Gareth Southgate to Manchester United: A Great Idea or a Far-Fetched Fantasy?

It is clear that it is very difficult for Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag to continue at the helm of Manchester United after the end of the current season. Qualification for the Champions League has already been set as the main goal for Ten Hag to continue in his role, but the team is currently far from the top four qualification places in the Champions League, so it seems Ten Hag will leave at the end of the season.

It must be noted here that England’s national team coach, Gareth Southgate, has become a favorite candidate for the role of Manchester United’s next coach.

Is this really possible to happen? Of course, many things must happen before this becomes a reality. (Manchester United and Southgate) for this to happen (Manchester United are said to love this). More importantly, there should be a desire from Manchester United players to work under Southgate’s guidance, and public opinion must be positive and confident that this will happen.

This public opinion is the most interesting part right now. When this idea was first proposed a few months ago, I personally thought it was a very bad idea, and even felt that it was a false and baseless statement to whole. When the English team played a bad game or played boring football, Manchester United fans would criticize Southgate on social media and point out that he was not fit to lead the team.

But after thinking about it carefully and examining it from all angles, I found that it would be a good idea for Southgate to be in charge of Manchester United. I find this feeling so strong that it is impossible to even think of doing anything else.

First of all, we all know that Manchester United has been suffering badly for ten years, to the point that it has turned into a ghost house that eats the past and the – today and has no clear future. So, something big has to happen to get the club out of this slump. Manchester United does not need a technical manager who is capable of tactical and tactical aspects, but he needs a technical manager who has experience in setting tight systems and is able to get rid of the bad things that have accumulated in the club for many years. .

It is clear to all that Southgate has these qualities, and is arguably the only person with a recent record of doing so – leading an ossified football group to a happier place.

Southgate did it with the England national team. To truly understand this, we need to go back to what the English national team was like in the period between 2000 and 2016 and look at the English national team roster and the results they were achieving at that time.

Frankly, an English national team coach and his experience in setting a tight system is what Manchester United need at the moment (Reuters)

In addition, it is also clear that Southgate suits the new owners of Manchester United, as he knows the relationship between Brailsford and Ashworth well.

It is also good at helping young players feel happy. He has been successful in pulling the English national team out of their past mistakes and putting them on the right track, which are what Manchester United need right now.

He has the fundamentals that Manchester United clearly lack: toughness, structure and honesty. This leads us to ask this question: Who told the truth inside “Old Trafford” in the last ten years? Was it Ralf Rangnick, who was sacked soon after, or Louis van Gaal, who seemed to be screaming in the storm? Southgate will surely tell the truth, but that is both painful and good at the same time.

We can already see that now, as Southgate appears stubborn in press conferences and refuses to promise anything. Southgate will be able to deal with a player like Anthony and help him do his best on the pitch. Even if Southgate loses the last game of the Europa League, for example, he will go to the fans and greet them with confidence because he gave everything he had and he did not succeed . Of course, Manchester United needs a comprehensive cleanup, and public backing is absolutely necessary. Southgate will certainly not promise immediate glory, but he will work to clear the club of its problems and then he will begin to reap the benefits of his hard work.

Some may view this proposition as false, and perhaps not applicable on earth, as it is based on the idea that one can find a cure for all problems. at a sick center, and that Southgate, despite his ability to work miracles, does not have the ability to prevent administrative decisions at the club.

But the truth is that I really want everyone at Manchester United to be like Southgate. Even beyond that, I would like to see people like Southgate in every field except football. Some may think that this is how dictatorships start, ie relying on one person with a face in a smart suit to change everything by himself!

Perhaps I should have focused this article on the very reasons why a rich football club finished sixth, not second, in the Premier League table. In fact, Manchester United seems to include all the other clubs that have similarly fallen into what we can describe as the “frivolities” of modern life, reduction of previous values, and emptying of institutions of their true content, as if there was a desire to make mistakes and take the wrong path. Can things really be fixed?

This is the question that Manchester United always ask. If so, could this really be in the hands of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Gareth Southgate, who, at 53, might be willing to take on this difficult challenge?

* The Guardian Service