Lessons, card games or bar choices during travels - current England national team coach Gareth Southgate was not always as serious as he is seen next to the pitch, it is written in the article on the portal lrytas.lt. After the scandal involving dismissed Sam Allardyce, the strategist who took over the reins of the England national team is almost a perfect example reflecting the country's football culture.
The 46-year-old specialist always emphasized that if his football career hadn't been successful, he would have pursued journalism. Perhaps he would have revealed information that cost S. Allardyce his place in the national team.
It was precisely "Daily Telegraph" that revealed that the strategist who took over from R. Hodgson as England's coach for 400 thousand pounds sterling agreed to explain to businessmen how to bypass the player acquisition rules of the English Football Association (FA).
If it weren't for journalists posing as businessmen, G. Southgate wouldn't be leading the England national team today, although now to the majority of the English he seems like the most logical choice. Now he aims for bigger goals than just victories.
"I want new ideas and different thinking. We have succeeded in all other sports but football lacks something. We are an island, but we must go beyond it and learn from others," G. Southgate told "The Guardian.
Meanwhile, people who know the coach have always been fascinated by his manners and leadership qualities. Former team mate Dean Windass could even imagine him in the prime minister's office.
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