I don't believe Southgate is the guy - I never have. That being said, this final was the chance to go hell for leather and he bottled it.
We're at home, we're young (comparatively), we're fast, we've a point to prove so let slip the dogs of war - England will have no better opportunity.
The penalty shootout is agonising but it shouldn't have got that far. Either go for the jugular or die trying - I will never understand the park the bus mentality but again, with the attacking talent on display, it shouldn't have been an option.
I can imagine the team talks, Mancini rousing his troops while Southgate quietly and gently says everyone is playing the best games of their lives. In a country of 60+ million plus, surely we can produce an English manager with a penchant for attacking play.
Ultimately it ended as a damp squib. Subs too late, lack of adaptability and a really meek showing but that's been the story for as long as I can remember.
You could argue Italy would've been too strong but we'll never know, like driving a Ferrari in second gear. Nobody wants that.