Gareth Southgate knows his job as England manager is on the line. Despite the apparent security of a contract that runs until the end of 2024 and a track record of reaching the 2018 World Cup semifinal and Euro 2020 final, a run of five games without a win and relegation from the top tier of the Nations League has raised the prospect of Qatar 2022 being the end of the road for the 52-year-old.
"Contracts are irrelevant in football because managers can have three, four, five year contracts and you accept that, if results are not good enough, it is time to go your separate ways," Southgate said ahead of Monday's meeting with Germany at Wembley.