As for Southgate, he's a facilitator. He's got everyone together and it's all happy campers.
The problem is, he plays too safe.He's reactive not proactive. Perhaps with this team selection he might let the hand rake off but I'll wait to see on that one.
I watch 2018 against Croatia and was yelling at my screen for him to change it. The same with Euro 2020 where he got schooled by Manchini.
This is his fourth pop at a comp, surely he needs to quit if we get stuffed.
meikou
Carra on Sky & Gary Neville on ITV & Crouch & Henry Winter on Talk Radio all spot on, in saying Trent is a truly world-class passer like Pirlo & Hoddle.
Jude, Foden, Harry & Saka have been banging Gareths door as they need Trents (Pirlo/Hoddle like) brave passes to unlock the best defences.
GOAT Boss Clough said he spoke with Sir Alf & both agreed they wuda won 1986 & 1990 World Cups by playing Bryan Robson, Hoddle, John Barnes & Gazza in midfield w Robson as the pivot & Hoddle in Trents position on the right.
Bobby Robson would not play Bryan Robson & Hoddle together & he also over trained them & sadly increased risk of Bryan Robson & Barnes & Hoddle getting re-injured.
Have a think about that. Both Clough & Sir Alf wuda taken age 19 Gazza to Mexico 1986 & built the team around Hoddles beautiful passing on the right. They wuda told Bryan Robson, "You're not surging up top, you're gonna play the John McGovern pivot role & give the ball to Hoddle first, if not possible, then to Barnes & Gazza."
This info is on the Maths Profs site at UKRGMP. They are very happy with Gareths squad & say don't waste Trents world class passing skills like Sir Bobby wasted Hoddles talent by trying to get em all fit for game 1. Clough said he wuda got em fit for the KO games by resting them.
That's why bosses matter more than players.
It's hard to believe the FA would not choose Clough or that they sacked Sir Alf after England failed to score from 30 goal attempts vs. Poland & missed the 1974 World Cup. (Bosses not to blame if the team miss sitters).
The Profs really like Gareths decision making & think he has evolved into Sir Alf 2.0
ArjunGhag-ixte
Why is Southgate posing in the picture like some middle eastern dictator tho? Wat!? 😂
Some real Aladeen stuff.
IamTheStormThatIsApproaching
Let's try and use some logic here Jim, if we won the EUROs there's no way he's going, I just don't see it. I doubt the FA want him gone if we even get to a semi tbh. It's worth pointing out that with the squad he's picked he's absolutely looking to the future too, whether that's for him or the next man. Well said Stuart.
sirprintalot
He is a terrible manager, when will people stop hoping he going to win major honours & see what is in front of them… 🤮💩🤢😷🤒
flames
The presenter making this discussion about something it doesn’t need to. Let’s talk about results please
paulvf
I like it when Talksport provide some good topics for debate. Few and far between!
Explorations
Does not matter either way England will win the World Cup
