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Gareth Southgate stays beneath hearth with struggling England persevering with to flatter to deceive at Euro 2024 – however he’s persevering with to interrupt new floor within the scorching seat.
His blushes had been spared after the Three Lions fought again from the brink of a last-16 elimination to beat Slovakia with Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane each on the right track.
Southgate’s aspect had been seconds away from a shock defeat earlier than Bellingham hooked in a jaw-dropping overhead kick to ship the competition to extra-time.
Harry Kane then headed residence the winner shortly after the restart to guide a quarter-final showdown with Switzerland and sure spare the supervisor from the sack.
And there was extra excellent news for Southgate after he set a brand new report.
Gareth Southgate broke a brand new report after England beat Slovakia within the Euro 2024 last-16
Jude Bellingham scored an acrobatic overhead kick to arrange the Three Lions’ comeback
Certainly, it has been revealed that he has now received extra main event knockout video games – seven – than each different England boss since 1966 mixed.
Since taking cost in 2016, Southgate has overseen knockout victories towards the likes of Colombia, Croatia and Germany at two World Cups and Euro 2020.
The truth is, the 57-year-old has received seven of his 11 main knockout video games on the helm, solely dropping to Croatia and Belgium in 2018, Italy in 2020 and France in 2022.
Excluding wins by way of penalty shootouts, Southgate has six victories, twice as many as another Three Lions supervisor and greater than the nice Sir Bobby Robson.
A spread of bosses have coached England in that interval together with the likes of Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle, Steve McLaren and Fabio Capello – however all have did not win silverware.
Southgate now has seven knockout victories to his title at main worldwide tournaments
A spread of bosses have coached England however did not win trophies (pictured: Terry Venables)
And whereas Southgate continues to be ready for his first trophy, his report of seven knockout wins between 2018 and 2024 is greater than the six mustered between 1968 and 2016.
Put up-match on Sunday, he insisted he was assured his aspect would salvage a consequence.
Southgate stated: ‘It is unusual, however I by no means felt tonight can be the top of our event.
‘Even with the lengthy throw, you felt there was hope. We are able to trigger some chaos and one thing would possibly drop. I did not suppose the end can be fairly what it was!
‘With quarter-hour to go, you are pondering Jude is out on his toes and will we take him off and put contemporary legs on.
‘However you recognize the kind of influence he can have on a sport and people moments are why you stick to him at the moment.’
