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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink refuted Andy Goldstein’s suggestion England wouldn’t have beat Mexico with Gareth Southgate.
The Three Lions overcame a partisan crowd and Jarell Quansah’s red card to secure a famous 3-2 win over the co-hosts at the Azteca Stadium in the round of 16.
England’s thrilling victory was masterminded by Thomas Tuchel, who was announced as Southgate’s replacement in October 2024.
It was a result Goldstein simply could not see Southgate orchestrating and he was sure to let Hasselbaink, who worked as an assistant under the ex-England international, know.
But Hasselbaink wasn’t having a bar of it.
“Absolutely crap, what you’ve just said,” Hasselbaink clapped back on talkSPORT Drive.
Goldstein: Southgate would ‘never go for it’
Despite the Chelsea hero’s strong reply, Goldstein doubled down on his verdict and took aim at Southgate’s supposed defensive tactics.
“Under Gareth Southgate, and I think anyone that knows football will agree, when you watch his style of football, he will never go for it,” Goldstein said.
“He always played too defensive. He played with (Kalvin) Phillips and Declan Rice. He was always worried about losing rather than trying to win the game.”
Goldstein added he felt Southgate ‘didn’t have what it takes as a manager to get us over the line’, which is why the Football Association (FA) felt compelled to land Tuchel, who has won 11 trophies throughout his coaching career.
Goldstein’s harsh criteria for managerial success
The Drive co-host then declared Southgate could not be declared a success, at least by his own strict criteria.
“Any manager at any level, if they don’t win a trophy, they’re not successful. That is a fact,” Goldstein said.
Gareth Southgate’s achievements as England boss
- Southgate is one of only three managers to take charge of 100 or more England games alongside Walter Winterbottom and Sir Alf Ramsey
- Southgate holds the record for most games as England manager during major tournaments (26)
- Southgate led England to the final four of a major tournament for the first time since 1990 when they reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup
- Southgate led England to its first final of a major tournament (Euro 2020) since they won the 1966 World Cup
- Under Southgate, England was the only team in Europe to reach the quarter-finals of the last four major tournaments (2018 World Cup, Euro 2020, 2022 World Cup, Euro 2024)
Goldstein’s argument left Hasselbaink laughing in disbelief and even prompted co-host Darren Bent to interject, as he also disagreed.
But Hasselbaink was quick to point out that given England’s lengthy trophy drought, their expectations of winning the World Cup are ‘too high’.
“Where France is now, it didn’t take them two years, it was a process,” Hasselbaink said.
“And it was a process from Spain.
“Somebody has to go through that process, and Gareth has started that process. Now it’s up to Tuchel to finish that process. So you can’t say he was not good enough.”
Despite Hasselbaink’s passionate defence of Southgate, who led England to their first final in a major tournament since 1966, Goldstein refused to share the same view.
“I don’t know what this love affair with Southgate is,” Goldstein said.
“As a manager, if you look at his credentials where it says honours, it says zero.
“We need a winner in charge. The FA agree with me, that’s why they’ve gone out and got one. That’s the difference.”
World Cup WhatsApp
Don’t miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.
Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.
It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings.
Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink refuted Andy Goldstein’s suggestion England wouldn’t have beat Mexico with Gareth Southgate.
The Three Lions overcame a partisan crowd and Jarell Quansah’s red card to secure a famous 3-2 win over the co-hosts at the Azteca Stadium in the round of 16.
England’s thrilling victory was masterminded by Thomas Tuchel, who was announced as Southgate’s replacement in October 2024.
It was a result Goldstein simply could not see Southgate orchestrating and he was sure to let Hasselbaink, who worked as an assistant under the ex-England international, know.
But Hasselbaink wasn’t having a bar of it.
“Absolutely crap, what you’ve just said,” Hasselbaink clapped back on talkSPORT Drive.
Goldstein: Southgate would ‘never go for it’
Despite the Chelsea hero’s strong reply, Goldstein doubled down on his verdict and took aim at Southgate’s supposed defensive tactics.
“Under Gareth Southgate, and I think anyone that knows football will agree, when you watch his style of football, he will never go for it,” Goldstein said.
“He always played too defensive. He played with (Kalvin) Phillips and Declan Rice. He was always worried about losing rather than trying to win the game.”
Goldstein added he felt Southgate ‘didn’t have what it takes as a manager to get us over the line’, which is why the Football Association (FA) felt compelled to land Tuchel, who has won 11 trophies throughout his coaching career.
Goldstein’s harsh criteria for managerial success
The Drive co-host then declared Southgate could not be declared a success, at least by his own strict criteria.
“Any manager at any level, if they don’t win a trophy, they’re not successful. That is a fact,” Goldstein said.
Gareth Southgate’s achievements as England boss
- Southgate is one of only three managers to take charge of 100 or more England games alongside Walter Winterbottom and Sir Alf Ramsey
- Southgate holds the record for most games as England manager during major tournaments (26)
- Southgate led England to the final four of a major tournament for the first time since 1990 when they reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup
- Southgate led England to its first final of a major tournament (Euro 2020) since they won the 1966 World Cup
- Under Southgate, England was the only team in Europe to reach the quarter-finals of the last four major tournaments (2018 World Cup, Euro 2020, 2022 World Cup, Euro 2024)
Goldstein’s argument left Hasselbaink laughing in disbelief and even prompted co-host Darren Bent to interject, as he also disagreed.
But Hasselbaink was quick to point out that given England’s lengthy trophy drought, their expectations of winning the World Cup are ‘too high’.
“Where France is now, it didn’t take them two years, it was a process,” Hasselbaink said.
“And it was a process from Spain.
“Somebody has to go through that process, and Gareth has started that process. Now it’s up to Tuchel to finish that process. So you can’t say he was not good enough.”
Despite Hasselbaink’s passionate defence of Southgate, who led England to their first final in a major tournament since 1966, Goldstein refused to share the same view.
“I don’t know what this love affair with Southgate is,” Goldstein said.
“As a manager, if you look at his credentials where it says honours, it says zero.
“We need a winner in charge. The FA agree with me, that’s why they’ve gone out and got one. That’s the difference.”
World Cup WhatsApp
Don’t miss an update from talkSPORT in our dedicated World Cup WhatsApp channel.
Search for ‘talkSPORT World Cup’ in your ‘Updates’ tab on WhatsApp and we’ll drop the proper, unfiltered football chat straight to your lock screen—no fluff, just pure talkSPORT energy.
It’s where you’ll find out all the new rules to watch out for, England and Scotland reaction and big match player ratings.
Plus there will be loads of debates on the biggest talking points as Haaland, Mbappe, Kane and the biggest names in football descend on America, Canada and Mexico.
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| 📰 Publicación: | talksport.com |
| ✍️ Autor: | Alex Conrad |
| 📅 Fecha Original: | 2026-07-11 08:43:00 |
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