You have to cope with expectation if you want to play for England. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
Young players will suffer at times and have days when they can't cope or adjust. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
I played international football for England, and in many games, we were technically inferior to the opposition. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
I don't know how you get in the England squad without getting in the Arsenal team. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
Our country has been through some difficult moments recently in terms of its unity. But sport can unite. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
In any sport, you're at your best when you're playing without thinking too much. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
You give everything you have, build friendships within your team - in international football, you give everything for your country and play… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
Nobody can tell me that if players are good enough, they will come through. That is not true. There are plenty of… — 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
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
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
If we want to be a top team, we can't get to 3-0 and suddenly decide not to play without the ball.… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
If we are gong to be an outstanding team, we need players who are going to step up in the big moments… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
Every time a young player comes in, he is excited and wants to prove himself, but also in football, the other players… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
The players can associate playing for England with enjoyment, fun, and not being under siege and feeling everything is against them. There's… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
Good teams, whatever the circumstances or the atmosphere or the pitch, find a way of playing. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
I manage every player as well as I possibly can, regardless of which club they're from, what their roots are. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
I have been in sport in different areas for long enough to know what my life is day to day. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's not always a good decision to play if people's energy isn't quite there. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
In a team, you need players who are technically good and can perform under pressure. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
First and foremost, I love the job I'm in. I'm proud to be England manager. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
When I think back to what my dreams were as a kid, the only one I had was to play for England. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
I guess, at a club, you feel supported. Sometimes, with the national team, it hasn't always felt that way. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
Whenever you're in an England shirt, you have an opportunity to make history. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
We have to make the players who haven't played matches feel valued. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
A lot of teams who go on to win trophies lose in quarter-finals or semi-finals first. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
I want my players to enjoy playing football and not be scarred by the experiences. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
You want all players to be free of overthinking. That's when they're in a good place and a good flow. — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
I don't think, when you are involved with England, you can ever write any game or tournament off - that wouldn't be… — Gareth Southgate Copy Share Image
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
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
