England fans' feeling towards me is irrelevant - Southgate - video Dailymotion

England boss Gareth Southgate isn't interested in opinions on him as long as fans continue to back the team

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00:00To be honest, it's irrelevant. The most important thing is the support for the team and my job

00:08is to create the best possible environment for the players to fight their cause at the

00:13right times, to take responsibility at the right times. The team need the fans, so they

00:20should never underestimate what a lift it gives to the team when they are like they

00:24were in the second half against Slovenia. I'm certain going into this knockout phase

00:28they're going to be the same, they're going to be right behind the team and it gives the

00:32team such a lift and that's all that matters.

00:34If I'm totally honest, I think 99% of the fans are behind the team and the manager,

00:38I think. Of course, both as a player and as a coach, you're going to have times where

00:44people voice their opinion and that's part and parcel of playing for England, that's

00:48the bottom line. We're a very strong group, not just players but staff as well. We know

00:54what it's taken to achieve what we've achieved in the last six years or so, or longer. We

01:02know it's going to be a very tough journey from now until the end of this tournament

01:06if we want to go all the way. That's all that matters, it's fighting for each other on the

01:11training pitch, on the match pitch and that's what we're continuing to do and I know the

01:16fans are behind us with that.