Gary Neville
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Oh, my God.
They did because I was only put on late.
What would you say to that, Simon?
What would you say to that, Simon?
Yeah, I think, obviously...
I was lucky enough to be an assistant coach to Roy Hodgson and Ray Lewington at Wembley with the England team for a few years, and obviously played at Wembley for many years for United and for England, and it's a special place.
Maybe we don't treat it as special as teams from different parts of the world do.
I think we always used to recognise the uniqueness of Wembley when we recognised how other teams approached Wembley rather than how we did.
We probably take it for granted about Wembley being the iconic venue that it is.
I think for players who've never played there before, it's really special.
For players who've played there a long time, you maybe take it for granted.
In my early days of the old Wembley, I struggled with it a little bit because there was an attitude towards Manchester United players in those days, which was difficult for the England players who played for United.
You sure it wasn't just you?
Maybe a little bit me.
They're like the others.
No, but I think that ultimately I've had mixed opinions of Wembley, but then when you go now, you have to recognise it is a great stadium.
Full and bouncing, it's wonderful.
I'm really looking forward to the Euros this summer.
Euro 96 was the most special time for any England fan experiencing what Wembley was.
There was an opportunity to recreate that this summer.