I sure do, hence the word 'eventual'.
Both of the following are true:1) Southgate has done a perfectly decent job as England manager2) Southgate could have done a better job as England manager
Quote from: Monty on March 16, 2023, 04:27:25 PMQuote from: Rudy Can't Fail on March 16, 2023, 03:52:16 PMQuote from: Monty on March 16, 2023, 03:31:54 PMSouthgate is the MON of the England men's team. The strengths he has help him overcome his weaknesses right up to the crucial final step - but it's those weaknesses which stop him from taking that.Mind you, a couple of penalties away from the Euros is not a terrible record, or down to the coach at all really.It is down to him as his team should never have had to go to penalties. He's a liability. That Italy team were on a proper roll, going to penalties with them was hardly like some sort of disgraceful cup upset. They were the favourites!Though we were 1-0 up after a minute, at home in a packed Wembley. And, led by Southgate, the team failed to register another single shot on target.
Quote from: Rudy Can't Fail on March 16, 2023, 03:52:16 PMQuote from: Monty on March 16, 2023, 03:31:54 PMSouthgate is the MON of the England men's team. The strengths he has help him overcome his weaknesses right up to the crucial final step - but it's those weaknesses which stop him from taking that.Mind you, a couple of penalties away from the Euros is not a terrible record, or down to the coach at all really.It is down to him as his team should never have had to go to penalties. He's a liability. That Italy team were on a proper roll, going to penalties with them was hardly like some sort of disgraceful cup upset. They were the favourites!
Quote from: Monty on March 16, 2023, 03:31:54 PMSouthgate is the MON of the England men's team. The strengths he has help him overcome his weaknesses right up to the crucial final step - but it's those weaknesses which stop him from taking that.Mind you, a couple of penalties away from the Euros is not a terrible record, or down to the coach at all really.It is down to him as his team should never have had to go to penalties. He's a liability.
Southgate is the MON of the England men's team. The strengths he has help him overcome his weaknesses right up to the crucial final step - but it's those weaknesses which stop him from taking that.Mind you, a couple of penalties away from the Euros is not a terrible record, or down to the coach at all really.
Quote from: Monty on March 16, 2023, 04:27:25 PMQuote from: Rudy Can't Fail on March 16, 2023, 03:52:16 PMQuote from: Monty on March 16, 2023, 03:31:54 PMSouthgate is the MON of the England men's team. The strengths he has help him overcome his weaknesses right up to the crucial final step - but it's those weaknesses which stop him from taking that.Mind you, a couple of penalties away from the Euros is not a terrible record, or down to the coach at all really.It is down to him as his team should never have had to go to penalties. He's a liability. That Italy team were on a proper roll, going to penalties with them was hardly like some sort of disgraceful cup upset. They were the favourites!The same Italy team that 6 months later failed to qualify for the World Cup? England under Southgate have generally been mind numbingly dull despite him having so long and so much talent to play with.
It's why I said 'on a roll' - believe me I know all about the bizarre collapse thereafter.
Glad Watkins not in the squad. If he got injured in a 10 minute cameo, we'd be stuffed.
The yes man of all yes men. Articulate and clean, which is why the FA stick with him.
Quote from: Steve67 on March 16, 2023, 05:22:47 PMThe yes man of all yes men. Articulate and clean, which is why the FA stick with him.Well...also because he's never done badly enough to warrant his removal and there hasn't been an obvious alternative at any point when he would have been replaced.