After the 2024 European Championship, England will have to make a decision on the future of their head coach, Gareth Southgate. They could choose to keep him or look for a replacement, which could be Pep Guardiola.
Gareth Southgate has had a huge impact on the England national football team in a variety of ways ever since he took over as head coach of the club. The British national football team, also known as “The Three Lions,” was guided by its captain to the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Cup, the semifinals of the Euro 2020 tournament, and the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup. All three of these accomplishments happened after the squad finished in second place at the Euro 2020 tournament.
Regardless of this, though, coach Southgate was successful in creating quite an amount of controversy among the fans. Many individuals have the opinion that Southgate has been more successful in comparison to its predecessors, at least in terms of the accomplishments that it has made. On the other hand, there are those people who are of the opinion that Southgate is undoubtedly capable of accomplishing even more with the resources that are already at its disposal.
Under the present conditions of the contract that Southgate holds with the England squad, he is obligated to remain with the team until the conclusion of the 2024 campaign. However, if the performance of the England team in the tournament that will take place the following year is not sufficient, the Daily Mail reports that Southgate will consider quitting from his position as manager of the team.
In addition to this, the English Football Association (FA) will meet to discuss whether or not to continue working with a coach who was born in 1970 or whether or not to select a new “captain.” The Football Association is keeping an eye out for a number of potential candidates, including Pep Guardiola. Pep is not just the one that is most supported by the FA, but he is also the candidate that has the most support from the fans.
According to yet another story from the Daily Mail, FA technical director John McDermott allegedly took part in a meeting before to the 2022 World Cup to examine the prospect of recruiting a new head coach for the England national team. The meeting was apparently held to investigate the viability of filling the vacant position. The prediction team that works for the FA came up with Eddie Howe and Graham Potter as the two potential candidates for the position. However, due to the fact that both of those jobs were already “full” at Newcastle and at Chelsea, the FA discontinued its search for personnel at those two organizations in order to fill those roles.
Pep Guardiola’s current contract with Manchester City is valid through the year 2025, according to the terms of the agreement. Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have enjoyed a great deal of success in recent years, but it is highly possible that he will consider quitting his position as manager of the club in order to pursue a different kind of challenge.