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A s scattered supporters of Moscow's Spartak Stadium, Gareth Southgate shared a special moment with his wife, Alison, his 19-year-old daughter Mia, and her 15-year-old son Flynn. He hugged them after a win that meant perhaps more than a mere pbading in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. At its most basic level, it could be considered a 22-year redemption.
Before this World Cup race, Southgate was remembered – at least by the mbades – for missing a penalty at Wembley against Germany. Euro 96. He haunted her and when asked if this victory atoned for that Miss Southgate delivered a typically thoughtful response.
"He will never leave me, unfortunately," he said. "It's something that will live with me forever but today it's a special moment for this team, which will give some luck to the generations of players who will follow. what is possible in life and not be bothered by history or expectations.I think these young players are showing it.They are enjoying the tournament, and we are now awaiting the quarter-finals. "
The Southgate's praise for her team is something she's always wanted to do during the World Cup campaign, but her personal trauma of missing a penalty in a semifinal of the European Championship at home has illuminated the way he has prepared his team for the possibility of facing penalties on the goal.
Southgate admits to being always tormented by the lack of penalty that is came only nine caps in an interna career In his 2003 book on his playing career, Woody and North – written as a co-autobiography with his friend and former teammate Andy Woodman – Southgate said he felt his inexperience narrated. He felt that Andreas Köpke, the German goalkeeper, was able to read his intentions when they faced each other. He did not want his players to feel so vulnerable.
"I have learned a million things since that day and the years that followed," he said this week. "When something goes wrong in your life, it does not end you and you should become braver, knowing that you have to go into life and not regret because you have not tried to be as good as you could be. "
At their training base at Repino, a sleepy seaside town and at St George's Park before their arrival in Russia, Southgate prepared its players. Since March, they have been studying penalties and developing strategies to cope with pressure, including walking from the center of the circle. Goaltender Jordan Pickford recounted how they imitated the distraction techniques, including screaming against each other while they were preparing to get on the pitch.
They already had their five designated shooters and backup options if the shooting continued past that number. In the event, penalty shooters from England on Tuesday night only Jordan Henderson missed. This meant that after a gloomy record – with a win in seven major tournaments of tournaments – they tasted victory again.
If all preparation was decisive in England winning their first World Cup shootout in four attempts will never be known but certainly did not do any damage.
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