Steve Borthwick has received the backing of Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney with Maro Itoje declaring it is the players who should be blamed for England's crisis.
England sank to a third consecutive defeat and an historic first loss to Italy when they fell 23-18 at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday, asking serious questions about the team’s direction under Borthwick.
If they lose to France in Paris on Saturday, it will register their worst ever Six Nations performance of just one victory.
Sweeney, however, is remaining loyal to his embattled head coach.
He said: "After a 12-match winning run, these past three results have been hugely disappointing and we feel that just as much as everyone else.
"Steve and his coaching team are working tirelessly to make improvements and we remain fully committed to supporting them and the players as they face France this weekend and then look ahead to the Nations Championship."
Speaking after the loss, Bortwick replied "absolutely" when asked if he remains the right man for the job.
"The RFU, myself, Conor O'Shea (director of performance rugby) and Bill Sweeney speak regularly and discuss the vision of the team going forward," Borthwick said.
"We know the team have accelerated its development over the last 12 months and also understanding that right now in this Six Nations there are going to be some tough challenges ahead and clearly we have not got results in those challenges we have wanted.
"The team’s growth in the last 12 months has been very, very strong and you can see the vision of where the team is going to be and you see the players coming through.
"Right now this is a tough period, but what we will do is learn from it and make sure we are stronger going forward.
"It is tough right now and we are not hiding away from the fact it is tough. We are not where we want to be in terms of results and in terms of performances."
