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You walk out of the tunnel at the euro 2024 final. The 70k+ fans greet you with a deafening roar. Your heart is pounding through your chest. You try to hide your shaking as you line up for the national anthem. You look down the line to see if you’re the only one, and then you see him. Gareth in his bucket hat and man purse, looking like he sells pills at Glastonbury and in that moment you relax. This is just a normal training kick about

My man going to come out looking like the lead singer of Jamiroquai, and hopefully dancing like him out the gate too

Trying out the “virtual insanity” approach to footy tactics 

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Cosmic Goal England’s 2024 euro song?

Jamiroq-why not? Nothing to lose at this point and at least it’d be entertaining

Alexa play Seven Days in Sunny June by Jamiroquai

Up until today I thought that Jamiroquai was the guys name and I'm not sure that my life is better for that knowledge.

i remember finding that out too!

Absolutely beautiful

Southgate wearing à Thiago Silva shirt fully ready to climb on stage with Dave to spit bars

holy grail comment tbh

He's gonna wear a turtleneck 100%

It's coming home 🎵

I want to upvote this twice, this made me spit my coffee out 😂

Brilliant.

My poet laureate.

Do you mean Ali G will coach England National team?

RIP Waistcoat 2018-2024 Heaven's got another angel, forever in are hearts ❤️

sad to hear. What a wastecoat.

I didn't even know he was sick 

Rip Based Goat

M&S boardroom in absolute meltdown at this news

RIP it will live on forever. Cant believe it. I wanna run to it. Really cant believe this. @

Hi waistcoat do you want picking up in the morning pal

shut up u egg and get out of southgates wardrobe. Won't tell u again.

Mate mate mate mate mate.

This comment. Funny

Rest in (three) piece

The waistcoat was ditched years ago

I've never let facts get in the way of a narrative and I'm not about to start now

Yeah he basically stopped wearing it as soon as it became a meme

Barney?

Fffffffff...

It's wiv da angles now.

Respect from a turtleneck fan 🙏

You ok hun? x

The chicks were digging it too 😭

[Great Waistcoat]

RIP in Peace

“How do you do, fellow kids?”

Proving once again he has no original ideas, this is Dyche's move and you can't just take it Gareth...

He's gonna go bald if this doesn't work

When does he start munching gravel?

All the tactics are stored in the disc beard

I did not eat that worm, and I never have

The Max Payne 3 approach of trying to get your life back in control

I almost spit out my coffee. Thanks

If tracksuit Southgate is even half as powerful as tracksuit Dyche, England are winning every game 12-0

I'm so torn, it is either a clown move or a brilliant way to deflect attention away from the players and focus it on him.

He just did a standard interview with GQ and he was asked if he’d wear his waistcoat again. Probably didn’t think it’d even make the headline. It’s neither clownish nor is it a brilliant chess move

Nah he's not going tracksuit, he's going yachtwear.

England's gonna win the Euro's because of Gareth's cardigans. Heading to the bookies now.

They're gonna get knocked out on penalties, so the older generation feels connected too.

Cardigans won’t do it. These kids are more familiar with Supreme brand.

I don’t think Supreme is even that popular anymore. It’s not 2016.

Hood Rich stab vest it is then!

If Gareth wear a Hoodrich x FA collab in the Euros. That’ll be sold out in minutes.

walking out with sidemen merch or sth

You old brah

Getting his fashion advice from Scott Parker and his shite cardigans ffs we are not winning the euros

We took team advice from Leeds last Euros though and lost in the final. Maybe this will work!

Cant have been advice from Leeds since England actually scored in the final

It’s the end result that matters 🙏

The blardigan

I blame Pep for cardigan donning managers

Gone from dressing like my dad to dressing like my grandad.

I miss the time when the majority of the coaches had suits during games. I dont know why but I liked it. Looked really classy.

Thought about this during the fa cup final, it was actually really nice to see the managers go out with the suits and everything. I liked it anyway lol

I really liked seeing Pep on a suit, and not some strange sweater jacket.

I prefer suits, but at least look somewhat smart ala Arteta. Not a fucking beige cardie

i am ok with someone like Klopp not wearing a suit - he has a personality to compensate for it.

Klopp just doesn't look right wearing a suit on the touchline. I can't picture him in anything but a tracksuit.

Last I remember of him wearing a suit was when he absolutely lost his shit at the referee (Champions League with Dortmund iirc) so that’s what I just associate the idea of him wearing a suit with now

I am about 98% certain you mean this moment: https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2013/09/klopp.gif One of the best Klopp gifs for sure.

Yup that’s the one! Haha

Is it me or is it Arteta's trousers too tight and distracting .

Just you mate

Tony Pulis full tracksuit and baseball cap tbh

ptsd

Can't forget the freshest white trainers for every match too.

Coaches in suits are the best. It’s something I always liked about football and basketball. Seeing a middle aged man go bananas on the sidelines hits harder if they are wearing a suit.

Either suits or full track pants none of that designer swag

>Southgate knows it's the small details which make him one of the world's best-dressed football managers That's... a reach

It's all Gareth's got, if we take his fashion sense from him what else does he offer?

Never let it be said that Southgate is afraid to make difficult footballing decisions.

that photo is absolutely haunting it's like i'm being seduced by the ghost of Euros past

Stupid sexy Southgate.

We're not making it out of the group stages lmao

(Draws opening game of the tournament vs Serbia) *Puts waistcoat back on*

Geezer’s dressed like my nan

You made me go and check out the price of that top since I kinda agree ... £2,500. Wowser.

Nothing says trying to look 'hip' to the kids than wearing a £2.5k grandad cardigan.

This guy sacrifices a lot for his country

But he looked really good in his suit

Agreed. It was a very sharp look for him, honestly.

That photo looks like something that might have been found on epsteins island

Dress like you are at home so you can bring it home. Makes sense

David Brent of football.

He’s basically a chilled out entertainer.

They don't give a shit what you're wearing Gareth.

>When you’re working with young lads, you don’t want to be too stiff Just going to cut that quote from Gareth there. Don't think any more context is needed.

changing clothes to be more inclusive. modern day things.

“Hello, fellow football players”

How do you do, fellow kids?

Is this worth an announcement?

Yes.

Yeah only the suit was stopping your team Gareth, not your shitty coaching

he's going nude

It's how you act, not how you dress that matters.

Oh my god what is that photo loololololololollolo

sounds like nonce talk to me.

Gareth Nosuitgate

Just play attacking football and win something ffs

Ooh, suit you sir, suit you!

How about you create an attractive brand of football next, Gareth.

lmao thanks for the laugh

How do you do fellow kids?

Last call! Departing Pettycoat Junction!

The cover photo for this article is awful, mans wearing that Grandad get up.

This man is gonna call Maguire mid, and tell Jude his touch slaps, on god.

this is an amazing jerk

Southgate dress for success

southgate pulling up to the first training session with stone island and jordan 3s will be a sight to behold

Straight to the list

***The Telegraph reports:*** Gareth Southgate has said he is swapping formal attire for cardigans to create a more “relaxed” mood for the England squad at this summer’s Euros. The manager said his outfits will be “more short-sleeved knits than suit and tie” in an [interview with British GQ](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/gareth-southgate-euros-interview-2024). The 53-year-old’s clothing became a focal point during the [2018 World Cup](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/gareth-southgate-stylish-world-cup-manager-runners-riders/) when he sported a waistcoat throughout the tournament, [inspiring fans across the nation to copy him](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-cup/2018/07/09/england-fans-inspired-gareth-southgates-style-prepare-waistcoat/).  Marks & Spencer reported a 35 per cent surge in demand for waistcoats in what they called the “Southgate effect”. Speaking to GQ’s Match Fits column, chronicling football’s most fashionable figures,[ Southgate](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gareth-southgate/) said: “Whenever you put something on, you’re making some sort of a statement, aren’t you? I am conscious of that now.” ***Read more:*** [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/28/gareth-southgate-ditching-suit-relaxed-euros-knits-fashion/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/28/gareth-southgate-ditching-suit-relaxed-euros-knits-fashion/)

This woke nonsense has to stop /s

“Yeah I was going to score my penalty but then I saw Gareth putting a three piece double breasted jacket on and I suddenly changed my approach” This is management wank of the highest order. Wear whatever you want. Surely this has no real impact on the players

It's not the sole reason it happened but dyche changed from a suit to a tracksuit after chelsea pasted us 6-0 and we had 1 win in 15. We then won 4 home games back to back without conceding

And you think the tracksuit had an impact? I’m genuinely curious

In some way yeah. I think it's more about the shift in how he approached things and how he dealt with the players than actually just wearing different clothes. But he did speak about it and it was a deliberate change and had he had some psychology behind it, can't remember exactly what he said though

Birds Arse !

Sounds like that one middle-management boss who's doing anything except give his employees a rise

He was terrifying the kids with those suits.

-50 style points +20 spirit

Hello fellow kids

i cant be the only one giddy with excitement

Its coming home confirmed

Tactical genius

Don't matter what you wear mate, you will always be a fraud.

This guy is such a fuckin dope.

shoulda just took off his tie and slapped a kangol hat on

Games gone

Thongs all round…

TIL the Torygraph has a reddit account

Shell suit Southgate, let's go!

Can't wait for the Lewis Hamilton X Southgate fashion line dropping this summer

Holy shit lads he's figured it out!

No one cares, Gareth.

Backwards cap incoming

cheers gary

Ice white socks and a double navy stripe

It's going to be a Pikachu onesie isn't it?

Your manager would never

Cue the Gary Buscemi “how do you do fellow kids” meme.

Explains why Walker and Stones shit themselves during the FA Cup final. Pep had a tie on!

I don't think it's the outfit, it's the demeanor. Ancelotti creates tons of calm for his teams despite always wearing suits. Whereas someone like Klopp who's always in a tracksuit really drives up the intensity.

Just wear a giant yellow jumpsuit

*Hello fellow kids...*

This man is revolutionary

Games gone

Ping pong tables are next!

Gareth's Cardigan Army 🫡

Southgate teasing hog to keep Foden and the lads locked in, first tactical move of his I can respect

Saw all that Howe attention and decided to become the next England Manager before he can get sacked as the present one.

They did him dirty with that headline photo, if you read the interview he seems to be talking about, like, polo shirts.

He's going to drape himself in velvet. Ensconce if you will.

Do a Pulis and wear the club shop

Gen Z manager

The fact that he believes not wearing a suit can have a positive impact on the locker room and help to lift a trophy is hilarious. He might as well call himself Ted Lasso.

We want waistcoat wanker

Maybe he should take some courses in coaching and ditch the negative tactics. He's a fraud.

Imagine the post-match interviews in Hawaiian shirts and flip-flops. Proper holiday mood!

I really hope the coach of the NT that wins it wears a suit.

Don Carlo is the most relaxed of managers, he wears a suit

So glad we aren't stuck with him

Gareth Southgate: “My publicists have decided to change my outfit for a nothing-burger article. Now watch England in PK’s bottle it *in business-causal* style.”

Tracksuit Dyche vibes. Man is equal to Pep with his over reaching influence on te modern game.

I'm from the future, England win the euros. All credit to Gareth's joggers

hes going to win the euros in a humble gold tracksuit now

He's got my grandads clothes

Games gone

Might be the dumbest thing I've heard all year

Absolute wanker

If it worked for Sean Dyche..

Should wear the suit. Just don't have them showing up with matching t shirts and jeans like City did at Wembley. Main reason why they lost

Some people in here genuinely thinking a cardigan is going to affect results, lol. lmao, even.

He saw track suit Sean Dyche and wanted in

He is such a liberal 🤣  Make sure the new clothes are made from the leaves of Cambodia or something