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'Not important' - Gareth Southgate responds to Thomas Tuchel criticism as ex-England manager makes brutal admission about life after Three Lions job

<p>Southgate was in charge of the national team for eight years, during which time England reached consecutive European Championship finals and the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup. They also crashed out of the quarter-finals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup after losing to France. Speaking about the Three Lions' Euro 2024 campaign after taking the reins, Tuchel said back in March: "They were more afraid to drop out of the tournament, in my observation, than having the excitement and hunger to win it."</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Speaking to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c4g8eeey25lo" target="_blank"><em>BBC Sport</em></a>, the 54-year-old responded to Tuchel's criticism as he said: "I don't think it's important how I took it [Tuchel's criticism] or what I think. I think what's really important is for me to give the team, the manager, the space to operate. I think that's the right thing to do. I've had an amazing experience leading my country, but it's time for them to take it forward now and I'll be a fan at home supporting it."</p>

WHAT SOUTHGATE SAID

<p>Southgate also made a brutal admission about his life after quitting the coaching role as he added: "It is a little bit strange [watching the team] but also I'm not missing it. I think it's important that I am on that sofa and out of their way, you know. It's theirs to take on now and I think it's important that I give the team as much space as possible."</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>The ex-England boss, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/sir-gareth-southgate-ex-england-boss-knighted-failing-end-58-year-wait-international-trophy/blt56ae2b07c4f9bd60" target="_blank">who has been knighted</a>, had supposedly put his name forward for the Poland national team coaching role after Michal Probierz resigned following a bitter feud with Robert Lewandowski, but <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/gareth-southgate-snubbed-poland-fa-claim-rejected-offer-ex-england-boss-head-coach-plots-return-football/bltccd6a9a67aae0dd4#csc4da77f7e0286a22" target="_blank">he was snubbed by the Polish FA</a>.<a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/gareth-southgate-to-coach-robert-lewandowski-ex-england-boss-puts-himself-forward-for-poland-job-michal-probierz-resignation/bltea918d1720e43c4d#csb4c64a1c1da4931d"></a></p>

WHAT NEXT FOR SOUTHGATE?

'Not important' - Gareth Southgate responds to Thomas Tuchel criticism as ex-England manager makes brutal admission about life after Three Lions job | Goal.com

Former England manager Gareth Southgate has responded to criticism from his successor, Thomas Tuchel. The German coach had slammed the Three Lions for &apos;lacking excitement and hunger&apos; to win Euro 2024. England reached the final of the tournament but lost to Spain, after which Southgate stepped down from the role.

&apos;Not important&apos; - Gareth Southgate responds to Thomas Tuchel criticism as ex-England manager makes brutal admission about life after Three Lions job