Disappointed manager feels like his ‘stomach has been ripped out’ but is optimistic about the future of his young squad
It hits you when you stop. After the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Gareth Southgate was so exhausted he would nod off at various times and in various places – much to the amusement of his family who, in his words, “took all sorts of ridiculing pictures of me for a few weeks on holiday … it became a standing joke”.
Southgate needs another break. The England manager looked spent on Monday morning as he stared into his last Zoom call of Euro 2020 with the media. Who could blame him?
