Southgate has done a great job turning england from a bit of joke

in to a team with an approach and a structure who are happy to pick young players and try them, rather than recycling a squad again and again.
There are still issues around favouring certain sides, but we've come a long way from Big Sam.

HOWEVER.
He is also a very cautious manager, and I don't think his overall preferred style gets the best out of this current group of players.

So for me he has done what england needed at the time, now he needs to either evolve his approach through this opportunity or England need to find someone who can build on Southgates solid foundations.

Posted By: megson on June 29th 2021 at 10:28:20

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We’re going to lose aren’t we (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 29, 08:50:30
- on pens......probably (Other Football) - usacanary, Jun 29, 13:58:44
- It's one of two possible outcomes imho (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 29, 10:33:36
- Southgate has done a great job turning england from a bit of joke (Other Football) - megson, Jun 29, 10:28:20
  - I pretty much agree with megson above (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 29, 10:37:57
    - oops, meant to be an answer to norway below. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 29, 10:46:09
- If we do lose, I've already decided to blame Southgate (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Jun 29, 09:47:36
- A great opportunity to go deep - which is why I daren't be optimistic. (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 29, 09:44:18
  - There'll be an escape goat. There's always an escape goat. (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 29, 09:59:39
  - What do you have in mind by 'lose its shit', do you think? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 29, 09:50:59
    - I don't think that defeat to Germany (if we play reasonably well) (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 29, 10:33:46
      - ^ Happy clapper (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 29, 10:39:15
        
        😛 (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Jun 29, 10:43:47
- Probs (Other Football) - seminated_woolly, Jun 29, 09:32:59
- I'm unusually optimistic, albeit mildly (n/m) (Other Football) - Azteca, Jun 29, 09:30:58
- The only question is how (Other Football) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jun 29, 09:17:30
  - Red card and Thomas Muller winking? (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 29, 09:18:15
    - I misread that (Other Football) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jun 29, 09:21:04
      - He "thrust" the ball into the back of the net. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 29, 09:25:21
- IT'S COMING HOME!! (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 29, 09:11:29
- Of course we will lose. (n/m) (Other Football) - Biggles, Jun 29, 09:09:15
- I'm already prepared for an underwhelmingly poor loss (n/m) (Other Football) - promethian1, Jun 29, 09:08:41
  - That's the spirit (n/m) (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jun 29, 10:32:10
- I have a feeling we'll win,I think the players expect to win. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 29, 09:02:29
- yes (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 29, 08:52:42
  - But very occasionally it doesn’t (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 29, 08:56:49
    - 1966 ...? (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Jun 29, 09:48:10
    - the thing is with those two examples is (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 29, 09:01:21
    - Beating Spain on pens (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 29, 08:59:54
      - Norwich beating spurs on pens (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jun 29, 09:00:50
  - but I'm not letting it spoil my tea though (n/m) (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 29, 08:54:05
    - What is your tea of choice? (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jun 29, 08:54:49
      - Assam (n/m) (Other Football) - paulg, Jun 29, 09:49:09
        
        that is a most excellent choice of tea (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Jun 29, 10:59:26
      - tonight its (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 29, 08:58:42
        
        Ah. Very nice indeed. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jun 29, 08:59:37

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