Gareth Southgate says playing behind closed doors is an 'embarrassment' for England as a country

England face Italy on Saturday evening behind closed doors. Gareth Southgate said the state of affairs was an 'embarrassment' for both England and the country. He reflected on the scenes at Wembley in last years Euros, saying he was not certain those who caused the chaos were football fans.

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[Solo]

The embarrassment is the negative tactics employed by Southgate ON the pitch. The style of play is so stodgy it’s a surprise the players don’t have to signal and indicate if they don’t move in a straight line. I’d have been storming OUT of Wembley just to avoid watching that shite

[WatchMagicHappen]

Football is about scoring goals. If you're not trying to do that you are not playing football you are getting in the way of it. Bellingham. Grealish. Sancho. Foden. Sterling. And more all wasted by this anti football micro manager

[oligarland]

you know, 7 defenders is more embarrasing

[kengriffin]

Playing with 7 defenders is more embarrassing. Sack him and get potters or Poch, who would play 4-3-3 and use the technical gifted attackers we have .

[John]

I wanted It to play in Wembley its horrible to see A historic game like this BETWEEN England and Italy at wolverhamlton

[LoftusBlake]

The embarrassment is the football you have this group playing. It's a matter of when not if Southgate's luck will win out but what cost and setback to the team

[MterOfNne]

embarrassing to have maguire to be even mentioned in the squad !

[gregsg]

Having him as manager and the team playing that way is the embarrassment

[Ladioz]

Playing with 7 at the back is more embarrassing Gareth

[AGaming]

Maguire being in the squad is a bigger embarrassment

[nobchopper]

The embarrassment is you having control over this generation of talent.

The national that bottles trophy’s gets the manger that bottles it for the same nation not only in management…

[darrenredden]

No Gareth...you being the England manager is an embarrassment

[nick]

Starting mount every game is more embarrassing 🤡

[rpxomeu]

If you keep playing underperforming players just because of their names I don't think much people will turn up anyway mate

[SilverVSPlatinum]

It's about time Southgate started getting called out, what credentials does he have exactly other than being a nice guy. He's going to waste this generation by being a yes man for the FA

[PeacockRhino]

Southgate out. Dire football, embarrassing squad selection and patronising the fans to gloss over it. He’s been lucky at major tournaments that we didn’t play better teams sooner because we would have been out. The moment he tried to take four right backs to the Euros he showed himself to be weak and indecisive, then bringing on Rashford to take a penalty in the final who shouldn’t have even been in the squad just showed how foolish he is. What does Tomori need to do to get ahead of Maguire? Both him and Coady are better.

[KARLHOLDZ]

The team we have playing the style of football we play. I'd be more than happy to NOT watch them play absolute shite

[tonygmichael]

You got the job as a pegboy for the FA!...just piss off & get someone who can use the talent we have in this country properly~!

[dublinsfaircity]

Sending 3 players on in Englands most important game in decades in front of a raucous Wembley crowd just to take a penalty is embarrassing.

[Mister_Superfly]

The embarrassing part is the football you play, no doubt Maguire will be starting as per.