• 6 months ago
Tripper said that Gareth Southgate has 'created what it means to represent England' since his arrival in 2016.
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00:00Yeah, even when I first arrived, I got chucked in the deep end when we went to the Marines.
00:05I was thinking, is this like every camp?
00:09No, it was, you know, things like that are brilliant to bring people together, but going
00:15on from the 2018 World Cup and, you know, some players, you know, come and go and, as
00:21you said, Gareth has created, you know, what it means to represent England and we all bought
00:28into it, obviously, and Gareth deserves huge credit for that.
00:33You know, me personally, I've got a lot, obviously, to thank Gareth for, for one, giving me the
00:36opportunity to represent my country and having that trust in me as well, you know, so comparing
00:43that to now, it's got so many young players, exciting talent coming through and the most
00:49important thing for us senior players is making them feel welcome, make them settle in straight
00:53away so that they, you know, can express themselves more and perform at the highest level.
00:58But, as you said, the togetherness in this squad, I know we all say it, but it's true.
01:03We all get on so well and, you know, Gareth deserves huge credit for that.

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