{"id":351311,"date":"2011-03-31T07:27:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T07:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/31\/england-cant-keep-playing-the-way-they-do-and-need-to-produce-more-technically-gifted-players-gareth-southgate\/"},"modified":"2011-03-31T07:27:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-31T07:27:00","slug":"england-cant-keep-playing-the-way-they-do-and-need-to-produce-more-technically-gifted-players-gareth-southgate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/31\/england-cant-keep-playing-the-way-they-do-and-need-to-produce-more-technically-gifted-players-gareth-southgate\/","title":{"rendered":"England can&#8217;t keep playing the way they do and need to produce more technically gifted players &#8211; Gareth Southgate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Phil Haigh<\/h3>\n<h4>31 Mar 2011 08:27:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"77.471540726202\">\n<div readability=\"20.099173553719\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gareth Southgate - Middlesbrough (PA)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/3b9cb22e33863_news.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Gareth Southgate &#8211; Middlesbrough (PA)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"46.828288100209\"><\/p>\n<p>        Gareth Southgate has begun to outline his objectives as the new head of elite development at the FA by stating that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/16\/england\">England<\/a> must start producing a new kind of technically more skilled player if they are to compete at major tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>The former Middlesbrough boss has admitted that things must change if the Three Lions are to improve, pointing to the Spanish model as the example to aspire to.<\/p>\n<p>He told <em>The Guardian<\/em>: &#8220;I played international football for England and in many games we were technically inferior to the opposition.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody looks at Barcelona and Spain and realises we can&#8217;t keep  playing the way we have and producing the English style of player. We  have to grow and change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Southgate, who won 57 caps for the Three Lions, suggested his new role involves creating a positive relationship between clubs and all levels of the England setup, which will in turn improve the atmosphere within the national team.<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;My role relates more to the older international teams, how  we make the experience of playing for England more enjoyable and  more  successful.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we are successful at Under-16 and Under-17, the  players will carry the mindset through to the senior team that England  is a place we go to and win. Like the Spanish are experiencing, like the  Germans do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rather than insisting to clubs, saying we want  mandatory release of players, we&#8217;d like players to want to come and play  in England squads.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My role is long-term, to help build closer links with the Premier  League, Football League, League Managers Association, everybody, to help  managers be more confident about players playing for England and being  part of it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;England is very important to football supporters and, if the  England team is successful, it has a massive, positive impact on the  league.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/3b9cb22e33863_news.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go here to see the original:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/03\/31\/2419348\/england-cant-keep-playing-the-way-they-do-and-need-to\" title=\"England can't keep playing the way they do and need to produce more technically gifted players - Gareth Southgate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">England can&#8217;t keep playing the way they do and need to produce more technically gifted players &#8211; Gareth Southgate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Phil Haigh 31 Mar 2011 08:27:00 Gareth Southgate &#8211; Middlesbrough (PA) Related Links Teams Players Gareth Southgate has begun to outline his objectives as the new head of elite development at the FA by stating that England must start producing a new kind of technically more skilled player if they are to compete at major tournaments. The former Middlesbrough boss has admitted that things must change if the Three Lions are to improve, pointing to the Spanish model as the example to aspire to. He told The Guardian : &#8220;I played international football for England and in many games we were technically inferior to the opposition. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-351311","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>England can&#039;t keep playing the way they do and need to produce more technically gifted players - Gareth Southgate - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/31\/england-cant-keep-playing-the-way-they-do-and-need-to-produce-more-technically-gifted-players-gareth-southgate\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"England can&#039;t keep playing the way they do and need to produce more technically gifted players - Gareth Southgate - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Phil Haigh 31 Mar 2011 08:27:00 Gareth Southgate - Middlesbrough (PA) Related Links Teams Players Gareth Southgate has begun to outline his objectives as the new head of elite development at the FA by stating that England must start producing a new kind of technically more skilled player if they are to compete at major tournaments. 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