Charting a path forward from Euro 2020 failure: What now for England?

Some critics have called for change, though the vast majority of fans believe Gareth Southgate is the right man to take England into next year’s World Cup in Qatar

England manager Gareth Southgate leaves the Grove Hotel, Hertfordshire, on Monday. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA

Football is all about fine margins. Not just the artificial lines drawn up by VAR footage to establish whether a player is offside by the width of a toenail.

The difference between success and failure can be paper-thin but have huge ramifications, as Gareth Southgate knows only too well.