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Apologies for the slow reply, my internet went missing. I had to watch the final at 4.a.m on my phone. Yeah, I think agreeing to disagree is the best course of action. Especially with last night being what I'm sure was Southgates last game. Regardless of the F.A's wishes I just can't see...

I'm going to start by repeating my final paragraph of my last post because that is as succinct as I can get my view across: No one has ever claimed he's an elite manager. No one has ever claimed he's a tactical genius. He's just worked out how to get England further in tournaments than pretty...

Your last paragraph is essentially the reason I've written so many posts in defence of Southgate, just in reverse. Where criticism is due, praise can also be fairly applied. Unfortunately it so rarely is. And when it is it's nearly always caveated and damning with faint praise(all of which...

Columbia in the last 16 of wc2018. We also beatvswitzerland in a pk shoot out in the nation's league but I'm not sure that counts ss a proper tournament. So we've won 2 out of three or 3 out of 4 under him. Bearing in mind we won 1 out 7 before him that's still an impressive record imo. He's...

What I find really strange is how many people are unwilling to give Southgate the respect he deserves or any credit at all. No one is claiming or has ever claimed that he is a tactical genius or revolutionary. However, he is the second most successful manager in England's history, and if he...