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Whether we win the World Cup, the Nations League or an egg and spoon race, we’ve been blessed to have, in Gareth Southgate, the right national head coach for these febrile times.

To be England boss at any point is tough enough. To lead this talented group of empowered players, many of whom are outspoken young Black men, brings its own enlightenment for a 51-year-old middle aged white man.

Many managers at club and international level have side-stepped the issue of race and racism with a nothing-to-see-here attitude. Others have palmed it off onto the authorities, leaning on the old school thinking that the players targeted should do their talking on the pitch.

Except - that flawed approach was never going to be enough. It has never stopped the players from being exposed to the kind of idiots unable to see the issue with singing Ten German Bombers to locals in Munich. Nor did it stop football grounds becoming cauldrons within which culprits melted into the crowds after their monkey chants or ’n’ word abuses aimed at players on the pitch. Worse still are the lawless social media pages where simian emojis pepper players’ Twitter and Instagram accounts after missed penalties or