The play, starring Joseph Fiennes as England boss, opened on Tuesday evening at London's National Theatre.
that the "pitch-perfect" Southgate portrayal "brings the game home."
"There's a touch too much politically correct preaching in the final quarter," Davis noted. "And I could have done without the political caricatures of [former prime ministers, Theresa] May, Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. Graham makes his points about the power of solidarity and compassion eloquently enough through what he shows us of Southgate himself.
"But as a drama, it is utterly absorbing, full of twists and turns, vivid characters, proper conflicts, and great lines."Graham's "touching" and "funny" play, which, she wrote, delivers "tension and movement". "I think what has happened to the men's England football team over the past six years has been quietly extraordinary," the award-winning writer told BBC News.
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