Gareth Southgate's contract with the FA expires in December but the England boss is set to make a decision on his future soon after losing the Euro 2024 final to Spain
After all, we tend to get misty-eyed over Sir Bobby Robson’s time as England manager as he is remembered as a special human being. And rightly so.
The time feels right for Southgate to go but it is also understandable why the Football Association’s preference is that he stays in charge until the next World Cup. The simple question is: who is better? The reality was that if England had lost to Slovakia in the last 16, then Southgate would have been the punch drunk boxer who quit on his stool. Right there and then. Just like Roy Hodgson went straight after the Iceland disaster in Euro 2016. Now he will take a bit more time.
It is hard to imagine Southgate doing a sit-down with Gary Lineker any time soon. The BBC presenter is trying to backtrack on his “s***” remark. But it is a bit late to put the reverse lights on now. England arguably have more talent now than under Robson. But England’s squad in Italia 90 had some brilliant players - and even bigger characters. And yet they could not deliver either.
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