Patreon Bonus Sneak Peek | Inside England: Southgate’s Culture Reset, EPPP and the Tuchel Gamble

About this episode

The episode discusses Gareth Southgate's cultural reset and the evolution of England's football strategy leading up to Euro 2024.

Listen to the Full Episode on the IWWIW Patreon here... In this Patreon special of It Was What It Was, Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper speak with Jonathan Northcroft about the updated paperback edition of their Gareth Southgate book, retitled Inside England, which adds four new chapters. They discuss Southgate’s cultural reset, including the Royal Marines camp at Lympstone, and trace the deeper roots of England’s revival through reforms such as EPPP and England DNA, alongside figures like Dan Ashworth, Dave Redding, Trevor Brooking and Greg Dyke’s 2022 World Cup target. They cover how improved youth development, psychology and data-led penalty preparation helped transform England into a resilient tournament team, before assessing Euro 2024’s tactical problems and the FA’s decision to appoint Thomas Tuchel for “wow factor” and elite coaching. They end by weighing concerns about recent friendlies, squad management and camp culture heading into the World Cup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Jonathan Wilson, Rob Draper

Guest: Jonathan Northcroft

Topics covered

• Gareth Southgate
• England football
• youth development
• EPPP
• tactical analysis
• World Cup preparation
• coaching strategies

Keywords

• Southgate
• England DNA
• youth development
• penalty preparation
• Thomas Tuchel
• football history
• EPPP
• tournament resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FA

Places: Lympstone

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