Guardian journalist Barney Ronay explains what Gareth Southgate’s legacy will be as he steps down as England manager after eight years in the role.
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Southgate led England to two finals, a quarter-final and a semi-final and is arguably one of the most successful managers the team has had. Support by fans took a ‘dark turn’ however when success became ‘expected as a default’ and some took umbrage at his politics once England began taking the knee. Due to this Southgate faced serious scrutiny and his legacy of success will be entwined with the criticism he received.
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11 Comments
Bye2 Southgate
He will be long remember as the type of man who takes shower before taking bath
I THINK HARRY REDKNAP IS PROPER FOR UK FOOTBALL MANOVR.
Bringing hope back…2 finals and a semi…
157 seconds! I hope you took a long lunch afterwards to recover.
He brought the love back for England fans. A great job. He wasn't perfect, but who is.
The second most successful manager in England history above anything else. But beyond that I'd say firstly, he took England from a nightmare situation to two Euro finals, world cup semi final and quarter final. More importantly he completely reset the culture and removed the toxic elements around England and the FA. He brought the next gen through and has done a huge amount behind the scenes to develop young players and generations to come. In some ways that is more meaningful than winning a cup. Above all he's a nice person who shows fans, especially young, impressionable fans, that you don't have to be aggressive and loud to be successful. Top guy in my book.
Mr. Bean is available
HE GAVE US THE BEST SLEEP WE EVER HAD, SO LET'S BE THANKFUL FOR THAT
England had an easy bracket 4 tournaments in a row….
Waistcoats ?….or is it Wescats ?