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Luke Shaw reveals what the England squad think of Gareth Southgate.
Luke Shaw has stated that the England squad wants Gareth Southgate to remain as manager regardless of how the Three Lions finish this World Cup campaign.
Southgate was appointed England manager following Sam Allardyce’s sacking in 2016 and has since presided over one of the most successful periods in the men’s senior team’s history.
England reached the World Cup semi-finals for the third time in 2018 and will compete in their first major final in 55 years at Euro 2020.
Despite his relative success, Southgate has been chastised for his conservative approach, and there was speculation before the tournament that this could be his final tournament in command.
Shaw, who has established himself as a regular under Southgate despite his inconsistent play for Manchester United, is adamant that the coach has the support of the team and is not given enough credit for the job he has done.
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Shaw, who has established himself as a regular under Southgate despite his inconsistent play for Manchester United, is adamant that the coach has the support of the team and is not given enough credit for the job he has done.
“Of course we want to keep working with him,” Shaw said. “The type of success he has brought has not been seen for many years. I understand we haven’t won [a major trophy], and we’re disappointed with that, but we’re going in the right direction and things are really looking up.
“Of course there’s going to be speculation if we don’t win on Saturday, but we don’t want to speak like that and be negative. We’re confident and we’ll wait and see until after the game.
The left-back added: “Definitely leading into this tournament, the way things have gone, he hasn’t got the credit he deserves. If you look at our past tournament experiences, the past two tournaments have obviously been the best in years, for a very long time.
“A few bad performances were not solely down to him, they were down to us as players, and got him some unfair criticism. They shouldn’t have been solely blamed on him. This tournament, we’re top scorers, we still have another gear to go up to, to get better and better. The signs are good and there should be no doubt about him at all.”