Gareth Southgat e remembers all too clearly the boos ringing in his ears from England’s last trip to Malta.
The England fans were chanting: “We’re f***ing s***” at the players and most had headed for the bar before a late goal rush turned a narrow 1-0 score line at 85 minutes into a 4-0 rout.
That was something of a low point just a year into Southgate’s reign back in September 2017 before it all turned around less than a year later when England reached the World Cup semi final.