Unless England actually repeat their performance of 2018 or manage to win the World Cup the likelihood is that the FA will find themselves under pressure to bring in a new manager.
In the direct aftermath of England's 4-0 thrashing against Hungary in Wolverhampton, after Gareth Southgate was hit with a barrage of negativity, FA chiefs moved quickly to protect their man. A swift PR move saw Southgate face up to national journalists in a vacant executive lounge down the corridors of Molineux where he pledged to fight on.
In fairness to Southgate calls for him to go didn't take long after leading England to their best performance in major tournament since 1966 only last summer. The summer's UEFA Nations League was poor but still contained respectable results and performances away to Germany and at home to Italy with two draws on the board.
