Overview
- Southgate writes that the erosion of a manager’s authority has accelerated as sporting and technical directors assume strategic control above head coaches.
- Manchester United’s dismissal of Ruben Amorim followed poor results and a dispute with director of football Jason Wilcox, a rift Southgate cites in his analysis.
- Amorim declared he was the manager, not just the coach, in a press conference the day before his exit, underscoring the tensions over role definition.
- Southgate points to recent exits at Real Madrid and Chelsea, referencing Xabi Alonso and Enzo Maresca as further examples of power struggles ending tenures.
- He says he requested the England title of manager and outlines a ‘Leader, Manager, Coach’ framework, as rumors continue to link him to Manchester United without confirmation.