Firstly he did okay at the world cup, not amazing just okay we lost 3 matches in that tournament and won 4 against opposition Peterborough United would probably do well against. He brought a decent style of football and mixed it about a bit with the player selections that's all he did.
Since then.. he has said he will pick players based on form which proved to be bullshit, the team have became more predictable and less exciting to watch, seems to be stuck too far up his own arse to see where he's going wrong.
Lets just take a look at some of the players available to him.
Forwards - Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Danny Ings, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Callum Wislon, Dominic Calvert Lewin, Jamie Vardy, Michail Antonio, Eddie Nketiah, Tammy Abraham to name a few..
Midfielders - Jack Grealish, James Maddison, Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, Dele Alli, Phil Foden, James Ward Prowse, Ross Barkley, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
Defenders - Harry Maguire, Trent Alexander Arnold, Ben Chillwell, Lewis Dunk, Joe Gomez, John Stones, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Chris Smalling, Connor Coady, Luke Shaw, Aaron Wan Bissaka, Ryan Sessegnog, Reece James, Tariq Lamptey, Joe Bryan, Ben White, Jamal Lascelles, Ben Godfrey, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Jack O'connell, Mason Holegate.
I accept that the majority of these are far from world class players and even the majority of these can be considered not good enough however the pool to pick from has arguably never been so good so why does he get it so badly wrong. Look at the likes of France, Belgium ect.. We should be at that level and would be at that level with a manager who knows what he's doing.. Also, I know you can only pick 23 players but if you asked any English football fan to select a squad and they would come up with a far more exciting and dare I say talented group than Southgate consistently selects. I mean 3 defensive midfielders and five at the back last night against Denmark? Really.
Anyone in football knows that the likes of Michael Keane and Eric Dier should be nowhere near the England squad when there's this much talent available. I know it's not gonna happen but If we want to win something surely he has to go?
Since then.. he has said he will pick players based on form which proved to be bullshit, the team have became more predictable and less exciting to watch, seems to be stuck too far up his own arse to see where he's going wrong.
Lets just take a look at some of the players available to him.
Forwards - Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Danny Ings, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Callum Wislon, Dominic Calvert Lewin, Jamie Vardy, Michail Antonio, Eddie Nketiah, Tammy Abraham to name a few..
Midfielders - Jack Grealish, James Maddison, Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, Dele Alli, Phil Foden, James Ward Prowse, Ross Barkley, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain
Defenders - Harry Maguire, Trent Alexander Arnold, Ben Chillwell, Lewis Dunk, Joe Gomez, John Stones, James Tarkowski, Ben Mee, Chris Smalling, Connor Coady, Luke Shaw, Aaron Wan Bissaka, Ryan Sessegnog, Reece James, Tariq Lamptey, Joe Bryan, Ben White, Jamal Lascelles, Ben Godfrey, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Jack O'connell, Mason Holegate.
I accept that the majority of these are far from world class players and even the majority of these can be considered not good enough however the pool to pick from has arguably never been so good so why does he get it so badly wrong. Look at the likes of France, Belgium ect.. We should be at that level and would be at that level with a manager who knows what he's doing.. Also, I know you can only pick 23 players but if you asked any English football fan to select a squad and they would come up with a far more exciting and dare I say talented group than Southgate consistently selects. I mean 3 defensive midfielders and five at the back last night against Denmark? Really.
Anyone in football knows that the likes of Michael Keane and Eric Dier should be nowhere near the England squad when there's this much talent available. I know it's not gonna happen but If we want to win something surely he has to go?
