"This is something that I always struggled with when I was playing for Ireland. The gap between your warm-up and the anthems often made me wary of my mind wandering off. I was really focused on the football and my first actions of the game... I fully respect both anthems and understand how much they mean to both countries."
"I never sang the Irish national anthem as a player or the British national anthem when in charge of England U21s because I was focused on the match ahead. It's something that I took into coaching; I am in a zone at that point, thinking about our first actions within the game."
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