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Sir Gareth Southgate has admitted that he does not miss the management of England and no longer being the weight of the national team.
The 54 -year -old young man abandoned the role of last summer after England was struck by Spain in the final of the Euro 2024, ending his seven and a half years term with another runner -up medal.
Southgate also guided the team to a fourth place in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, its best exhibition in the tournament since 1990.
Despite these successes, the former Middle of Middlesbrough says he is conforming to the distance from a distance.
“It’s a bit strange (see the team), but I don’t miss it either,” Southgate told BBC Sport.
“I think it is important that I am on this couch and out of its way, you know. It is his assumption now and I think it is important that he gives the team as much space as possible.”
Southgate was a knight this week for his contributions to English football, becoming only the fourth manager of England to receive this honor, following in the footsteps of Sir Walter Winterbottom, Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson.
Reflecting on the pressures of the work, Southgate said that it is only now, after leaving -that really realizes consumption.
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“I think it is difficult to describe because until this weight has passed, it does not necessarily realize only one day, you know, every hour of my day I was thinking about how I can improve England, what happens to players, how we do things differently,” he added.
“So I think that (as) any leader of the big organizations, you are constantly thinking about how to do your job as well as you can.”
After Southgate’s departure, Thomas Tuchel was designated as a permanent successor, after a brief interim spell of Lee Carsley.
Tuchel has begun perfect in the World Cup classification, but has faced the criticism of supporters after England suffered a friendly defeat in Senegal on the city.
When he occupied the job, Tuchel stated that the side of Southgate England “did not have a clear identity” and said that “they were more afraid to leave (of the euro 2024) than to have the illusion and the hunger of winning.”
When asked about these comments, Southgate refused to participate in a word war.
“I don’t think it’s important how I took it (Tuchel’s critic) or what I think,” he said.
“I think what is really important is to give the team, the manager, the space to operate. I think this is what you need to do.
“I have had an incredible experience that runs my country, but it is time to move forward now and I will be home to support it.”
