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Caretaker coaching
- Updated: September 30, 2016
As Gareth Southgate hastily prepares for his first match in charge of England, following Sam Allardyce’s departure, Peter Taylor – himself a former caretaker of the national team – has some advice for the interim boss.
Taylor – who looked after the Three Lions before Sven-Goran Eriksson’s arrival in 2000 – famously handed David Beckham the captain’s armband in his one game in charge, a 1-0 defeat away to Italy.
However, with Southgate facing three qualifiers and a friendly with Spain in his initial four-game spell, Taylor says the former defender is in a different position to himself, knowing these fixtures are effectively his audition for the top job.
Here are Taylor’s four tips for success…
Focus on victory
“Gareth has four matches at least but three of them are qualifying games and I’m sure at the end of that run he’ll want to be permanent manager. That’s why it’s different to me. It’s important he goes and wins those three qualifying matches – the Spain game doesn’t matter so much. The fixtures with Malta, Slovenia and Scotland are very important.
“I see this as an audition for him. He’d have seen Roy Hodgson work, seen Sam Allardyce work for a short period, and he’ll have his own idea on how he wants to do things. But these are …
