Gareth Southgate

Am I ready to follow him?

How's he coping?

So I know what I've got to project, but I also know in my room I'm thinking, I've got to see this through.

I'm going to keep my dignity in the press conferences.

I'm not going to bite.

I'm in control.

I know I'm actually feeling personally in pretty good form.

So...

Yeah, so all of those things where, had I been 10 years younger, back to my time at Middlesbrough, I've got nowhere near the catalogue of experiences to draw on.

So I couldn't possibly have got through that then.

10 years later with 100 internationals behind me, totally different experiences to draw on, strength of resolve, everything really.

Yeah, well that is, I mean, reality is that is different because they haven't elected to be in that environment and they are living it and they are reading about their dad.

Yeah.

They didn't come to a game until the final because I said, you know, I don't think it's a good idea for you to come.

I don't think you should be in the stadium.

Well, yeah, just because the environment for them, the discussion, the narrative around my position through that tournament, I didn't want to be worrying about what they might be dealing with.

So let's cut that problem out.

You guys stay at home.

When we won the semi-final, I said, you might be all right now.

Story's turned a little bit.