ITV News published this video item, entitled “Gareth Southgate reveals why he considered quitting England but couldn’t walk away | ITV News” – below is their description.
England fans partly have Gareth Southgate’s family to thank for him staying on as the Three Lions boss.
“They left Doha saying you’ve got to give this one more go and try to get this trophy,” he revealed this week.
At the time he was undecided about whether to quit or not. England had just lost to France in a quarter final they probably should have won, and Southgate had led his squad to their worst tournament finish under him.
His parting shot to the media in Qatar was that he needed time to think about his future. What he actually meant, and no one realised it at the time, was that he was considering not what was best for him, but what was best for the team.
Speaking for the first time since deciding to stay on, Southgate told me there were occasions even before the World Cup when he seriously considered his position.
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