Only one man can save England now, and, as ridiculous as this might sound, it is not Harry Kane.
Against DR Congo it was the defence. The same against Croatia. Now it is altitude as well as defence that is worrying England as they scale up for the Azteca. Mexico will be loving it.
As long as the English are focused on symptoms not causes, the road to the quarter-final in Miami is clear for the co-hosts.
The real problem has been evident from the start. Apart from one chaotic half against Croatia and 10 minutes against Panama, England have been stiff as a board, mining familiar channels and falling deeper into the mire.
The solution is not the genius of Kane, as welcome as that has been. The answer lies in the willingness of Thomas Tuchel to de-Gareth and get funky. Tuchel was appointed for his technical range and tournament nous, only to give us more of the same blunt betrayal of English attacking traditions as Southgate.
