Off Script: Nev’s Utd island with England
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What unique perspective does Gary Neville bring to Manchester United's dominance?
We have the perfect guest for today's edition of Off Script. Gary Neville, a man who never, ever sticks to the script, despite what we tell him. And I have to say, somewhat casually dressed as well.
You sounded like Boris Johnson then. Off Script. What did you say? I'm casually dressed, yeah, because I'm only on cold comms today. I'm not in the studio. I've not been selected.
Never forget who you are, where you are, and who you're representing, but that's a different issue. You're a tie. Now, I want to talk international football. I mean, you didn't have many mates at club level. You must have had even fewer at international.
It's fair to say we had a strong group of United lads, obviously. Apart from my first, you say that, the very first year that I was in the England squad, in fact, the very first trip, there was only Gary Pallister, and he actually left injured, so I was on my own. Then for the next year, there was only actually Phil. was the only player that actually broke into the squad near the end. So for the first year I was in the squad, 95-96, I actually was on my own, essentially, in terms of United players, so it was a case of trying to find people like Nicky Barnaby, Jason Wilcox, Sol Campbell, who's here with us... Not today. Sorry, just that again.
No, we're not starting again. We're not mentioning today.
How does the island mentality affect team dynamics in international football?
So we're not mentioning today. So I'm allowed to say Sol Campbell. You and I were just out on a Sunday afternoon.
We happened to be at Arsenal, didn't we? We did, we did. So, yeah, so basically, after that, though, obviously, 96 left. There's only me and Phil in the squad from United in Euro 96. But after that, Bex came in, Scholes came in, Nicky came in, Andy Cole came in, Teddy Sheringham came in. It was just Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney. I mean, it was like seven or eight of us. And you're right, you do stick together. And
So what you're saying is, when you were Billy No-Mates, you were nice to everybody, and as soon as your mates arrived, the cliques formed.
We were a clique. I mean, we were a clique. There's no doubt about that because... Is it a clique or a clique? A clique. We were a clique because essentially, I mean, there was five, six lads there that had known each other since the age of 12. We're now playing for England together.
Yeah, but that's damaging. You're not there for Manchester United. You are there for England. You've got to generate good feeling in the squad. Team spirit.
What challenges did Neville face in forming relationships with England teammates?
So you going off on your own...
That's not good. I know, but, Geoff, I see you come here. I've been at Sky 25 years. I see you come here every Sunday and you only speak to Brett and the other smarty. You know what I mean? That's it. You don't speak to anybody else.
I speak to everybody. Unlike you, Gary, I'm a people person.
I'm being serious now. I don't see you exactly going socialising with the guys behind the camera or the guys who are basically in sound every week. My point is, there's a big team here today. I just see you, you know, basically sharing your time with the bigwigs and the people you think can further your career. And at United, from my point of view, I was just... Not me. At United, we were so close. We then went away with England. We just ended up in each other's rooms, just watching telly together, sharing together. And you're right, don't get me wrong, we did speak to other people. That's good of you. It wasn't healthy at times, I'll be honest with you. Was it damaging? I would never let, on a football pitch, playing for England...
personal differences coming the way at all. So in Euro 96, there were obviously a great spirit. We got to quarterfinals and later stages in 2004 and 2006. There were players there from Liverpool, from Chelsea, from Arsenal. Was it damaging? some would say it was I would like to think that on the pitch to be fair we put things aside I definitely did put things aside I'm sure the other lads did as well I never felt on the pitch if I was playing with you know Jamie Carragher or Steven Gerrard or Frank Lampard or John Terry Tony Adams or anybody else like that I never felt wearing an England shirt that anybody ever tried to stitch each other up and not do
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What unique perspective does Gary Neville bring to Manchester United's dominance?
0:00–1:04
2
How does the island mentality affect team dynamics in international football?
1:04–2:03
3
What challenges did Neville face in forming relationships with England teammates?
2:03–4:12
4
How did the Manchester United clique influence England's national team performance?
4:12–10:28
5
Was the team spirit among England players a factor in their tournament success?
10:28–11:58
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