Gareth Southgate will take some time to think about his future as he deals with conflicting emotions after admitting that the last 18 months were difficult being in charge. Southgate’s future came on the line as Harry Kane scored one penalty and missed another against reigning champions France in a 2-1 quarter-final defeat in Qatar, on top of that England also lost the Euro 2020 final against Italy.
However, with that defeat in the World Cup 2022, England again lost their hope of bringing the World Cup home after their last triumph in 1966.
The 52-year-old is under contract until the next Euros in 2024, but he wants to make sure he has the energy to compete and that the decision is best for the team.
What did Gareth Southgate say?
“When I’ve been through the past few tournaments my emotions have been difficult to really think through properly in those following few weeks,” Southgate said.
“It took so much energy out of you and you have so much going through your mind.
“I want to make the right decision either way because it has to be the right one to go again, or the right one not to go again and I don’t think tonight is the time to make a decision like that.
He further added: “Neither are the next few days really.”
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Put to him that the future looks bright for England, he added: “Yeah, look, I’ve found large parts of the last 18 months difficult.
“For everything that I’ve loved about the last few weeks, I still have how things have been for 18 months.
“What’s been said and what’s been written, the night at Wolves.
“There’s lots of things in my head that’s really conflicted at the moment, so what I want to make sure, if it’s the right thing to say, is that I’ve definitely got the energy to do that.
Southgate has also expressed his memories from previous defeats that England suffered under his reign
Gareth Southgate said: “I don’t think I have got over the last one, but this feels a little bit different because, when we reflect on what we’ve done, I’m not sure what more we could have done or given,”.
“I think we’ve given a really good performance against a top team, which I think was a significant psychological step for those players.
“There are some young players in there especially, where the step we have to make is to have that belief and that confidence in those big games.
“I have been involved in nights where we have played top teams and been on the back foot for the majority of the game and dominated.
“I know France are a bit more counter-attacking so it is a little bit different from a possession team who can pin you back.
“We wanted to be bold in the tournament and I think we went toe-to-toe with them and, yeah, the players should be really proud of what they have done.”
Southgate believes England has put up a good performance and will keep improving.
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