Some people will choose to overlook this, because of the "tactically weak" label you're applying, but, for me, this was the biggest concern from yesterday's performance. I can understand the mitigating circumstances, but it's criminal to just sit back and hope for the best in today's football. And Southgate, due to NT football not being played at the same level of intensity or tactics as club football, may get his lucky break. Nowadays, at club football, the days when you could just park the bus and snatch enough victories to win major honours are long gone. The vast majority of teams have a plan to hurt you, if you allow them to have the ball. It's basically what has destroyed Mourinho's career at this level, his insistence on believing that the opposition will self-destruct, if you surrender possession to them and wait for them in your third. In contrast to Southgate, Italy's transformation under Mancini was miraculous. They looked like potential winners right from their opening game.