I'm not a massive Southgate fan but he's on a bit of a hiding to nothing as we're just so unbalanced with the talent pool.
The attacking options are excellent, almost too good tbf as you'll end up shoehorning players into roles that don't suit. Meanwhile we are weak at the back, even moreso if...
All the Playoff games have been a really good watch. First leg of Barnsley v Swansea wasn't exactly pretty but still plenty of intrigue in it.
Goes to show what happens when you don't have tripe like VAR to spoil the big occasions.
Because he's not actually very good (which I know sounds mental given his record this season).
Nearly all of his goals are headers or first time finishes.
A Midfield of Kelly, James, Hamer, Sheaf & Walsh would be decent at Championship level for a team of our standing.
Would also enable Eccles to go & have a full season on loan at a decent, footballing League One side.
They signed 11 players after the points deduction so definitely didn't stop them attracting players. Many teams have overcome that kind of defecit, ourselves included.
I think the bigger problem is they had loads of dross, poor management & failing to pay players for months at a time can't have...