Great article! I agree with where you’re going here. With that being said, is there any chance, even the slightest chance that Southgate may be onto something here with respect to cultivating the younger talent? Most people I know say the Rooney decision was made because of public perception of Southgate appearing too “soft” just prior to 2016. What are your thoughts?
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The English young talent is astounding, but so was the previous generation, of Rooney and Steven Gerrard, and Lampard, and Beckham... and it was cultivated alright. It's not the talent, or absence of it I lament about, it's the coaching... Apart from the Rooney decision, all what Southgate did was a no-brainer, anyone could have assembled this squad. The question is the tactics, and who's gonna make the machine run - the one guy who runs things on the pitch. Doesn't seem to be one in this squad.