Excerpts from a New England Gareth Southgate Eight Years and Eighteen Episodes

<p><strong>David Winner delivers a perceptive and wry analysis of Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager, cleverly placing Southgate’s enlightenment, achievements and legacy in the context of a turbulent period of political, social and cultural upheaval. If you loved <em>Dear England</em>, you’ll love this!</strong></p><p>Winner is the author of such classic football books as the William Hill-shortlisted <em>Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football</em> and <em>Those Feet: A Sensual History of English Football</em>.</p><ul><li>Through eight years of weird tumult, one modest and bearded Englishman embodied decency and tried to keep us happy and sane – he wasn’t bad at being a football manager either …</li><li>After the national team’s nadir of defeat by Iceland at Euro 2016, Gareth Southgate woke England, re-imagining, re-energising and taking them to a World Cup semi-final and two Euros finals</li><li>A nation rejoiced – well, some of the time – for still there was criticism: of being ‘woke’, for stepping beyond sporting boundaries and trying to make the nation proud of its modern diversity; and for the tactics – born of being an England defender himself – that some considered too cautious</li></ul><p><em>Excerpts from a New England</em> is the sixth book in the innovative Football Shorts series. It’s a must-read for every England fan.</p>