John Oliver
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Podcast Appearances
Southgate himself, he knew.
He missed a penalty.
He knew the fact it upends your entire life.
That is a monumental amount of responsibility to feel the failure in a moment before you can even contemplate success.
Plus, back then, those teams were so siloed, the players were so... They did not interact with you.
Very, very interesting now, hearing them talk, because you see them on podcasts talking in a way that you wouldn't.
You see players say, oh, yeah, we didn't really... You see Rio talking to Gerrard.
We didn't really hang out.
I didn't really know anything about you.
Now they go on vacation together.
Back then.
And I think that comes with a level of regret.
Because like, oh, we could have really done something together.
But I was suspicious of you.
You were suspicious of me.
Neither of us liked Frank Lampard.
A few players have told me... The agents were fueling the fumes as well.
That must come with real regret.
But I think it's just the way things were at the time.
I do find it so interesting watching them talk now.