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Southgate running out of time to arrest England slide

LONDON: Gareth Southgate claimed England have taken a “step in the right direction,” but relegation from the top tier of the Nations League suggests the Three Lions’ are sliding. Southgate has just 59 days to stop the rot before England’s World Cup starts in Qatar, but there was little evidence of the tide turning in a 1-0 defeat to an experimental Italy at the San Siro on Friday. Germany’s visit to Wembley for a Nations League dead rubber on Monday is England’s only match before the World Cup.

Rather than use a final chance for experimentation, Southgate doubled down on his principles in Milan. He suggested he will do likewise in Qatar. “I compromised certain decisions internally, and you don’t win if you compromise,” said Southgate of England’s run of four games in June that produced just two points and one goal.

The back three that got England to the World Cup semifinals in 2018 and the Euro 2020 final just 14 months ago was restored, with Harry Maguire at the heart of it despite his lack of game time for Manchester United. Although Southgate said the performance was much improved from the summer, the same problems persisted. England were toothless in attack, taking their run without scoring from open play to 495 minutes, and prone to lapses in concentration at the back.

Once again the array of creative talent at Southgate’s disposal either failed to deliver on the international stage, or were left out entirely. Without a win in five competitive games for the first time since 1992, England join San Marino as the only other side yet to have scored from open play in this edition of the Nations League. As a result, next time round they will face the likes of Albania, Montenegro, Kazakhstan and Georgia rather than

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