Could Gareth Southgate get sacked even if England wins EURO 2024? | ESPN FC Extra Time

Dan Thomas, Frank Leboeuf, Steve McManaman and Craig Burley answer your questions on ESPN FC Extra Time.
0:00 Should Southgate get sacked even if England wins the EUROs?
1:28 Will fans care if England won it all despite not playing well?
3:12 What was going through Saka’s head when he took the penalty?
5:24 Would you pick Arda Guler over Rodrygo at Real Madrid?
6:50 Besides Spain, which semifinal team has impressed most?
7:24 How do you rate Saka’s performance?
9:00 Has the game become more defensive?
12:04 Should Foden start in the semi-final?
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[@EnzoCappalini4678]

Why does everyone feel sorry for Southgate? He's made 40 million in 8 years working 3 months a year with almost no technical ability. He is a legend lol.

[@andrewsadikin5226]

Well at least he is the best manager England got since 1966 the only WC won by England, put some respect to him, rather than blurting out hatred and nonsense from you grandma’s underground bunker. Thumbs down

[@amrasfour1718]

​@andrewsadikin5226 what the fish ur problem ? Southgate bottom you or something?

[@jaysmith2858]

Southgate is nowhere near being the best England manager. What he has been is the luckiest England manager ever. He has had dream draws for the competitions he's managed England in. He's also had a bunch of young, talented players at his disposal, and he's managing England at a time where most of the 'big guns' are a shadow of what they have previously been. He has lost almost every crunch game against 'top quality' opposition. If England do go on to win the competition, it will be despite Southgate being the manager, not because of him.

[@Ejdfj]

​@andrewsadikin5226 he's not the best manager, he gets nowhere near Bobby Robson or Vennables. You can't say he's the best because of where they get to in tournaments. He's been blessed with an exceptional squad and he still makes them underperform. The two managers I've mentioned would've won the last Euros with this team.

[@HeonApple]

He has taught the UK that when you stay calm and push forward incrementally, results soon come your way. Well done Gareth!

[@rmzidann]

France and England have played the worst football I can remember in an international tournament. Spain deserves the trophy for playing attractive football.

[@sohelzibara8166]

Yet they could meet in a final. In such case it will be the worst game in the history of the euros

[@kelvinsekwati4016]

So twams that don't play exciting football dint deserve to win ? Guess that's why real madrid always winning

[@cainneachdaugherty7172]

Spain doesn't deserve it because the ref was English in their last match.

[@NoCoastRaps]

​@@kelvinsekwati4016Real Madrid infinitely better to watch than England, you mean Manchester City.

[@cpj93070]

But that is not how football works.

[@Joswag]

It would be hilarious if Southgate left as the most successful manager in Englands history

[@jpwartist]

Hilarious for who?

[@ovaloctopus8]

He's already 2nd lol

[@jaysmith2858]

He has lucked his way to his 'success'. Beyond favourable draws, top quality players at his disposal, and managing England at a time where most of 'the big boys' are a shadow of their previous selves. If England do go on to lift the trophy, it will be despite Southgate being the manager, not because of him.

[@cuprashoe]

​@@jaysmith2858100% correct

[@SimonRiding]

He gets results might not be good to watch who cares

[@ianwilson8759]

Ask a Scotsman a derogatory question about anything English and what do you expect as an answer?

[@Azad_2024_]

There was a confusing bit in this segment where the presenter said scotland couldn't qualify when the euros were 8 teams?🤔 Strange that Craig Burley didn't contradict that ha, he wasn't called up for the scotland squad who played at euro 92...when it was 8 teams

[@2melinc]

A few years from now, Gareth Southgate will publish his autobiography and he will remind everyone that he is the England manager with the best record of recent times since 1966. It is rightly so if England wins this Euro 2024. If not, will he be reminded that the England should have won more in an era when Brazil, Germany, Italy and Netherland had struggled for almost a decade? Is it faire to say that his England team should have won the Euro at home in 2020 against an Italian team that could not qualify for the world cup? It has been evident that Southgate is who he was as a player, defensive and reactive. It may not be his fault but it is his limitation that he does not know how to play total attacking football or how to force his opponents to react to his tactics not the other way around. Perhaps at the end of the tournament, nobody would care how much credit he will take if England wins it. It is fully possible that the talents England have can carry him over the finish line despite he's been the constraint and shortcoming. But if England doesn't win it, Mr. Southgate please do not publish an autobiography!

[@igortolstov487]

Everyone who’s not English or French wants a Spain Netherlands final

[@LeoBov1]

Nah not necessarily.. A lot of us non English still would rather have England in the final just for all the storylines and drama that surrounds them lol..

[@bangslamwham88]

I don't want Spain anywhere near any trophy.

[@Delboy0]

I’m English and want Spain to win too because I want good football to be rewarded. If England win the FA will want to keep Southgate, when England with a better coach will play a higher quality football.

[@LeoBov1]

@@Delboy0 For the sake of the game, England v France is a way bigger final by miles... Better storylines with bigger superstars, Dutch v Spanish is nowhere near a France v England final mate... Netherlands v Spain is dead final compared to England v France and that’s facts whether you agree or not

[@Delboy0]

@@LeoBov1 True France vs England is a bigger where the players are actual personal rivals, but I know that will be so boring.

[@andrewbernard4866]

Soouthgate is lucky man, his tournament draw always good, he needs a good assistant to help him

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Needs someone to drive an Uber to his house and stay there

[@Dude-etiquette]

His team is carrying him. With great talent and great coaching they would be smashing it. With great talent and horrible coaching you get lucky, which is where this team is at

[@FedericoPrieto13]

He has taken England to a semi-final, or possibly a final... the FA are happy, he will go on. Now, no one in the world outside the British Isles envies England's game, no little boy is looking forward to buy the Three Lions shirt, no England player is worth more today than yesterday, no major federation is considering hiring an English manager to copy Southgate's style. Except for the countries fighting for the title, the rest of the world wishes or recognizes that this euro should be for Spain.

[@GJarr2]

I just want Southgate gone, but I have absolutely no faith in the cretins at the F.A to appoint a decent replacement.

[@nickgoatham7981]

That's exactly the problem.

[@Zimri_]

💯

[@stephenhill545]

They will appoint Lampard; useless, but a public school educated Tory with no personality.

[@tobaepebinuade5830]

I don’t think that England fans will care about their mediocre performances if they end up winning the EUROs playing the way they’ve played all tournament. When you have some of the most talented players on the same team, of course you’re expecting them to play a proper brand of football and you want to see the best version of a team, if they had been eliminated, the narrative around them will be about Southgate being a fraud of a manager and how he can ruin a team with very good players including a Ballon Dor contender. They’re in the semifinals despite struggling to win games in 90 minutes and majority of their performances haven’t looked convincing and also they have been outplayed during certain periods of the game. If they’re able to win the EUROs, it wouldn’t matter for them because you want to play well which is true, at the end of the day, football is about winning trophies and you can win a trophy while playing some of the most boring football ever yet you’re able to manage games and grind out results.

[@arthurau9231]

USMNT should replace Gregg Burkhalter with Gareth Southgate.

[@babyting395]

They can only dream.

[@GJarr2]

C'mon, they really don't deserve that. Even though they rebelled against us, then again maybe they do deserve Southgate 😂

[@Delboy0]

Southgate relies on quality players to save him from his numerous tactical mistakes, the USA doesn’t have the quality to save Southgate from his poor coaching.

[@DCC-ho2nk]

A like for like substitution 😂😂😂

[@LRF49]

​@@Delboy0Whatever you say couch analyst.

[@Isz2134]

I hope he goes to MU😂

[@marineboy1964]

As punishment for 115 man city sould appoint southgate

[@milly5890]

You sound like a sour arsenal fan

[@marineboy1964]

@@milly5890 no. It's a good punishment Just imagine haaland playing at centre half like kane

[@Triple_X_X]

The funny thing is he's their best Manager ever too 😂😂

[@Retify]

Facts 😂

[@bluephoenix6023]

I’ve seen you on everyone one of these vids your obsessed with England 😂

[@chrisburton4128]

16% win rate V worlds top 10 ranked teams, no he's not

[@wintersoldier868]

He is not the best ever , he has reached far in comps without playing big teams, that's not the equivalent to success or being best manager, Ffs

[@justahyundai]

Wouldn't that make you obsessed about him

[@RazeefRazeff]

Frank is so proper.. he sits straight & never lean back .. that's an example of a very healthy individual.. .

[@Silverback1969]

Death by PowerPoint is a good metaphor for for English football

[@bobby5161]

He's leaving regardless of if they win the Euros or not.

[@IscoAlcornMadridStarforever]

Tactically Southgate is good at all But he just world class players

[@elz.editvids]

If we magically beat Netherlands just luck tbh 💀😭

[@thesaintst1851]

Are you sure you’re English?..

[@elz.editvids]

@thesaintst1851 are u sure ur not a nerd haters in da comments like u 💀

[@elz.editvids]

@@thesaintst1851 neek 💀

[@elz.editvids]

@@thesaintst1851 likkle pagen in da comments am I British 💀💀

[@elz.editvids]

@@thesaintst1851 allow da talk lil kid stay silent 🤫

[@dhaanushl6465]

Gareth Southgate is the best Manager England ever had after Alf Ramsey but still it's not good enough to win England Major Trophy.

[@thegroovetube3247]

By 'best' you of course mean 'luckiest'.

[@virupakshawalla5734]

Best manager lol.

[@ongwenhou1926]

Spain deserve to win.. they been outstanding throughout the tournament

[@ZacharyShahan]

Was my pick before the tournament began. But afraid France will sneak out a win.

[@stephenhill545]

Agree. And entertaining.

[@sour_patch09]

I love how relaxed these four are. I wish you would keep them permanently 😢

[@JokinUriarte]

Good players, crappy coach and tactics. Another 120 minutes of this and I´ll go into a coma

[@happilyeggs4627]

One can only hope this is Southgate’s last stand. It’s a disgrace. England have the possibility of winning a trophy without playing any football.

[@ZacharyShahan]

It turns out Saka has the exact same penalty record in the PL as Frank had - 10/11

[@shalommoses4459]

I just love Frank the French man. I never new that he ever played for Chelsea fc. Now that I know, I love him the more

[@buddylove2073]

Even if Southgate was sacked after winning the Euros, it would still be a fine capstone on the C.V. Getting England a first European title and second international title in a long while. He would have the pick of whatever offers came his way. And there would plenty of offers.

[@tobaepebinuade5830]

It’s really funny to me how many excuses a player of Phil Foden’s caliber gets whenever he drops a stinker for his country. I agree that going from Pep Guardiola to Gareth Southgate is a massive drop off as there’s a massive gap in quality between the 2 managers and being surrounded around the right system and players who play to your strengths he’s a prime example of it. He is still struggling to produce his best form for the England national team and once again at the EUROs despite some odd flashes of glimpses, he’s still short of his best form. In the first couple of games of the tournament, he was uncomfortable playing as a left winger and that’s clearly not his position as everyone knows that he’s more of a central player as he wants to get on the ball and make things happen in areas of the pitch where he thrives the most. Today against Switzerland, Gareth Southgate changed the formation and he played Foden as a double number 10 where he played decently which is a fair assessment of him, fell short of expectations for England yet again and he’s yet to truly gel in the same team alongside Jude Bellingham. When you’re supposed to be the best player in the premier league and you’re in your prime, yes it’s true that he has underperformed for his country and no matter what position they play him in they don’t get the best out of him and we should acknowledge that and also we have to stop making excuses as well because Foden has been underwhelming with England for years and other players are making an impact for their country and some of them aren’t even playing in their position and going into the semifinals, if he’s gonna be a passenger in the team and show up in glimpses, then don’t play him, if you want to play him make sure that he’s involved in the game.

[@Liamo__han]

When they bring on the actual best player they turn it around

[@tobaepebinuade5830]

@@Liamo__hanEngland are a better team whenever Cole Palmer is on the pitch; I don’t know why he’s still on the bench

[@Whoami691]

I want England to win playing terribly and get our first trophyin 58 years simply because it would be hilarious to see people react by saying 'Well we didn't win convincingly enough! Sack him!'

[@joso7228]

oh dont worry... We Will

[@Paddy-vc3fl]

In order to win, England will have to improve. If they do find that improvement and win the trophy there will be no earthly reason to sack Southgate, but I don't think he'll stick around anyway.

[@titussalter8070]

Gonna be hilarious if Southgate is sacked and Gregg berhalter is allowed to keep his job

[@InesElm-dj9tn]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 HE REACHES THE SEMIS WITH VERY AVERAGE TEAM TO BE FRANK HE DID A GREAT JOB

[@russellward4624]

What did he do? You and I could do what he's done. He's had no impact on any win. He doesn't have any tactics implemented other than eveeyone defend and make something happen in attack. He derves zero credit.

[@leehaslam5751]

Average team 😂😂😂

[@billymathis6538]

It’s funny! If England win the Euros 😅 Spain are gonna be champions! They are by far the best team left in it! If England somehow get past the Dutch they will never ever beat Spain! 🇪🇸

[@joso7228]

but we could stumble past France

[@Nemophilist850]

Southgate is more likely to be kept on when they go out, than sacked if they win.

[@savanah1978]

Should have been sacked after the world Cup or earlier even. Always playing negative football and turns to react when his team is down. England should not be struggling with the talent at his disposal.

[@astleywedderburn2803]

Southgate is the best ever manager to manage England. He's also better than Klopp and Pep

[@virupakshawalla5734]

As Arsenal fan want Saka to just get a rest, but yet again he is the main man.

[@Coach_pena]

England through to the Semi. Good for them. Tough team to beat. Great responses when they went down. Need to find that same mentality for 90 minutes.

[@bo0gi3]

Don’t rush Arda, he will be great but he isn’t ready! Seen a lot of fans preferring Arda over Rodrygo now but it isn’t his time. He will get more minutes but not as a immediate starter

[@lukelocks9083]

Of the 4 teams left, there's only one I enjoy watching - Spain. Anyone know if Pedri will play again in the semi, or final? Holland are average, but ENG & France are dour. The biggest entertainers were Turkey, scored great goals, attacking team who gave their all every minute, of every game, they'll be missed. Georgia was also entertainers, with speedy dribblers. Surely of those 4 'big' teams left, with 3 games to play, they must give us at least great game! I dread to think of a ENG-France final, which is an infuriating bore-draw, with 2 bore-draw managers punching the air for getting to PENs.

[@kamilebrahimoff3589]

England will not win the Euro judging how they have performed this far. They were fortunate to be in an easier bracket or else they would have been out a while back.

[@myasaee]

Starting to feel like last Euros. England laboured to the final whilst on the otherside Italy was playing well.

[@maroso7422]

If the English desire to win the tournament. Keep the last winning team as starters. 🙌 bringing top guns 2 minutes to end not smart ?

[@awesome1ru]

I didn't understand the stranger Craig joke??

[@user-nw6qp1ki2n]

please lower down the background noisy beating music 🥁🤢

[@duncanboyd7835]

Frank and craig great pundits

[@josecabrera6391]

Frank wearing a AP Royal oak 😮

[@FabulousWanderers]

Fantastic performance however all our players are trying to accommodate Harry Kane & he is just to slow. We need pace up front & Oli Watkins would work wonders for us.⚡⚽🏆🧡👍

[@rmv9194]

Should have called Sterling. Some players are just good with their National Teams, even when they don't do good enough with their clubs. Right now James Rodriguez is being incredible with Colombia.

[@franskos8690]

July 14 final!!!! 14= Johan Cruijff... final is Netherlands - Spain💯 coincidence doesn't exist.

[@ianmccartney1974]

Oh god I hope so 🙏🙏🙏

[@a_god8269]

The poverty of the football😂

[@kelvinsekwati4016]

😅😅as kong as England keep winning i dint get what's so bad?? I mean they in the semis again 🤷

[@joso7228]

its not Rocket Science

[@denisako6493]

Sir Southgate the centurion genius

[@simymyh]

Scotland did qualify for Euro 92 when there were only 8 teams. Get your facts right

[@samuelwainaina5597]

I think Pep would be great for England. Southgate's time is up.

[@Noirlore]

Who tf asked that guler question 😂 valverde is proven and clear of him and can play both positions himself

[@bear_eater254]

He wouldn't get sacked even if he got knocked out by Koeman.😂

[@bonoja]

Yes. Finally. After 8 tiresome years.

[@YoYo-hm1vr]

Southgate need to go. He is a bad manger

[@MrAckers75]

Craig talks like he was some sort of football messiah lol he wasn’t good enough to clean stevies boots ffs!

[@Mimomimomimo4577]

They’re winning. That’s all that matters

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

He absolutely should.

[@ihussain999]

Get rid of him, we’ve outgrown him. Thanks for everything Gareth but we now need to go up a level

[@lil_nameless59]

They are in the semifinal ffs … entitled fans smh

[@joso7228]

@@lil_nameless59 no thanks to Gareth

[@aspebb]

If France or England somehow fumble their way to the trophy I think I'll laugh myself into a coma 😂

[@Mattmatt-u4o]

On paper southgate does great with england....just on paper

[@AnthonyFarrow-hn9gz]

It is ridiculous

[@musicking4317]

I haven't been seeing Ale Moreno lately

[@ZacharyShahan]

he's been in the LA studios for Copa America coverage

[@stephenmason9527]

If England end up playing Spain in the Final, how will they even touch the ball?

[@joso7228]

kick off

[@AnthonyFarrow-hn9gz]

My family were immigrants to Scotland from Ireland

[@joso7228]

fascinating

[@ZacharyShahan]

Foden should definitely be left out. Was the worst player on the pitch yesterday. Looked lost. Similar all tournament. But he won't be dropped, of course.

[@ManoleitorArg]

Hes smart, there is no way England is gona win the Euro...

[@Azad_2024_]

Scotland did qualify when it was 8 teams smh😂 in euro 92. Anyway I don't watch this show for any insight...they're decent banter ha

[@rmv9194]

He should.

[@sublimeindonesia]

Who really cares if he does or doesnt

[@joso7228]

why you watch?

[@sublimeindonesia]

@@joso7228 i didnt. I was looking for actual football analaosys and discussion not some blokes personal life haha

[@ant777live]

Plezase more Mcmanananananananaannana and Stivie

[@valuetraveler2026]

Dechumps should be sacked. I can see England going out in the semi final (because he aint no Koeman and relies too much of the deadweight Kane)- what sort of job would Southgate get then?

[@babyting395]

Through to the Semi Final but the morning after and ESPN are more concerned about Southgate getting sacked? Welcome to ESPN FC.

[@joso7228]

As an England Fan I 100% agree with them

[@babyting395]

@@joso7228Southgate is the most successful England manager in 50 years. Like his style or not, we’re through to a semi final and we’re unbeaten. Those are just the facts.

[@alexkirkham]

Coulda, woulda, shoulda.

[@ant777live]

Please McManaman instead of eveyone

[@nottomcruise6474]

If we know United they will hire him after the EUROs. They always make the worst signings

[@stephenhill545]

I don't enjoy watching this England team. I really don't care if they lose.

[@Dr_Diaz]

England always gets the easier path to the final and they never get there. Cant wait to see them cry

[@user-vo8fk9lf1e]

I'd sack Him now before the final which he'll blow like the Italy game

[@joso7228]

and Croatia and France

[@terry9819]

Honestly I don't care about winning anything any more, I just want Southgate gone. He has destroyed any enjoyment I used to get from watching England.

[@zicob2536]

International football is more defensive.

[@joso7228]

no international football runs in cycles. This is the too-much-football jaded cycle.

[@stephenhill545]

Southgate has been awful, his team has spluttered its way past mediocre opponents, and the s*** is about to hit the fan.

[@aakashashokkumar3716]

Sack southgate if he win euros. Brung in potter .. He did well wirh Brighton....

[@joso7228]

and Swansea

[@stephenhill545]

England fans are cringeworthy. At least it must have depressed the Reform vote.

[@hummadarif2873]

Sakaaaaa

[@InesElm-dj9tn]

AS IF ENGLAND PLAYERS ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD THEY ARE AT BEST AVERAGE

[@joso7228]

sure when Southgate mis-manages them

[@Noirlore]

Question for everyone: would you rather have rodrygo or saka as your RW

[@joso7228]

Stanley Matthews

[@nayden5834]

He leaves anyway

[@theycallmekingmo]

This community is bad on ball knowledge and also quick to forget! how horrible Bruno was for us last season! Bruno is amazing but he is replaceable. he’s not in his early 20s as well and getting in his 30s. Bruno has been here for couple of years now and he’s not won us any major trophy! so we need to really chill out! Give me 200mil and he’s gone!! I can buy both Dani Olmo and Wirtz to replace him in a heart beat!

[@user-tz1xm8wj6t]

He is the worst manager you can pick for any team, especially England, with these talents and squad. I think he should be fired even if they'll become champion

[@stephenhill545]

Agree. He's a talent killer. Palmer and Gordon have hardly played.

[@AM2K2]

THE TEARS 😂😂 FOOTBALLS COMING HOME

[@rmv9194]

LOL, you know, the more you boast about coming home, the sweeter your tears are when you choke.

[@AM2K2]

@@rmv9194 cry

[@enockt6218]

I was already shocked that everyone attacked him when England won the group and was at the top. Now they have advanced this far people and England own population still attack him. Before i did not care if England won or not. Now i root for England too win just because how toxic everyone including England own fans have been

[@joso7228]

We love England team and players but they have been badly managed for too long now.

[@enockt6218]

@@joso7228 I understand. But toxicity have been too much. England own fans left the arena before bellingham did the bicycle goal at stop time.

[@rmv9194]

Toxic is the way your team is playing. Literally, is what is killing football. Hope you get cursed another 50 years of not winning anything, for your crime against football is not to be forgiven.

[@mamumonkan]

ANTHONY TAYLOR FOREVER !!!

[@nyanyiamatir6789]

Southgate deserve to be sacked. His stupid brain still playing trippier on random position, trippier should'nt in england squad tho. England still need grealish, henderson even rashford as a senior player.

[@Rain188]

As long as Spain exist, there is no way that England can win the Euro 2024

[@alexandernutt2474]

Chill they won’t beat France

[@Prasko131]

@@alexandernutt2474 France are even worse than England

[@Rain188]

​@@alexandernutt2474I am supporting Holand at this stage

[@AIMAGICSTREAM]

Spain playing the best soccer.b