Hungary boss Rossi calls for England to stick with Southgate
Under-fire England boss Gareth Southgate has been issued support by Marco Rossi following Hungary's thrashing of the Three Lions.
Hungary boss Marco Rossi has leapt to the defence of England counterpart Gareth Southgate after a 4-0 drubbing at Molineux left the Three Lions at risk of relegation in the Nations League. A woeful international break has seen England fail to win any of their four matches, with two defeats to Hungary either side of draws against Germany and Italy – with only a single goal to show from it, coming via a Harry Kane penalty.
That has seen pressure mount upon Southgate with the World Cup lying in wait later this year, with England having just two more Nations League fixtures in September before the squad gathers for the trip to Qatar.
Southgate was booed by the home fans following the latest defeat, with many calling for a change to be made, but Rossi insists that he is still the right man to lead England into the World Cup. "I know that losing 4-0 at home to Hungary [is hard to take] not against Brazil or Argentina," he told a news conference. "Even in that case, it would be for the English people it would be the same because losing at home 4-0 is difficult to be accepted by the crowd, by the press, by everybody.
"But I think that Southgate already proved to be a quite good coach. He put together quite a strong team. Tonight everything went in the wrong way for them but, still, they are absolutely on the top level. They must only follow the track that they were doing until now, were following until now, because I'm convinced they will give to you a lot of joy in the next world championship. I am sure about that."
England sit bottom of group A3 and defeat to Italy in September would confirm relegation as they sit three points adrift of the European champions and four behind Germany, who they also face later this year.