I definitely wouldn't sack him, he's been decent so far and really likeable. But I just really hope he starts seeing what everyone else can see and playing square pegs in square holes again.
Yeah, it’s hardly sacking time. After all, look what happened with us when we allowed our manager to recover from a mistake. He’s earned his shot at the Euros.
I agree with him. The whole setup lastnight was so defence minded. I didint rate southgate much and still dont now
Ok I was a bit brutal on Southgate . Agree that he should get manage at the Euros. Seems to be a manager with extreme positives and negatives though. Pros - First England manager since probably Venebles to create some kind of team mentality around England and the players actually seem to take international duty seriously, which I’m not sure has always been the case. - Very focused on bringing youth into the main side and trying out players from outside the ‘Top 6’. Cons - Almost too loyal to some players and will overlook their form. - Some nonsensical selections. - Appears tactically horrendous. I suppose the team building bit is majorly important when you manage a squad that meets for about 5 fortnights a year with an odd month every two years. On reflection I feel like he treated the Nations League games as friendlies and just used them to freely experiment, but they can’t be treated that way because they have an impact on World Cup qualifying seedings and play offs (Sod getting a group with France and one qualifying slot).
They are friendlies really, just against teams at our current ranking level. I rarely even watch these games as they should be left to do what they want. Absolutely crazy how many fans have reacted.
Christ, it all kicked off in the PSG v Marseille game. 5 red cards in injury time after a mass brawl.
One question. Are European pitches built on a slope as players tend to roll away when injured...instead of lying still as in the UK.
However, the quality of acting was somewhat below standard, bit like the quality of football in L1...
First of many i suspect. Pretty sad state of affairs when clubs are going bust over an amount roughly equating to 6 months wages to our 3rd choice goalkeeper.