Gareth Southgate says he will do some “dad dancing” if England win the World Cup.
Brazil boss Tite has been slammed for joining in goal and post-match celebrations with his players in Qatar. ITV pundit Roy Keane said: “The game is about respect. Dance afterwards in the dressing room, or in the nightclub, that's not a problem.”
Tite has insisted that fans should respect the Brazilian culture, while Southgate says he will not join in - unless England lift the trophy. When asked whether he would do a dad dancing routine, the England boss said: “Unlikely! That might be different if we win it. I am quite happy to embarrass myself like anybody else at that point. But not beforehand.”
Southgate has revealed that he has increased security levels at his home during the World Cup. It comes as he insisted he fully supported Raheem Sterling ’s decision to fly home after the Chelsea star’s family house was burgled while he was in Qatar.
Sterling worked with the England squad on Friday and wants to be involved against France despite missing training this week after his emergency trip home. Southgate said: “What I heard was enough concern that he (Sterling) had for his family, that it was the right thing for him to go home.
“I could relate to it, because I’ve had to put extra security at home because pictures of my house have been published through this tournament. My wife was concerned about that. None of that is helpful.
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“These are the sorts of spin-offs you have when you are involved with England. So I could totally understand where Raheem was in terms of feeling the need to look after his family at that time.”
“You know as a manager that if a player is not in the right space to play in the game, and needs that time. I had it with Fabian Delph in Russia, in different circumstances, because his wife was giving birth.
“You know that you want them really around for the game but if they have got other things going on in their life that are difficult to deal with at that moment, I think any modern workplace has got to understand those things.”
