“Not at the Level of His Players” – Former MLS Veteran Calls Out ‘Exposed’ Gareth Southgate After Dull Draw vs USMNT

England faced the US in a Group B match at FIFA WC in Qatar. Fans had high hopes for their favorite teams. The English team was riding on high horses after sweeping Iran (6-2). Fans were expecting a close match full of action, and they got to see a close match, but not in the way they expected.

England stands at the top of the group table with a win and a draw, followed by Iran having a win and a defeat. The USA is in third place with both matches drawn and Wales is at last by a defeat and a draw. Football critics all around the world have criticisms for English Football manager Gareth Southgate.

England and the USA will face Wales and Iran respectively on Wednesday. The USMNT will have to win the match in order to keep the hopes of the World Cup alive. England will also look to solidify its spot in the super 16 by having a big win over Wales. 

Gomez exposed Gareth Southgate

After a very dull and goalless match, fans were sad and football pundits were calling out the English team for playing slowly. One such person is Herculez Gomez. The former MLS veteran had some hard words for the manager of the English team. Gomez is covering FIFA WC 2022, for ESPN. and the statement came during the post-match discussion. 

Gomez said, “Semi-final in the world cup, finals in the Euros; Golden generation… A very good team. But, you made this team, I think you exposed them a bit. What you expose is their manager. Southgate is not at the level of his players, and that was exposed today.” Clearly, he is not happy with the way Gareth Southgate is handling the team. 

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This is not an isolated case. Many pundits are criticizing England’s play. To that, Southgate backed his players and said, “Of course I want our fans to go home happy, I want our fans at home to have a smile on their faces. We didn’t quite manage to achieve that tonight. But people are going to react how they’re going to react. I can’t let that affect how I feel about the team or how the team feels.”

Onto other World Cup news, Wales saw the first red card of this tournament in their 2-0 defeat against Iran. The host Qatar is almost out of the tournament after their 2nd defeat, as Senegal defeated them with ease by 3-1. Brazil and Portugal both kicked off their tournament with a win. Brazil won against Serbia with Richarlison’s remarkable overhead goal. Portugal, however, almost got a draw in a very close match against Ghana. 

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