Southgate resigns as Three Lions boss after leading England to back-to-back Euros finals and a World Cup semi.
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00:00England's been a massive part of my life. Supporter, player, under-21 manager and now
00:06manager. To be able to be in a position to connect people to the team, as we have done
00:12over the last few years, has been very, very special.
00:21I didn't want to be seen as somebody that was waiting in the wings for an opportunity
00:26and I think Sam knew that.
00:33I'd like an England team that excite the public. I'd like an England team that the supporters
00:38look forward to watching and ultimately that they're proud of. I think if we achieve those
00:43two aims then we'll be on the right pathway.
00:46I think we'll do very well in Russia, personally, but in the hypothetical event that we didn't,
00:52there's a longer-term project and I think to support Gareth, to build for the long-term,
00:57you know, 2020 and hopefully beyond.
01:00It feels like a new revolution. The manager's coming with great ideas and a great idea of
01:11the way he wants us to play.
01:12The summer was an incredible experience for everybody. They're the games that you want
01:16to be involved in and you want to be involved in matches that matter.
01:22It's going to be heartbreaking for the boys, but they're not to blame for that. That's
01:40my call as the coach.
01:41You can't knock Southgate at all, but I just think, like, we didn't try and win the game.
01:47We went 1-0 up and we didn't try and win the game.
01:49It's my lifetime. We've got to a semi and a final. I've never seen that. You've got
01:57to give them one more shot.
01:58They've got to walk away from here heads held high. They've done more than any other team
02:03in the last 50 or so years. We wanted to give everybody one more night that would continue
02:08the biggest party ever. We haven't been able to do that.
02:11I think England are in a good place for a number of years to come and to have the opportunity
02:22now of a World Cup and another European Championship is hugely exciting.
02:26We're hoping for many more special moments and the best chance to fulfil our ambition
02:31of winning a major international tournament.
02:37I think it's time to go.
02:39He's got a goal now, hasn't he? But knowing the FA, don't give him another contract.
02:42It's a silly question. Southgate stays with me.
02:44No one else is really screaming out for it. I'd be in favour of him staying.
02:48I'd love him to stay. Germany's less than two years away and this team are only going
02:52to grow together.
02:53You've got to come through tough spells as managers. I've had them before and you're
02:57not going to duck a challenge just because there's criticism.
03:06Many of this squad are going to be around in two, four, six years, eight years' time.
03:10We have now been consistently back in the matches that matter. It's the last step that
03:16we haven't been able to do.