Gareth Southgate: England boss receives dreaded vote of confidence from the Football Association – The Warm-Up

WEDNESDAY’S BIG STORIES THE DREADED VOTE OF CONFIDENCE Ad/> Gareth Southgate has received the dreaded vote of confidence from Football Association chair Debbie Hewitt. Anyone who has ever played Football Manager knows this only goes one way from here: the sack. TransfersPSG battle City for Phillips ahead of potential Neymar or Messi exit — Paper Round18/06/2022 AT 05:37 This is what Hewitt had to say.

“The bit people don’t see as much is the Gareth at camp and the culture he’s created,” she said. “Certainly, prior to Gareth being the manager of England, there was not the pride of wearing the England shirt. There were the club rivalries we’d read about.

The players not getting on. He’s changed that beyond recognition and I’ve seen that first hand. “I’d also say that I don’t just work in football, I work in business and I’ve worked with a lot of chief executives and Gareth’s skills — his high IQ and high EQ — would make him a chief exec in any sphere.

“That resilience and accountability (are) the two qualities I admire most. There are no slopey shoulders, he doesn’t huff, he’s resilient and that’s what you want in an England manager.” Every last word of this statement is spot on, but – Football Manager quips aside – it should not have to be said. Yet, given how toxic the discussion is about Southgate – who, it seems it must be reminded, has led England to a semi-final and a final during his tenure – it needed to be said.