Always, as a player, you are questioned and challenged about the next step. That's what drives the very best: they want to… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
For me, it is all about the bigger picture and what is right for England. I haven't enjoyed watching us play in… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
I don't think the qualifying fixtures excite people. They're games against countries that we are expected to beat, rightly so, and then… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
You expect the players to fight for their club and fight for their shirt, and when they come together, they are fighting… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
Looking at the team sheets, you're never quite sure one weekend to the next who's going to be in a team and… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
Ultimately, playing at international level, at all age groups, is good for a player's development, and that is good for clubs, too. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
Whenever you name a team and whenever you pick a squad, that is when you have to make the most difficult calls.… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to pick a 17-year-old who's had 10 minutes of first-team football. You're talking about replacing senior players with some… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
It's an incredible privilege to be the England manager, but when you sit and think about the people who have got to… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
I've got to think through all of those things - competition for places, players who need match minutes, and keeping the unity… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
If we are encouraging kids to go into academies, then presumably we are selling them the dream that they can play first-team… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
No England international is a practice match. Every time you wear this shirt, it is of importance for you, the country, and… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
We want to win every game of football we go into. I don't know how we would go into a game not… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
If we want to be a top team, we can't get to 3-0 and suddenly decide not to play without the ball. We have… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
Ultimately, playing at international level, at all age groups, is good for a player's development, and that is good for clubs, too. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
In the end, success in a shoot-out is being able to perform a particular skill under pressure. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
Good teams, whatever the circumstances or the atmosphere or the pitch, find a way of playing. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
No England international is a practice match. Every time you wear this shirt, it is of importance for you, the country, and the supporters. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
I'm committed to England, simple as that. I don't need to hedge my bets in keeping doors open or keeping things alive. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
I guess, at a club, you feel supported. Sometimes, with the national team, it hasn't always felt that way. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
I've got to think through all of those things - competition for places, players who need match minutes, and keeping the unity of the… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
In a team, you need players who are technically good and can perform under pressure. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
You have to be savvy. You have to be tactically aware, because that's what makes the difference in the big matches. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
You give everything you have, build friendships within your team - in international football, you give everything for your country and play in a… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
When something goes wrong in your life, it doesn't finish you, and you should become braver, knowing that you've got to go for things… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share
