The FA and England players desire Gareth to stay until at least the Euros in Germany in 2024. He signed a two-year contract last year that expires after Euro 2024.
Is Southgate leaving his position?
Gareth Southgate is thinking about leaving his position as England head coach after France knocked his team out of the Qatar World Cup – but will he quit, and should he? The FA and England players desire Gareth to stay until at least the Euros in Germany in 2024. He signed a two-year contract last year that expires after Euro 2024. Southgate led England to their first World Cup semi-final in Russia in 28 years in 2018 by entering Croatia after the Euro 2020 final defeat on penalties against Italy in the summer of 2021.
He has made an impossible job possible
After England reached the quarter-finals, Southgate said: “These tournaments take a lot of you, and I need time to review. We’ve done this after every tournament, and rightly so.” The head coach added: “I don’t want to be four, five months below the line thinking I made the wrong call. It’s too important for everyone to be wrong.” So what are the factors in any England manager’s decision, and what are his options? Gareth Southgate has made an impossible job possible, and he could walk away with his head held high if he left the England manager job now. Gareth may have unfinished work as England manager, but he also has unfinished business at the club level. He wants to prove that he is good enough to manage a top UEFA Champions League team, and now would be the perfect time to support himself to get that opportunity.
Southgate has been the best manager in England since Sir Alf Ramsey
The only reason to stay as manager of England is if he really thinks that this group of players are good enough to become Euros champions in 18 months. You rarely get the chance to leave a job in football on your own terms, which is as good as it could get for him. He’s up to no good if he stays, and England can’t win Euro 2024, and recent history indicates that even if England have an impressive tournament, they’re unlikely to beat Europe’s top sides in Germany. And what doubters can say, Southgate has been the best manager in England since Sir Alf Ramsey. He may not have won a trophy, but his record in three consecutive big tournaments speaks for itself.
Winning a title is not the only measure of success, and it is undeniable that Gareth Southgate has changed England’s fortunes since he took over from Sam Allardyce in 2016. However, as an English manager, he takes responsibility, and the nature of the job means you are always you are in the eye of the storm or the next storm. What you say is almost guaranteed to be front-page news, and you are expected to have opinions on anything and everything – not just football. Going back to club management, Southgate can focus on what he loves more, all about working with players every day and developing young talent. There would be meaningful matches every few days instead of every few years.
The England manager has such high regard for the FA that he will be given time to decide what he wants to do next. If he chooses to leave, he deserves a well-deserved rest and some time off to recharge his batteries. What he has done for England and English football means that he will receive many job offers – at a club and international level.”