My Predecessors Had Difficult Nights With England – Gareth Southgate

England manager, Gareth Southgate has come out to say that losing scandalously vs Hungary was very sad. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, it is always disgraceful to lose heavily at home, and it was definitely a very difficult night for his players.

Southgate, however, added that England has had six beautiful years in recent times, therefore difficult nights are expected from time to time.

His words, “It’s a chastening night. When you lose heavily at home it is very, very painful. It was a difficult night for the players. I feel for them. You could see once we went behind the confidence went. I don’t think it’s damaging for the mentality of the group.”

“I picked the teams and tried to balance the squad. I didn’t get the balance right to win those matches. We’ve not been at full strength for the matches we’ve lost. I know we’ve got depth and exciting players coming through. We need to be at full strength to win matches. Tonight balance wasn’t right.”

“My predecessors have had nights like this. I’ve watched as a kid on the sofa and as a player. I recognise those times.”

“It’s not pleasant. The irony is that the pressure we’ve had and reputational comments have come in two Nations League campaigns. In neither have we been able to pick our strongest teams. In the matches where every other manager is judged we’ve had the best performances for 50 years.”

“I understand this we’ve had narrative all week. I didn’t think it was correct after Germany. I cannot dress up tonight in any way, shape or form. If we are judged on matches with a full strength team, it is a different assessment.”

“The next period is going to be unpleasant and uncomfortable. You are never going to have six years like us and not have difficult nights.”