England manager says he is now relaxed about his roleSouthgate regrets criticism of Keegan and ErikssonGareth Southgate says he is relaxed about being
England manager now but, as he prepares for Thursday’s friendly against Wales and the Nations League fixtures against
Belgium and Denmark that follow, admits he was worried at first about what the position might do to him.
Southgate has just completed four years as England manager, first taking over as interim cover after Sam Allardyce’s abrupt departure then making a solid case for himself as a permanent solution when reaching a
World Cup semi-final two years ago, and he says he should have “kept my mouth shut” instead of being critical of his predecessors Kevin Keegan and Sven-Göran Eriksson.