Gareth Southgate: England boss shortlisted for Best Fifa Men's Coach

Last updated on 24 July 2018.From the section Football280

England coach Gareth Southgate has been named on an 11-man shortlist for the Best Fifa Men's Coach award for 2018.

Southgate, 47, guided England to the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time since 1990.

Manchester City's Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp of Liverpool, Belgium's Roberto Martinez and French World Cup-winning boss Didier Deschamps are also included.

Chelsea Women's Emma Hayes is on the shortlist for the best women's coach.

Under Southgate England equalled their best performance at a World Cup finals on foreign soil.

Guardiola's City won the Premier League with the most victories ever and became the first club in England to score 100 top-flight points,

Klopp steered Liverpool to the Champions League final, while Martinez secured Belgium's best ever World Cup finish of third, beating England in the third-fourth place play-off.

France manager Deschamps became only the third man ever (after Mario Zagallo and Franz Beckenbauer) to win the World Cup as both a player and coach.

Voting for the award closes at midnight on 10 August, while the awards ceremony takes place in London on 24 September.

Massimiliano Allegri (Ita) - Juventus
Stanislav Cherchesov (Rus) - Russia national team
Zlatko Dalic (Cro) - Croatia national team
Didier Deschamps (Fra) - France national team
Pep Guardiola (Spa) - Manchester City
Jurgen Klopp (Ger) - Liverpool
Roberto Martinez (Spa) - Belgium national team
Diego Simeone (Arg) - Atletico Madrid
Gareth Southgate (Eng) - England national team
Ernesto Valverde (Spa) - Barcelona
Zinedine Zidane (Fra) - Real Madrid

Emma Hayes (left) led Chelsea Women to a league and cup double last season

Hayes on Women's Coach shortlist

Hayes, 41, led Chelsea Women to an FA Cup and Women's Super League double which was confirmed just days before she gave birth to a baby boy.

She is joined on the shortlist by former Blues coach Mark Parsons, now in charge of US side Portland Thorns.

The 10 nominations were determined by a Fifa panel of experts that included former US star Mia Hamm.

Emma Hayes (Eng) - Chelsea Ladies
Stephan Lerch (Ger) - VfL Wolfsburg
Mark Parsons (Eng) - Portland Thorns
Reynald Pedros (Fra) - Olympique Lyonnais
Alen Stajcic (Aus) - Australia national team
Asako Takakura (Jpn) - Japan national team
Vadao (Brz) - Brazil national team
Jorge Vilda (Spa) - Spain national team
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Ger) - Switzerland national team
Sarina Wiegman (Ned) - Netherlands national team

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Comment posted by John B, at 15:00 24 Jul 2018
@5. He took us to our first semi final since 1990, most goals scored in a WC, first penalty shootout ever won at a WC, with an average team with off form players (Kane, Alli, Sterling) Conducted himself like a gentleman and made England less despised and almost popular with other countries through his behaviour. Nobody is suggesting he will win it but a much deserved shortlist position.
Comment posted by PJL, at 14:53 24 Jul 2018
Every year the nominees are Spain's big two, plus any other big name club from Europe's premier leagues.

What about the Sean Dyche, or his Swedish, German, or Bosnian equivalent?

I realise that I am not knowledgeable about who exactly might fit that mould, but FIFA must know surely.

Barcelona, great yes, but is their coach the main reason for their success? ...every single year?
Comment posted by Yeahbaby, at 15:03 24 Jul 2018
Gareth Southgate deserves a knighthood just for getting Hart & Rooney out of the England set-up.
Comment posted by Emile Heskey for England Captain, at 14:50 24 Jul 2018
Well done to Gareth Southgate, he did us proud at the World Cup and looks like he's building a decent team for the future. Deserves a nomination.

Personally though, I don't think he's even in the top five. Deschamps will win it I expect.

How about a shout out for Sean Dyche though, rather than Martinez or Allegri?

What he did at Burnley is incredible.
Comment posted by McBilty, at 15:13 24 Jul 2018
He's not won the award (and rightly won't)... but he's deservedly included in the top 10 so give the man a congrats for Pete's sake! When all said and done England finished 4th at the World Cup and that was due to Gareths management.

I've got nothing but good things to say about the man, and so should everyone else. Looking forward to the Euro's already.
Comment posted by Poppy the puppy, at 14:51 24 Jul 2018
What, no Sean Dyche ;-)

UTC
Comment posted by SWDC, at 15:35 24 Jul 2018
@14 markthewimpykid

.......lost to Croatia a country of 4m.

If my memory serves me correct the one time that England have played China (population 1.5b) they won 3-0.

Sort of blows your arguement out of the water!

Southgate is on the shortlist - he won’t win it - but just get over it you mug.
Comment posted by jackhunter, at 14:59 24 Jul 2018
@3 Wait, wait, wait. You say Gareth Southgate deserves a nomination but Martinez doesn't. Martinez got further than Southgate and beat him twice yet Southgate deserves the nomination. *Scratches head*
Comment posted by howdy, at 15:24 24 Jul 2018
@34

I thought Croatia played alright actually, some very decent players. They are smaller than Scotland, did you know? And did your team even qualify?
Comment posted by Gooneytoons, at 15:36 24 Jul 2018
Would have been nice for a manager who has done really well in a lower leagues in Europe to be recognised for their work. Graham Potter at Ostersunds for example, I'm sure there is more examples like this. I guess spending oil money can secure this title too...
Comment posted by howdy, at 15:08 24 Jul 2018
Oh for goodness sake, let’s put things into perspective for once. We had an easy group, lost to more serious teams and have won absolutely nothing. Is that success? Thought so.
Comment posted by Terry, at 15:48 24 Jul 2018
Lost three games out of six played - the three hard ones. Coach of the Year. Really?
Comment posted by For Fuchs Sake, at 15:27 24 Jul 2018
@ 34 (obviously Scottish keyboard warrior)

What does Croatia's population have to do with anything? If you're going by that then surely Scotland have not met expectations if you're going by population.

Sorry, but the complete be all and end all is, where were Scotland?

Stupid idiot.
Comment posted by yaychi, at 15:07 24 Jul 2018
Southgate's tactics cost us
Comment posted by random_banter, at 19:24 24 Jul 2018
He did less worse than people were expecting. Best coach though? Don't think so.
Comment posted by Davethewave, at 17:13 24 Jul 2018
Southgate a decent man manager but hardly a top coach. Unable to change things when it mattered. Could easily have gone out to Colombia and we would have been nowhere and we might even have been looking for someone else. Sorry but far better coaches around.
Comment posted by whosdatdandare, at 14:53 24 Jul 2018
At least he was recognized and it was nice to be named/nominated.
Comment posted by monsieurhulot, at 20:25 24 Jul 2018
Is that the same Southgate who:

- Picked Raheem Sterling for all England's World Cup matches?

- Picked right wing-back Kyle Walker as a centre-back for England's World Cup matches?

- Saw England go to pot in the 2nd half of all their World Cup matches, but did nothing about it?

Surely some mistake!
Comment posted by georgew24, at 18:22 24 Jul 2018
Lol love how he is getting slagged off by so many people yet i bet you were all singing his name 2 weeks ago
Comment posted by HonestGooner, at 16:32 24 Jul 2018
Beats mediocre/low ranked teams and suddenly he's seen as a knight in shining armour?? Do me a favour!

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