Southgate's England timeline: Inherited 'a mess', instigated a revival
England have handed Gareth Southgate a two-year contract extension, with his tenure to date suggesting they are on the right track.
Gareth Southgate has signed a new contract with England until after Euro 2024, at which point he will have been in charge for almost eight years.
While it remains to be seen what state the Three Lions are in at that point, it is fair to say their current trajectory suggests a positive outcome.
Shortly after finding himself moved into the top job back in 2016, Southgate surmised he had inherited "a mess" – yet, in the following five years England have come within touching distance of ending that long wait for silverware.
The drought has not been ended, and so Southgate's job is far from finished, but he has got at least another two opportunities.
And on the evidence of the progress he has made, there is much reason for hope.