Why it was the right time for Gareth Southgate to resign

Of course, the Southgate Age gave English fans numerous reasons to smile. There was a thrilling victory to knockout Germany in Euro 2020. There was the end of the penalty shoot-out hoodoo against Colombo in World Cup 2016. There were numerous logic-defying last-minute goals in Euro 2024. But in the end, it was a blank. Southgate couldn’t become England football’s Cromwell, even briefly, because all teams are remembered for winning trophies and England, despite their better performances under Southgate, failed to do so.