England Women manager Phil Neville is reportedly on the verge of leaving his post following a disappointing run of results that has seen his team lose eight of their last 12 matches.
Neville led the Lionesses to the World Cup semi-final last year, but since then they have been unable to reproduce their fine performances, and he appears to have doubts over whether he has taken the side as far as he can.
England lost two of their three games in the SheBelieves Cup recently, after being defeated by USA and Spain and beating only Japan, and it seems that competition may be the final nail in the coffin for Neville.
According to the Daily Mail Neville is set to meet with FA officials such as Chief Executive Mark Bullingham next week to discuss England's performance in the SheBelieves Cup, and there is a chance he could decide to step down despite having 15 months still remaining on his contract.
The FA stuck by Neville during a disappointing home defeat to Brazil last month, but they may accept that the time has come for a change.
Speaking after the loss to Spain on Thursday Neville was visibly frustrated, and said: "I've got to start earning my coin, being a better manager - and the results need to improve. We are still not performing to the levels - nowhere near the levels.
"Ultimately, we need to find the formula. I think we need to take a step back now and start building the foundations again - getting back to the brilliant basics."
"Ultimately, standards need to be better from everybody. That's me as manager, that's my FA backing us as a team and that's my players on the pitch.
"We all need to accept that if we want what we all talk about then standards need to improve."
