by John Smith »
20 Jul 2021 14:10
Franchise FC John Smith I'm tempted to boycott purely down to Gareth Southgate. Let's have this totally right: the bloke has had two of the best squads at his disposal for the last three years and refuses to play the best players, the best players for their particular position or the best formation. We then are given the two easiest routes to a final in the history of major competitions and fluff them. Twice.
You know we actually reached the final this time, right ?
Who would you suggest takes the job ?
Then who would you suggest takes the job that will actually take the job ?
We also couldn't beat Scotland, we needed extra time to beat a mediocre Denmark and then couldn't get the job done against a team with a combined age of 70 at CB despite having some of the most talented forwards in world football. He is a clueless tactician. The evidence is plentiful and damning for Southgate who, if he had an ounce of dignity, would walk and if the FA had an ounce of balls about them, would send him packing.
There's plenty of better alternatives who can take the job - Steven Gerrard would do a better job having been a winner as a player and a manager. Or someone who has been to 6 tournaments as an England player and also been a successful manager against all odds like Sol Campbell.