Southgate then refused to be drawn into even commenting on whether a return to club football was on the cards, suggesting that discussing the topic would suggest that he is not fully focused on England. He explained: “If I start talking about that, then I’m already distracted from what I’m doing. So, I think the country would expect that my focus is on England, and rightly so it is.
“We’ve had three tournaments where we’ve taken the public on a brilliant ride, I think we know that and I know that you’ve got that desire to go that one step further, and this is a brilliant opportunity for us to do that.’’
