John Byrne 92Crew
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Southgate has been the best appointment by the selection committee since they chose Alf Ramsey surely? Not sure who else comes close, maybe El Tel? It was a real shame he didn't continue after Euro 96, it would have been interesting to see what he could have done if he had stayed on.Isn't specifying 'English managers' the problem? That's what the selection committee did with Southgate. It's clear winning the World Cup or any other major trophy is not the first priority. Rather it's about getting a boring, safe, uninspiring manager much like the like us in the committee to continue keeping us in the mix without rocking the boat.
Not for me. You either want to win or you don't want to win and you do what it takes. That's all that people remember. And that's what we need a manager to do.
Foreign managers haven't worked so far, Sven had a better team than Southgate and couldn't get past the QFs, Capello didn't go well. Could potentially work of course, just think the signs from here (and the experiences of other European countries) point to a lack of success in terms of winning trophies.