England legend Alan Shearer said it's time for Gareth Southgate to step down as England's head coach.
It is no exaggeration to say that Southgate has made England's golden age based on his performance. Since the 2018 FIFA Russia World Cup, which was the first major tournament to lead England to advance, England's performance has rebounded sharply.
Spain beat England 2-1 in the Euro 2024 final at Olympiastadion Berlin in Berlin, Germany, at 4 a.m. on the 15th (Korea Standard Time). England failed to win again.
Public opinion towards Southgate after the game is very bad. In fact, Southgate is one of England's best managers of all time. England has advanced to the World Cup countless times, but only the 1966 FIFA England World Cup and the 1990 FIFA Italy World Cup have advanced to the semifinals. Since the 1990 World Cup in Italy, England's quarterfinals have been the best. Even that was only two times. In particular, the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil resulted in a shocking result of one draw and two losses and elimination from the group stage.
However, England, which has been improving its constitution under Southgate, advanced to the semifinals in its first major tournament and finished fourth in the tournament. It was a better performance than I expected. At Euro 2020 in England three years ago, England reached the final for the first time in Euro history. He was disappointed to be eliminated after the penalty shootout, but he left a feeling around the world that England was gradually approaching the championship.
In the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup, Southgate's leadership began to be questioned as he was eliminated from the quarterfinals. The doubts continued throughout this Euros, but as a result England reached the final again. However, he did not reach the championship again this time. Under Southgate, as England failed to continue to win major championship trophies, public opinion was formed.
England legend Alan Shearer said "I think this will be Southgate's last game. There will be a lot of disappointment in England. We reached the final but we could have played more aggressive football. I should have done better if I had made it to the finals," he insisted strongly.
Then "The reality is that Southgate led England to the Euro final three years ago, and this time they came to the final again, but they haven't won yet. That will remain a scar for Southgate. Perhaps Southgate thinks it's time for someone else tooHe said his departure from Southgate would be a better option for England.
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand also said "We have to look at what kind of pool of talent we have. I don't think we're putting players with good talent in the best possible position. The English Football Association has a big decision to make", she joined the opinion.
For now, the contract between Southgate and England is until 2024. Asked about his future after the game, Southgate said: `I don't think it's a good time to make that decision. You need to talk to the right people. This is not the case now," he said, declining to respond.
Ahead of the Euro final, there were news that the English Football Association wanted to renew the contract with Southgate regardless of whether it won or not.
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