Is it time for Harry Redknapp to ‘get a crack’ at the England job? Calls for Gareth Southgate to be sacked, Jurgen Klopp’s legacy at Liverpool and more…
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Time for Harry?
Can anyone tell me that we wouldn’t be better off letting Redknapp finally get a crack, on a one tournament only deal, than go to Qatar with Southgate?
Yes he’s a throwback but at least he knows how to manage and would bring good vibes, moreso than Gareth. Would also allow the sweeping changes needed, players picked on form not nostalgia or misplaced loyalty.
If Gareth is supposed to be building to something it’s more likely to be an embarrassing epic failure at this point than the win.
Redknapp is the ticket to the trophy, I’m telling you.
Badwolf
End of the road for Southgate?
England were boring, terrible and totally devoid of ideas against Italy. A cure for insomnia. The same old tactics, players and ideas which have admittedly worked in two tournaments but have been made to look rubbish in the last five nations league games and don’t look fixable in one game.
The question is, what do the FA do?
1. Keep Southgate. He’s done well in tournaments, seems to be popular and is a good manager who has united the various rival camps. He’s given chances to players but is sensible and defensive minded (which is good or bad depending on your take).
2. Appoint someone else. Who else is out there? I would have said Graham Potter but he’s gone to Chelsea. There’s a few good managers available on the market who would be an upgrade tactically but for various reasons wouldn’t likely want the job, wouldn’t be suitable or would risk breaking the harmony that has been created. The best candidates are not English which wouldn’t fly.
Overall, Southgate has earned the time but the FA must surely be looking past the world cup to get a successor, especially if we don’t do well (which looks likely on recent form).
The problem is that Southgate won’t change his ways now and I think we have peaked by reaching a final (admittedly better than most nations and the best men’s result since 1966).
We will still see the same drab football and predictable selection which stifles Foden and Grealish, plays two holding midfielders regardless of the opposition and picks poor defensive players who better managers don’t select for their clubs (Maguire, Shaw). It’s too late for TAA and Madison to get a chance I feel and some decent…
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