{"id":289385,"date":"2023-09-10T22:19:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T22:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=289385"},"modified":"2023-09-10T22:19:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T22:19:47","slug":"englands-kyle-walker-almost-retired-twice-before-gareth-southgate-intervened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/englands-kyle-walker-almost-retired-twice-before-gareth-southgate-intervened\/","title":{"rendered":"England&#8217;s Kyle Walker almost retired twice before Gareth Southgate intervened"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Gareth Southgate reviews Ukraine game<\/h3>\n<p>Kyle Walker has twice had to be talked out of international retirement by Gareth Southgate. The revelation comes after the 33-year-old\u2019s equaliser in the 1-1 draw with Ukraine in Wroclaw, Poland which kept England on track for qualification to next summer\u2019s Euro 2024.<\/p>\n<p>But the England manager revealed that Walker was ready to hang up his Three Lions shirt after the disappointing ends to both Euro 2020 and last year\u2019s World Cup in Qatar. \u201cIt\u2019s always all credit to him and I\u2019ve talked him out of retirement twice out of international football!\u201d Southgate said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the Euros and after the World Cup. There\u2019s no need for detail and I probably realise I\u2019ve overstepped here! He\u2019s probably not going to thank me for sharing that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he loves being here and he\u2019s wanted to keep going and now he\u2019s thinking about how many caps he can get.\u201d The Manchester City defender &#8211; who is now on 77 appearances, eight behind England\u2019s most-capped right-back Gary Neville &#8211; confirmed his previous desire to quit.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> DON&#8217;T MISS: <\/strong> <strong>Three England stars let Southgate down as Ukraine draw brings end to winning run<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/4952442.jpg?r=1694354832876\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m playing well but obviously, in the moment, at the time that me and Gareth spoke, the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kieran Trippier, Reece James were coming through,\u201d he said. \u201cYou do think your days are numbered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd to sacrifice how many holidays and summers that I\u2019ve sacrificed&#8230; I\u2019ve been doing this since I was 19 when I joined the senior team. I\u2019m 33 now. Me and Gareth have a good relationship off the field.<\/p>\n<p>We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you&#8217;ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/67\/590x\/secondary\/4952445.jpg?r=1694354832945\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do speak and I feel that I can still bring something to the team. So why stop?\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Southgate concluded: \u201cI don\u2019t think he realised how much value we have for him and how important he is for us. He\u2019s critical! If we\u2019re talking about world class players in their position in our team then he\u2019s probably one of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1811293\/England-Kyle-Walker-retirement-Gareth-Southgate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gareth Southgate reviews Ukraine game Kyle Walker has twice had to be talked out of international retirement by Gareth Southgate. The revelation comes after the 33-year-old\u2019s equaliser in the 1-1 draw with Ukraine in Wroclaw, Poland which kept England on track for qualification to next summer\u2019s Euro 2024. 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