Hunger, pride, desperation. I feel everything for England. All of it
Celebrating scoring for England against Argentina in 1998
“I knocked on Graham Taylor’s door and cleared my throat. England had just drawn 1-1 with Brazil in a friendly match at Wembley and I hadn’t played. It was the night before the manager named his squad for the 1992 European Championship and I was desperate to be in it, so desperate that I was fizzy and fidgeting. I couldn’t wait a few more hours. And so there I was, inside his hotel room, asking the question. I was 21. I had only been around the team for three months. …”
NY Times/The Athletic