Quote Originally Posted by BarnsleyWhites View Post
Good question Acido and one that will need answering when Southgate leaves the job either way after this tournament finishes. Given the salary and status of the job I don’t think there will be a lack of applicants so whoever it is I’m sure they’ll be well qualified. Given the quality of some of the players we have you’d have to think that there is better than Southgate out there. He doesn’t inspire me so goodness knows how he inspires the players and I think to be honest he’s been a very lucky boy with the quality of players he’s had which in my opinion he’s wasted. I’d have sacked him after losing the final to Italy where his selections and game plan completely suited the Italians with all the pace taken out of our side. That said I’m sure like everybody we want him to do well and I’d sooner see him go successfully after winning this tournament rather than with disappointment. I still believe the players can do it I’m just not sure Gareth can? ☹️
Agree with that Whites , he should have gone after the last Euros given the way we let that final slip from our fingers and he should most definitely have gone after the last World Cup .

My opinion of Southgate is that whilst he's created a better environment within the England set up and created a better culture he was always tactically suspect and way too timid for my liking .

It seems to me that the better culture thing has now run it's course and his lack of tactical ability and timid mindset has now started to create a poor camp for the England players who look confused , bemused and I dare say have lost faith in Southgate .

This looks the least together squad of the tournaments that Southgate has managed England .

That performance against Denmark and the second half against Serbia was every bit as bad as the Taylor , Hodgson and Capello era's .

It takes an extraordinary poor coach to reduce Bellingham , Foden , Saka and Kane in to a powder puff attack given their ability .

One tournament too many for Southgate in my opinion , well past his sell by date .

I'm not much bothered whether the England manager is English or not looking ahead just as long as they are the best person available .

I'm always impressed with Thomas Frank and I think he'd be a good fit with his experience of English football .