England take on Italy on Friday night, looking to extinguish the flames from a summer of discontent.
Gareth Southgate has just two games before he names his 26-man squad for the World Cup in Qatar. And the pressure is firmly on the Three Lions boss after a dismal start to their Nations League campaign.
In four games, England failed to score a single goal from open play, losing twice to Hungary, including a shambolic 4-0 reversal at Molineux last time out. That sell-out crowd in the Midlands showered Southgate’s side with boos - all a far cry from the unifying impact they had on the nation just 12 months prior.
