Simply 26 tweets in appreciation of Gareth Southgate right now

Everyone’s talking about Gareth Southgate after England’s penalty shootout win over Colombia last night.

Well, they’re talking about keeper Jordan Pickford as well but right now here are 25 tweets in appreciation of the England manager. And there was one picture in particular that caught people’s imagination.

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This photo pretty much sums Gareth Southgate up. Great pic. pic.twitter.com/DSA24Vu06L

— Julian Bennetts (@julian_bennetts) July 3, 2018

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Gareth Southgate, the man who missed in 96, leading the England team that just won its first-ever World Cup shootout. I know it's obvious, but it still feels rather poetic.

— Paolo Bandini (@Paolo_Bandini) July 3, 2018

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If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two imposters both the same… #Southgate #eng pic.twitter.com/KbyAzrKobX

— Alistair Griffin (@AlistairGriffin) July 4, 2018

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Gareth Southgate having the audacity to be modest, smart, passionate, articulate, measured and genuinely likeable. What a prick.

— Oldfirmfacts (@Oldfirmfacts1) July 3, 2018

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Imagine if England win the World Cup and Gareth Southgate takes off his waistcoat and all the results were correctly predicted underneath. #WorldCup

— Robin Morgan (@robinjaymorgan) July 3, 2018

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Gareth Southgate is a very decent man pic.twitter.com/meA9CJ3CKA

— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) July 4, 2018

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https://twitter.com/billybragg/status/1014251062272946176

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GARETH SOUTHGATE FC pic.twitter.com/vA7YESVVni

— José (@MourinhoMindset) July 3, 2018

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Find someone that looks at you the way Gareth Southgate looks at Harry Kane #ENGCOL #truelove #ENG pic.twitter.com/LlBvAsgddV

— Katie Kurilecz (@KatieKurilecz) July 3, 2018

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What a composed, classy motherfucker Gareth Southgate is 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

— Shaun Keaveny 💙 (@shaunwkeaveny) July 3, 2018

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https://twitter.com/rogbennett/status/1014260952911548416

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We salute you Gareth Southgate. You mild-mannered, waistcoat-wearing, self-deprecating, modest, articulate, calm, sensible, measured, dignified, tidy-bearded fucking beauty pic.twitter.com/C1VV9Qzw4X

— Layth (@laythy29) July 3, 2018

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100 retweets and I'll dress up as Gareth Southgate for Halloween this year

— Daisy Jarrett (@daisyjarrett) July 4, 2018