Not sure on the St Georges park thing. Coaches can do their training anywhere across the country tbh. And the training they do is the same as the Spanish or German coaches. All Uefa countries operate a standard coaching pathway now.I think some of the problems lie in George’s park. A lot of young up and coming managers go there for training and courses etc, but when you watch styles of play from English managers they all seem to adopt a cautious approach similar to Southgate (who was most definitely an FA man).
The truth is the best English managers out there are probably Howe and Potter and at the moment neither of them fills me with confidence. Our home grown managers struggle to innovate and find their own style and the ones who do normally get derided for it as they are trying with inferior players.
Management is not about the levels you have managed at, but about playing philosophy and style of play.
As people have said Pep couldn’t do what he does with players at say Scunthorpe but his tactics style and philosophy are second to none in the modern game.
Southgate stuck ridgedly to his playing(and I believe the FA’s) philosophy and was not tactically astute enough to change tactics for different games or even in game and that was his big flaw which cost us in finals.
I like the choice of manager and believe he has a bit of pragmatism and flair which seems suited to international football, but the proof can only be seen in style of play and results. He has a very talented group to pick from so time will tell.
My opinion is most coaches do their badges as a means to an end. They are honed by the environment they work in day in day out. So Pep, for example, is not an archetypal Spanish coach, he took so much from Cruyff and the dutch school. I can watch his Man City team now and see some very English traits too. He has the same qualifications as Dodds, for example.
What I find most interesting about coaches these days is the ones doing well have often come through academy coaching backgrounds. Tuchel is a prime example. Folk often scoff at coaches from youth setups, but imo it is a much better breeding ground than being an ex player. Look at Lampard and Gerrard being boosted into top jobs quickly. They werent capable. In England our academy setup is regarded as the best in Europe. There are more and more coaches emerging from u19 and u21 to sitting on 1st team benches. Some are starting to get a chance. Over to them to take it. But if you look at someone like Chris Davies at Birmingham, he has passed through the Tottenham academy system and now is getting his chance. At some point Anthony Barry will too. Their experiences as coaches and from Tuchel etc, will be more important in their success than any training course they do.