June has been a very bad month for the English football team and their manager Gareth Southgate. The England team has played four matches in the UEFA Nations League so far but has not been able to win a single match. Things got worse after Hungary defeated England 4–0 in their own backyard. The consequences of this poor run are expected to be very dire as manager Gareth Southgate is the first to face the musical.
The FA have now reportedly been urged to appoint Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as manager of The Three Lions on a part-time basis. Guardiola has already secured four English Premiere titles since being appointed as manager of Manchester City in 2016.
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His successful coaching stint in English football is believed to have helped the Spaniard emerge as a popular choice for the job. Guardiola’s current contract at Manchester City is set to expire next year and the Catalan recently expressed his desire to manage an international side.
“Gareth Southgate is doing an incredible job and has just signed a new contract, so congratulations,” Guardiola said back in November according to SPORTBIBLE.
“I don’t think about it, but when I finish training here I’ll be happy to live World Cup or European Cup. I would like that. But generally it is not easy as there are very few posts. I would like it to happen, but if it doesn’t, I will train a club. So it doesn’t matter,” the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach had further added.
Southgate, on the other hand, was set to see his current England contract expire after the completion of the Qatar World Cup later this year. However, the 51-year-old had signed a new contract to extend his stay till December 2024.
The men of Southgate recorded their worst defeat since a humiliating defeat by Hungary on 15 June. Notably, it was their biggest defeat on home turf in 94 years.
Southgate had led England to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia and last year England also reached the final of UEFA Euro 2020. But on both the occasions the England team was out.
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