GARETH’S GAMBLE

JOHN LYONS says Gareth Southgate should brace himself for plenty of flak if the Three Lions flop...

NO MATTER how much the other players try to console me, I’m still left with the feeling that I let everybody down,” said Gareth Southgate after missing that crucial penalty for England against Germany at Euro 96.That pain has diminished with time, the Pizza Hut adverts helping the healing process, but, in hindsight, what better preparation could there have been to become the England manager, albeit on an intitial caretaker basis for four games?Because invariably the Engl...

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