The manager opted to tweak his team's tactics on Tuesday, but that paid off with a huge win thanks to Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling goals
Gareth Southgate's tactical tweaks were vindicated by England's triumph over Germany on Tuesday, but the manager admitted he knows he would have been "dead" if he had got it wrong.
England took down Germany 2-0 on Tuesday with Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane each scoring in the second half to seal a spot in the quarter-finals.
Before kickoff and throughout a tense first-half, Southgate came under fire for opting to use a 3-4-3 system, one which did eventually lead England to victory over their rivals.