Gareth Southgate Quotes

Gareth Southgate

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 3, 1970

The world always changes, and teams go through evolutions.

Gareth Southgate

I think I've made decisions for the right reasons, and I've always communicated them in a respectful way. As a manager, you can't do any more than that. I sit comfortably with that. But I've not enjoyed it.

Gareth Southgate

No England international is a practice match. Every time you wear this shirt, it is of importance for you, the country, and the supporters.

Gareth Southgate

Our country has been through some difficult moments recently in terms of its unity. But sport can unite.

Gareth Southgate

Write your own stories.

Gareth Southgate

Nobody can tell me that if players are good enough, they will come through. That is not true. There are plenty of players who are good enough.

Gareth Southgate

The quality of our academy system is very high, as good as anything in the world. Around the country, lots of people in youth development are keen to get together and find a solution to that 17-to-21 age bracket and how we get those players playing.

Gareth Southgate

When the positions of so many managers is precarious, and there isn't long-term stability, I can understand why they are loath to risk.

Gareth Southgate

My players' feeling is the most important thing for me.

Gareth Southgate

My priority is, do my players feel supported from within their dressing room by their own federation?

Gareth Southgate

You give everything you have, build friendships within your team - in international football, you give everything for your country and play in a way that you hope connects with the fans.

Gareth Southgate

You expect the players to fight for their club and fight for their shirt, and when they come together, they are fighting for England.

Gareth Southgate

In every position on the field, there's really strong competition.

Gareth Southgate

I don't know how you get in the England squad without getting in the Arsenal team.

Gareth Southgate

I don't think the qualifying fixtures excite people. They're games against countries that we are expected to beat, rightly so, and then how many we score dictates whether it's a good performance or not.

Gareth Southgate

It's very difficult to pick a 17-year-old who's had 10 minutes of first-team football. You're talking about replacing senior players with some 17-year-olds who haven't played Premier League football.

Gareth Southgate

If we are encouraging kids to go into academies, then presumably we are selling them the dream that they can play first-team football.

Gareth Southgate

I am not sure I will ever wear a waistcoat again, frankly!

Gareth Southgate

Whenever people speak, you give the opposition the opportunity to use those words as they see fit.

Gareth Southgate

You always have to be conscious of how your words can provide motivation to the opposition.

Gareth Southgate