Gareth Southgate has revealed that he has decided to quit England Before the defeat of the team, the manager said spain “Now is the time to change everything,” he said at the Euro 2024 final in July.
Southgate, 54, resigned two days after England’s 2-1 defeat in Berlin and said his next career move could be Something other than coaching.
As a guest on the BBC’s Desert Island Disc — in which interviewees pick eight songs they would take with them if they were dropped on a desert island — Southgate chose Adele’s “Someone Like You” and said she “played it until the end. Euro” because “I knew I was leaving.”
Speaking about the song, Southgate said: “There were so many words in it that, even today, it relates to my relationship with England.”
Adele’s hit song is written from the perspective of a woman addressing the end of a long-term relationship.
“They have to move on and you wish them well and there are regrets, but actually some memories were made,” Southgate said.
Was associated with Southgate Manchester United The job follows Erik ten Haag’s departure in October before Ruben Amorim was appointed to the role.
the former Crystal Palace, Aston Villa And Middlesbrough The defender told presenter Lauren Laverne that he grew up a United fan.
“When I was very young we moved to Lancashire — Bury, where I started supporting Manchester United because they were fairly local,” Southgate said.
He selected “Shape of You” from Ed Sheeran and Stormzy & The Waterboys’ 1985 hit “The Hole of the Moon” among his eight song choices.
Southgate took charge of 102 games in his eight years in charge of England and is the only manager other than 1966 World Cup-winning coach Sir Alf Ramsey to take the country to a major final, which he did at Euro 2020 and Euro 2024.
His replacement is Thomas Tuchel who will start working with England on January 1.
