England fans should learn a lesson from Germany and ditch Southgate.

The day after Monday’s tumultuous draw against Germany marked the sixth anniversary of Gareth Southgate’s reign as England manager.

As the country recovered from the disturbing effects of the schizophrenic performance, many congratulations were not offered.

The mindset hasn’t changed: this upcoming World Cup is the ultimate test of Southgate’s ability to win a major international trophy. Some believe we are already in the final game, which is why it is interesting and timely to compare their progress, results and future prospects with England’s most recent opponents.

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Let’s be honest, we want to compete against the Germans. The many similarities between our two countries fuel a rivalry that is most evident through the only sport in which we compete directly – football. The next episode will take place during the World Cup in Qatar in November.

Germany’s last manager was Joachim Löw, who handed over the reins to his assistant Hansi Flick last year.

Southgate can comfortably be compared to a man regarded as one of his country’s greatest managers, who was asked to transform his national team and usher in a new era.

It took Joachim Löw eight years to win the 2014 World Cup. Southgate is two years away from winning the title.

Until that golden moment in Brazil, Lo had shown some improvement, but nothing spectacular. A third-place finish at the previous World Cup in South Africa equaled the disappointment on home soil in 2006. Second place at Euro 2008 was positive, but four years ago it would have been difficult to top the group stage elimination.

Southgate has a World Cup semi-final and a European Championship final under his belt and has a team in freefall after a disastrous Euro 2016 defeat to Iceland. He got a team in free fall after a disastrous Euro 2016 and defeat against Iceland.

The pressure is greater now than when they finished fourth in Russia four years ago. There are three more spots that will allow the upward curve to continue.

No coach wants to go into the big tournament with a six-game losing streak, but tournaments are used to make and break players.

Löw was highly regarded for bringing in exciting young players and an attacking style that made Germany fun.

At his first World Cup in 2010, amid a flurry of now-hated vuvuzelas, Low could only match the third place achieved by his predecessor Jurgen Klinsmann four years earlier. But in Thomas Müller appeared a man who would become the mainstay of the new generation of German football and the basis of its future success.

At the 2010 World Cup, midfielder Müller won the Golden Boot and the Best Young Player award, although Germany did not win. But the Bayern Munich team machine became the hub around which everything revolved for “Die Mannschaft” over the next ten years.

When Low and his players landed in Brazil four years later, Müller had become the player Germany relied on. He scored five goals and was instrumental in a fifth successful World Cup campaign. He is the face of German football, a man who lifts weights and relentlessly pushes his teammates.

In Jude Bellingham, Southgate may have a Muller in the making. Borussia Dortmund’s young midfielder is tall and thin, but deceptively powerful. A mature 19-year-old, he has already earned plaudits from his international team-mate and midfield partner, Declan Rice.

The Bellingham teenager has emerged from England’s recent matches with a glowing report. Ready to tackle, tackle and attack, he’s a presence and he could have arrived just in time to save Southgate’s skin.

Müller broke into the Germany squad in 2009. German football fans are looking for a new hero to restore their team’s pride and restore their manager’s reputation. Southgate is in the same boat this time around, so this gift cannot be ignored.

Our nation should see how patient the Deutscher Fussball Bund has been before calling for Southgate’s sacking over some dubious decision that England’s inferiority complex often prompts us to compare ourselves to the Germans.

We must all hope that the Birmingham youngster follows Bellingham Muller’s illustrious career and makes the next two years a momentous moment in the history of the England team.