SOUTHGATE. England coach who challenges the France team this Saturday in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, Gareth Southgate has an obsession: penalties, a real English curse of which he was one of the victims. .
If the “match within the match” between Kyle Walker and Kylian Mbappé seemed to monopolize the attention every day preceding this France-England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, that between Gareth Southgate and Didier Deschamps on the bench is not missing. no salt either. The English coach seems to be following in the footsteps of “DD” with a rise in his selection, semi-finalist of the 2018 World Cup, finalist of Euro 2021 and now among the favorites of the final table of the World Cup.
Gareth Southgate, however, has an obsession: that of going through a penalty shootout again during England – France this Saturday, so much so that the dreaded exercise has been repeatedly worked on during the training sessions of the Three Leos. It must be said that England has a serious history in the exercise and its coach too! In 1996, during a Euro disputed at home, the current coach, then full-back of a selection led by Paul Gascoigne, David Seaman or Paul Ince had missed the 5th decisive shot on goal in a semi-final at Wembley against Germany which has become a trauma. Since then, England has seemed to live a real curse with the famous “penos”: elimination at the 1998 World Cup against Argentina which followed an elimination against Germany already in 1990, then twice against Portugal (Euro and World Cup combined) and finally against Italy in the final of the last Euro 2021! Each time, England cracked, with the exception of a session of the 2018 World Cup against Colombia.
The former Southampton coach has once again prepared for the exercise but knows that the psychological aspect could play a role when approaching a penalty shootout. Already before the round of 16 against Senegal, he had expressed a meaningful wish. “We would like to win this match without going through extra time and penalties if possible, because we would like to win in 90 minutes. But if we ever have to play 120 minutes, we will have to be mentally and physically to do it. And I think we are,” he slipped. In the hours preceding this historic France-England, Gareth Southgate also dropped on English television ITV: “Everything that happened in the past is history, it all comes down to Saturday evening”.
Gareth Southgate was born on September 3, 1970 in Watford, a town in Hertfordshire, England. A former football player, he was England international 57 times. When he was a player, Gareth Southgate was a midfielder where he notably played for three clubs during his career: Crystal Palace (1989-1995), Aston Villa (1995-2001) and Middlesbrough (2001-2006).
In 2016, Gareth Southgate arrived at the head of the Three Lions. If he arrives at first to replace Sam Allardyce, involved in a corruption scandal, the native of Watford ends up signing a four-year contract on November 30, 2016. His record with the English selection remains very positive with a fourth place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia and a final at Euro 2021. In Qatar, Gareth Southgate will lead the English to the World Cup for the second time.
Which teams does Gareth Southgate coach?
Since the beginning of his coaching career, Gareth Southgate has known a team and a selection without forgetting the England team since 2016: Middlesbrough (2006-2009), England Prospects (2013-2016).
What is Gareth Southgate’s record as a player?
As a player, Gareth Southgate has won many trophies:
- Second Division English Championship (in 1994 with Crystal Palace)
- FA Cup runner-up (in 2000 with Aston Villa)
- English League Cup (in 1996 with Aston Villa, in 2004 with Middlesbrough)
- UEFA Cup runner-up (in 2006 with Middlesbrough)
What is Gareth Southgate’s record as a coach?
As a coach, Gareth Southgate still has few trophies and has chained places of honor:
- Winner of the Toulon Tournament in 2016 (with the England U23 selection)
- Fourth in the World Cup in 2018 (England were eliminated by Croatia)
- Third in the UEFA Nations League in 2019 (England were eliminated by the Netherlands)
- European Championship runners-up in 2021 (England lost to Italy)
What is Gareth Southgate’s salary?
On November 22, 2021, Gareth Southgate signed a new contract until 2024. According to British media The Sunthe coach of the Three Lions would receive a salary of 6 million pounds per year, or nearly 6.9 million euros.
What is Gareth Southgate’s roster for the 2022 World Cup?
For the 2022 World Cup (20 November – 18 December), Gareth Southgate has selected 26 players for England:
Guardians: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), Nick Pope (Newcastle).
Defenders: Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Benjamin White (Arsenal), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Conor Coady ( Everton), Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
Midfielders: Declan Rice (West Ham), Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Mason Mount (Chelsea).
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Callum Wilson (Newcastle), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), James Maddison (Leicester) .