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Don't panic! England captain Harry Kane asks fans to judge the team at the World Cup after loss to Italy continued worrying recent form and says he 'understands' their frustrations... as he vows to 'repay them with good results'

The trouble with leading people to the mountain top and showing them the promised land is that is does rather run the risk of raising expectation.

And it makes the journey back down, as you admit you’ll now all be returning to where you lived before, that much harder to take. It feels like that’s where we are with Gareth Southgate’s England, grumbling on the journey back down.

In July 2021, when England beat Denmark — somewhat fortunately — in the Euro 2020 semi-final and looked ahead to a final with Italy, Southgate took his lap of honour at Wembley and was lavished with praise.