‘Disgraceful performance’, ‘should be sacked’ – England fans turn on Gareth Southgate after four-goal Hungary humbling

England suffered its worst home defeat since 1928 with a 4-0 loss to Hungary in the Nations League on Tuesday.

Gareth Southgate knew that he needed a win to restore a measure of calm after a deeply unconvincing start to this Nations League campaign, which had brought two points from the first three ties and one goal; none from open play.

What the England manager got was a new and tortuous low – the heaviest defeat of his near six-year England tenure, the nation’s worst home loss since 1928 and a mutiny among the home crowd here at Molineux.

The fans had started to make for the exits when Roland Sallai scored his second goal of the evening to put Hungary 2-0 up, the boos ringing out, and it was at that point that everything fell apart for Southgate and his team.

To make things worst, England defender John Stones was sent off for a second booking after what seemed like slight contact with an opponent and Daniel Gazdag added a fourth for Hungary.

Plenty of England’s players showed signs of being physically and perhaps mentally tired after a long season, with little creativity in the face of a densely packed Hungarian formation and midfielder Kalvin Phillips in particular giving away possession cheaply ahead of the second goal.

It was England’s biggest home loss since being beaten 5-1 by Scotland 94 years ago. Other losses to Hungary loom large in English soccer history. A 6-3 home loss in 1953 and 7-1 defeat away the following year played crucial roles in shaking England’s view of itself as a pre-eminent soccer nation of the era.

After no wins and just one goal in four Nations League games, Southgate defended his choice to rotate the lineup and give fringe players game time.

England remain bottom of their Nations League group, though that will be of little concern. Southgate has now overseen the worst run since his appointment in 2016.

England fans were quick to go on Twitter to share their thoughts and opinions on Gareth Southgate’s Men Performance against Hungary.

“Disgraceful performance by England!”
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“England definitely need a different manager”
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“Southgate should be sacked”
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“Utterly terrible . Southgate should be removed!!.”
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“maybe it’s time for a new manager”
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“I’m tired with the coach ,many stars but poor results everyday ,think he should leave peacefully.”
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“The only wrong person there was Southgate..”
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“How long will it take England to understand that Southgate is so mid?.”
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