jb5000
Well-Known Member
Be careful what you wish for and all that.
I don't understand how people can say that Southgate hasn't been a success. Was he too closely wedded to picking some of his players. Maybe, but show me a successful manager who isn't. He completely transformed the atmosphere around the England team, was willing to pick players from smaller clubs. He might have been a little tactically wanting, but that is also a little overdone - he made some brave decisions at this tournament. I hope that he stays on in some kind of technical capacity.
As for who's next - It's obvious that international football is different to club football. We should take a leaf out of the German and Spanish federations' books and promote internally - either Lee Carsley (u-21s) or Greg Lincoln (u-17s) should be under serious consideration, they've shown they can do it in tournament football. If you really want someone who's shown they can manage a club as well, that bloke who won the u-17s World Cup with England has shown he can do that...
I don't understand how people can say that Southgate hasn't been a success. Was he too closely wedded to picking some of his players. Maybe, but show me a successful manager who isn't. He completely transformed the atmosphere around the England team, was willing to pick players from smaller clubs. He might have been a little tactically wanting, but that is also a little overdone - he made some brave decisions at this tournament. I hope that he stays on in some kind of technical capacity.
As for who's next - It's obvious that international football is different to club football. We should take a leaf out of the German and Spanish federations' books and promote internally - either Lee Carsley (u-21s) or Greg Lincoln (u-17s) should be under serious consideration, they've shown they can do it in tournament football. If you really want someone who's shown they can manage a club as well, that bloke who won the u-17s World Cup with England has shown he can do that...