The only difference is that Southgate had a ridiculously easy run in both those tournaments.England wouldn’t have reached the semi or the final without him. As evidenced by all of the sexier managers they’ve had in the past that can’t hold a candle to him record wise, despite having been blessed with better squads.
Tactics is a tiny part of international management, and it’s idiotically simplistic to ignore that.
The only good team you played in the World Cup was Belgium who beat you and France proved in the final they were miles better than Croatia. They should never have beaten you in that semi.
A poor German team was your only tricky game in the Euros and if Muller hadnt missed that sitter, it might have been different.
My point is that Southgate carried all the luck in the world in those 2 tournaments and still couldn't pull it off. Give one of those sexier managers those opponents and they just might have won something.
He is a dead man walking IMO and wont have a good WC.
The problem is the media fawned over him so much they are finding it hard to backtrack so fans criticism is met with derision and talk of overreaction. Talksport were actually booting callers yesterday if they called for him to be sacked.