Gareth Southgate

Hopefully the last of Southgate.

Way too defensive in both finals.
 
Got out managed, second half changes from Spain and was reactive the rest of the game.

Still credit's where due reached another final which is still a milestone.
 
They went all over us, and just before they scored he was about to bring on Galagher and Trippier.

fecking hate him. Absolute gutless prick.
Seeing 10 men in our box hoofing clearances to no one as our striker was in the dm position was beautiful stuff, to be fair.
 
Playing the same old underperformers all tournament cost him in the final. Lacked the bottle to drop the big names.
 
Southgate's agent about to be swarmed with phone calls from all the biggest clubs
 
Got out managed, second half changes from Spain and was reactive the rest of the game.

Still credit's where due reached another final which is still a milestone.
No, no credit. He lucked his way to a final barely scraping past teams like Slovakia.

And his game management was atrocious, always reacting.
 
As usual whenever he comes up against a team with similar or better talent, he loses.

The favourable knockout draws have been fools gold.
 
Southgate fecked this one.....
i-tried-so-hard-but-in-the-end-it-doesnt-even-matter
 
Next time you slag off Erik just remember what the alternatives were.
 
He basically handicaps the team for 90% of the match until he’s forced into using their talents
 
Absolute best possible outcome. England win nowt but are jammy enough to almost have to give Sir Gareth a new contract.

Lovely.
 
I think that's England's window closed. Kane and key players in the backline will not be around for the next tournament.
 
Should be sacked. England will never win a tournament with this guy. Always so cautious.
 
Should keep him, gotten England to 2 Finals now. Should count for something right? Or at least that's what I've read here... not like he always sets the team up in a wrong way or is slow to make subs or is way too stubborn with players he picks/starts(favourites instead of players in form).

What could could have been... these players deserve better than a coward like Southgate.
 
Negative Cnut, he was about to bring Gallagher on FFS! Where was Gordon, we needed pace and width. Feck off Southgate. Slow with the fecking subs as well. So fecking negative.
After the equalizer, rather than going for the win which is what you do when you have the momentum this England team withdraws into its shell as though it is 2-1 up with 5 minutes to go.
 
His timidity in:

A: Not playing the clearly far better 3-4-2-1 formation, completely negating our ability to play through the lines.
B: Not dropping Kane when he's clearly the worst starter in the team/injured or whatever.
C: Taking too long to make subs.

Is absolutely criminal. He is pure vibes, a slightly less shit Roberto Martinez.
 
Anyone doubting how much difference a head coach can make just needs to look at Spain. They have talented players, but they were not looking like winning anything at all until making the change.