Gerrard: The atmosphere in England was not good in the past, and Southgate s contribution was underestimated

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From 2000 to 2014, Gerrard played 114 games for the England team. During that period, the England team had many talented players and was considered the "golden generation", but the record was not ideal. When participating in former national team teammate Rio Ferdinand's podcast a few days ago, Gerrard said that the England team at the time had serious problems with the atmosphere within the team.

"I think we are all conceited losers." Gerrard said, "I am watching TV now and I see Carragher sitting next to Scholes and participating in the discussion. They look like they have known each other for 20 years."

"I also see the relationship between Carragher and Gary Neville, they look like they have been friends for many years. I now The relationship with you (Ferdinand) may be better than before."

"But why didn't we connect when we were 20, 21, 22, and 23 years old? Is it because of ego or competition? Why are we closer and more connected as a team now that we have reached this stage in life? When you were a friend, you couldn’t get in touch? "

"I think it's a culture issue within the England team, we've never connected. We were always in our own rooms, not friendly or connected enough. We were not a team, we never really became a strong team. "

"I didn't feel like a team, I didn't feel a connection with my England teammates. "

"I never felt this way at Liverpool, it was the best time of my life. Whether I'm traveling abroad with Liverpool or playing away from home, I feel like I'm part of the team. ”

“I feel like the staff are looking after me, I feel special and I can’t wait to join them . When I get to the England team, I just want to play and train and then leave. "

"I feel like in the last day or two of the 10-day training camp, we started to build a little bit of a connection, but then the game was over and that was it. "

"We will have more contact during the competition because we live together for a longer time. "

"A bit of hatred, a bit of hostility, a bit of... you know, just that we have to do our own thing. But when you look back now, at my age and with some coaching experience, you think it was a bit childish. However, should the national team staff pay more attention to this issue? They should say to us: ‘Listen, you need to put these (club grievances) aside now. Something happened. ’”

“Southgate’s contribution to bringing England together is underrated. "

"Because in my opinion, we have talent and good players, and we should have achieved better results. "

"I think we were a little unlucky with penalties at that time, or there were some other reasons. We have to take responsibility but when I look back on my England career I have huge regrets because we could have done better. "

"I think it's a combination of things, but the biggest thing for me is that we're not a team. We are a group of gifted individuals, but this is not going to work. ”

Text/Yanshan