next manager will get

‘FA yes man’
‘Clueless’
‘What’s he really achieved in his career?’
‘Too stubborn’
‘Tactically naive’
‘Too negative’
‘F*ckin useless’

Use this as a bingo card for whoever we get next

If the cap fits….

 

[Phil1]

I'll sum it up in two words: Useless ****.

(That's Southgate, of course, not you)

There are still posters on this very thread defending him!! It’s mind blowing.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

There are still posters on this very thread defending him!! It’s mind blowing.

What was the plan last night? Watching City, you can usually see what Pep is trying to do. You can see when he changes it. But I had no idea what England's plan was last night. And when Pickford started hoofing it upfield I lost the will to live.

 

[coolcity]

That describes Southgate to a tee. It would all depend on who the next manager is before we can apply any of the above to them.
Regardless, you’d still be there waving your little flag and telling anybody daft enough to listen that England are the bestest in all the world.

Eh? You could say the same about any City fan in the late 90's. There's a huge difference between supporting your team, as most of us do, and thinking they're the best in the world, which I've never heard ANY England fan say.

Sure, you get the songs, the chants, so does every other team/country in the world, that's just part of the match day banter. Or can't you tell the difference? Or are you saying we shouldn't support our country because they won't win anything?

 

[Grassland Blue]

England have moved away from 1966 and all that.
Unfortunately the F.A. are now stuck with the mindset of 'the crass of '92', which sees them advising the manager to pick raggy players, irrespective of their (non) performances at club level.
Southgate follows the script to the letter and doesn't make a fuss, so he's in the chair. I don't think any half decent manager would have done a much better or worse than DS.
Who would I have post Southgate?
If Bobby Manc is available and wants it, we could do a damn sight worse....

 

[Phil1]

What was the plan last night? Watching City, you can usually see what Pep is trying to do. You can see when he changes it. But I had no idea what England's plan was last night. And when Pickford started hoofing it upfield I lost the will to live.

What’s more mind blowing is there are posters saying they played well!! Very very low expectations is the only reason I can think of to come to that conclusion.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Fine margins, Maguire bags his absolute sitter of a header and Kane slots his second pen and Southgate is a hero today

 

[andyhinch]

What was the plan last night? Watching City, you can usually see what Pep is trying to do. You can see when he changes it. But I had no idea what England's plan was last night. And when Pickford started hoofing it upfield I lost the will to live.

There was a plan ???

 

[coolcity]

What was the plan last night? Watching City, you can usually see what Pep is trying to do. You can see when he changes it. But I had no idea what England's plan was last night. And when Pickford started hoofing it upfield I lost the will to live.

I suspect Pickford had got fed up of Maguire taking it sideways and back for 5 minutes every time he got it. He was probably losing the will to live too.