But he wasn't a random appointment, as he had been really successful with the U21s I think

and so if I remember correctly it was different to the bold appointment of Eriksson, the exciting appointments at the time of Keegan and Hoddle, but made at least some sort of sense in planning for continuity at a time when our U21s were full of young talented players on the verge of the senior squad.

Posted By: Legacy Fan on July 12th 2024 at 15:22:42

Message Thread

Game v Spain might actually suit us (Other Football) - paulg, Jul 12, 07:30:18
- I tend to agree with proth (Other Football) - Old Man, Jul 12, 09:23:03
- We've beaten them at u17 more recently u23s with palmer scoring (Other Football) - ParrotPuncher, Jul 12, 08:51:48
- There's absolutely no way England beat Spain.Nada ,zero chance ,not a hope in hell. (n/m) (Other Football) - MORDENCANARY, Jul 12, 08:49:12
- Germany had more possession and 23 shots. We will shit em. (n/m) (Other Football) - thirsty work, Jul 12, 08:42:52
- Spain have been good AND lucky (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 12, 08:33:05
  - Why jinx it? (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 08:40:32
- Looks like Sir Gareth will stay on for another two years (Other Football) - norwaay, Jul 12, 07:47:38
  - Two more years (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 12, 09:09:00
  - Yes - I'm a bit less than thrilled about that (Other Football) - paulg, Jul 12, 08:46:44
  - He needs to agree first (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 08:45:46
    - Yeah, if he has ambitions to manage a big club team, I think now is the time to go (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 12, 10:22:00
  - Who would have replaced him? (Other Football) - JoeyDeacon, Jul 12, 08:14:18
    - Bielsa and his bucket (n/m) (Other Football) - jamesward, Jul 12, 09:19:43
    - There does seem to be a shortage of elite level English managers (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 12, 08:27:01
      - Yep. Though Southgate has proven that you don't really need that 'elite' tag (Other Football) - Yellalee, Jul 12, 10:47:12
        
        But he wasn't a random appointment, as he had been really successful with the U21s I think (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 12, 15:22:42
        
        And to add that in that respect, it was an inspired appointment by the FA for once! (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 12, 15:23:26
        
        That's right, but would make not renewing Southgate's contract a risk (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Jul 12, 11:07:19
        
        Southgate was put in temporary charge of the senior England team on 27 September 2016, whe (Other Football) - DJ Ginga, Jul 12, 11:06:25
- we will shit them (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jul 12, 07:40:58
- Yamal against Trippier worries me (n/m) (Other Football) - 51eve, Jul 12, 07:38:39
  - Will be Shaw. Other side worries me more. (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 12, 10:54:41
  - Tripper being right footed will be useful against Yamal cutting in (n/m) (Other Football) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 12, 08:14:43
  - Trippier's been pretty solid tbf (Other Football) - norwaay, Jul 12, 08:01:19
    - Defensively yes he has. (n/m) (Other Football) - Legacy Fan, Jul 12, 10:54:54
  - The lack of balance has to be addressed. Start Shaw and use KT as a last resort (n/m) (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jul 12, 07:58:10
- We definitely got a chance because we've got so much class and their (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 12, 07:38:38
  - They even lost to Scotland (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jul 12, 08:46:26
    - Oh yeah I'd forgotten about that.they're definitely weak defending crosses,for that franc (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 12, 08:57:22
      - We'll shit em. (Other Football) - DrDublin, Jul 12, 09:10:02
        
        Vmt. (n/m) (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 12, 09:34:30

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