David Seaman recalls amusing Paul Gascoigne story as he pays tribute to Terry Venables

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Former England manager Terry Venables has died aged of 80 after a long illness. Venables managed England from 1994 to 1996, most notably leading them to the semi-finals of the Euros.Euro 96 goalkeeper David Seaman pays tribute to his former boss. Source: Good Morning Britain, ITV
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00:00 Yeah, first of all, it was a really sad day yesterday.
00:02 And when I started seeing the clips and all the tributes coming in,
00:05 you know, I just, all I can remember is the smile on his face.
00:08 Yeah.
00:08 You know, he always had a smile on his face, even when he was angry, if I'm honest.
00:13 But he was just a great guy.
00:15 He was brilliant at man-to-man management.
00:18 You know, I remember him being, during the R96,
00:21 we'd be in the hotel and we'd been locked away for quite a long time.
00:24 And he would say to us, he'd be like,
00:25 "David, will you take Jazza fish? He's really winding me up."
00:28 You know, so his man-management was brilliant, you know,
00:31 that I would take Jazza out fishing and then I'd calm him down.

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