Gareth Southgate
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Appearances Over Time
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You know, so it's all trying to affect the psychology, really.
Yeah, it took me 52 years.
I've just started to crack it on the last three because I was there as a player.
So period, period.
Actually, going into Euro 96, I was flying and I played really well in the tournament on the biggest stage I'd ever been on because I was in flow.
I wasn't worrying about what might go wrong.
I knew I was in form.
I knew I was fit.
I was reading things well.
when I missed the penalty, the next six months of my England career, not so much club, because the club was back to the comfort, but England career now, can't afford to give a goal away here.
You know, if I give a goal away, then media are going to be on me again.
And,
So I'm now playing, trying not to make mistakes.
As you know, it's a disaster.
You're never going to perform at the level you need to.
So what flipped that for me was I got dropped.
Glenn Hoddle dropped me.
I was mortified at the time.
I went back to my room and actually I was relieved.
I'm out of the team.