Nottingham comedian Matt Forde has urged England fans to keep backing Gareth Southgate as the national team manager following a recent run of poor results. Last night, the Three Lions were thumped 4-0 in Wolverhampton by Hungary, who also beat them 1-0 in Budapest last week in the UEFA Nations League.
Those results along with with an unexciting 0-0 draw at home to Euro 2020 champions Italy - who beat England on penalties at Wembley to take the title back to Rome - and a lacklustre 1-1 scoreline away in Germany have left fans questioning the direction the team are heading in just five months before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Tactics have been criticised and concerns have been raised over a lack of goals, with captain Harry Kane scoring the only one in the past four games with a late penalty in Munich.
Many have pointed to factors including the fact these matches have come at the end of a long season and experimental teams being put out on the pitch as to why the results have not been good. However, it has not stopped some England fans and pundits saying that the FA should consider their options and think about sacking Southgate before the World Cup.
