Does Gareth Southgate deserve more respect and gratitude?

[Lob]

What he deserves is this.

 

[mmmmsnouts]

I think Southgate deserves credit for building a team culture, getting rid of the toxic environment in which players hated each other.

So did Ted Lasso

 

[GlosBlue]

The bloke has achieved nothing in management that any half-arsed manager couldn't have. Sacked at Middlesbrough after relegating them. Won nothing with England under 21s when they had some fantastic players coming through. Blagged a decent England squad to the latter stages of a few tournaments, with less than convincing results, against largely poor opposition! The only reason he's done so well is the competitions have been diluted by allowing way more countries into the finals meaning our groups have had some really poor opposition. The man is the definition of the word 'overrated'.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

International football struggles to attract decent managers. He’s as good as England are going to get, the entitled bloaters. Remember the press hounding Bobby Robson after england scraped through the groups in 1990.

Fact of the matter is, despite what the press tell you, england don’t have the best players in the world.

 

[Bohemian Toffee]

Disgustingly incompetent individual. The worst manager at the tournament by a mile.

Also the highest paid.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Listened to Radio 4 in the car this morning.

Nick Robinson interviewed a few folk about England's performance, the fans booing and apparently throwing cups at Southgate, and the fall out.

Sone very serious questions posed by Robinson:

Are England's fans deluded and expecting too much? (He used deluded).

Does this behavior run the risk of bring back the bad vibes and misery of playing for England of years gone by?

Have the fans hurt Gareth Southgate's feelings?

 

[The binman chronicles]

Having witnessed the dark days I think Gareth should be signed up to a lifetime contract of being England manager.

Then every two years I can sit down with my popcorn and enjoy the fume.

 

[BlueStevie35]

Listened to Radio 4 in the car this morning.

Nick Robinson interviewed a few folk about England's performance, the fans booing and apparently throwing cups at Southgate, and the fall out.

Sone very serious questions posed by Robinson:

Are England's fans deluded and expecting too much? (He used deluded).

Does this behavior run the risk of bring back the bad vibes and misery of playing for England of years gone by?

Have the fans hurt Gareth Southgate's feelings?

Compared to the last three tournaments, there’s more level headedness from the majority of fans this time round especially given the team’s form since the turn of the year, just two wins in 7 internationals

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Compared to the last three tournaments, there’s more level headedness from the majority of fans this time round especially given the team’s form since the turn of the year, just two wins in 7 internationals

But they've hurt Gareths feelings.

 

[Billy Dean]

Listened to Radio 4 in the car this morning.

Nick Robinson interviewed a few folk about England's performance, the fans booing and apparently throwing cups at Southgate, and the fall out.

Sone very serious questions posed by Robinson:

Are England's fans deluded and expecting too much? (He used deluded).

Does this behavior run the risk of bring back the bad vibes and misery of playing for England of years gone by?

Have the fans hurt Gareth Southgate's feelings?

Gareth's tactical limitations are obvious, but did Nick ask the question of whether the fact that he's softly spoken and a bit woke might rub some fans up the wrong way?

 

[Billy Dean]

 

[MikeH72]

Was it the fans’ fault he relegated Middlesbrough too?

 

[MichaelEFC96]

The toxicity and pressure around the Brazil national team for example, is a lot worse.

I've seen the Dutch being hammered yesterday by their pundits, Spain get the same treatment when they struggle etc etc. It's part and parcel of international football yet England get singled out for their expectations.

The criticism is warranted this time around, look at who they have been up against ffs. We will get bounced against the first good team we come up against performing like the way we are, guaranteed,

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Gareth's tactical limitations are obvious, but did Nick ask the question of whether the fact that he's softly spoken and a bit woke might rub some fans up the wrong way?

No, but he should have.

Call himself a journalist?

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Gareth's tactical limitations are obvious, but did Nick ask the question of whether the fact that he's softly spoken and a bit woke might rub some fans up the wrong way?

Was it the fans’ fault he relegated Middlesbrough too?

EU referendum: Teesside votes Leave

All Teesside areas support Brexit by more than 60% :: UK votes to leave the European Union

www.gazettelive.co.uk

I am in no way linking these things.

But maybe.