5 reasons why Gareth Southgate has been a huge success as England manager

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England booked their place in the Euro 2024 semi-finals with a 5-3 penalty shootout win over Switzerland on Saturday in a match that marked 100 games in charge for Gareth Southgate.

The 53-year-old is just the third man to reach a century of games in charge of the Three Lions, alongside Walter Winterbottom (1946-1962) and World Cup-winning manager Alf Ramsey (1963-1974).

Despite some incredible achievements at the helm, Southgate continues to come under intense scrutiny from fans and pundits alike, with many insisting England’s performance at this summer’s tournament will define his legacy.

But surely, regardless of what happens from this point, Southgate’s time in charge of his country can only be defined as a major success.

Here are five stats that prove that argument.

1. A remarkable century

Gareth Southgate has transformed England.

As mentioned, Saturday’s win over the Swiss was Southgate’s 100th match in charge of the senior national team. His record across that span is, frankly, remarkable.

The former Aston Villa and Middlesbrough defender has won 60% of those games while losing just 16 times.

Southgate’s win rate is fourth all-time among England managers to oversee more than one game — sorry Sam Allardyce, but we’re not considering you. Among the seven managers to surpass half a century of games in charge, only Alf Ramsey (61.1%) boasts a better win rate.

Below him on that list are the likes of Bobby Robson (49.5%) and Sven-Goran Eriksson (59.7%).

2. Going deep

England vs Slovakia

From the period after the 1966 World Cup triumph until Euro 2016 — and not including four-team European Championships — England reached two semi-finals and zero finals in 17 major tournament (World Cup and Euros) appearances, while they also failed to even qualify on seven occasions.

In the Gareth Southgate era since then, the Three Lions have now reached three major semi-finals and at least one final with another on the cards in four attempts, with their worst…

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Author : CJ

Publish date : 2024-07-07 15:36:07

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