"Gareth Southgate has a good story about cockapoo vomit. Alone, exhausted and about to leave England's impossible job, it was the first thing that greeted him on returning home from defeat in last year's European Championship final. Obviously, he immediately set about clearing it up and consoling the pup suspected of overeating. Another moment of pathos in a life that has experienced the extremes of the public eye, another hurdle cleared."
"Southgate is on a promotional tour but you wouldn't guess at first glance. He has a book coming out this week and has only just started talking about it. After a swift round of interviews with the BBC on Monday morning, in the evening he moved to the Barbican in York; a perfectly commodious venue with decent acoustics, but not a customary place for launching a nationwide media blitz."
"It's a story told through moments, from the experience of watching his grandfather a Royal Marine buffing his boots as a child, to becoming a professional and a Premier League captain by 23, then on to the missed penalty in 1996, a failed managerial stint at Middlesbrough and, finally, the deliberations with his son over whether to make a waistcoat part of his outfit at the Russia World Cup (there were other aspects of the England manager's job that left their mark too)."
Gareth Southgate describes returning home after the European Championship final to find his cockapoo had vomited, which he cleaned and the dog he comforted. He is undertaking a promotional tour with a forthcoming book but gives the impression of not seeking publicity. He moved from BBC interviews to a speaking event at the Barbican in York, a modest venue for national promotion. Southgate presents himself as affable and people-focused while outlining the processes behind his beliefs about leadership. He traces influences from his Royal Marine grandfather through playing milestones, a missed 1996 penalty, managerial setbacks, and World Cup wardrobe deliberations.
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