Gareth Southgate

I don't think the qualifying fixtures excite people. They're games against countries that we are expected to beat, rightly so, and then how many we score dictates whether it's a good performance or not. ”

In every position on the field, there's really strong competition. ”

Every time a young player comes in, he is excited and wants to prove himself, but also in football, the other players want to prove themselves to any new player that comes in, so that competition is the only way to stimulate performance. ”

You want all players to be free of overthinking. That's when they're in a good place and a good flow. ”

It's an incredible privilege to be the England manager, but when you sit and think about the people who have got to this point before, people I hugely respect and admire... it's difficult to put it into perspective, really. ”

I didn't like it as a player when I felt a coach was fudging the reasons for leaving me out. As a player, I wanted to know where I was lacking in my game and where I could improve in order to get back in the team. ”

You don't want to be too proud, to get carried away, but if people give you praise, you don't want to throw it back. ”

Looking at the team sheets, you're never quite sure one weekend to the next who's going to be in a team and who isn't. ”

My sole focus is producing the best team possible for England. ”

Good teams score late goals. ”