The Three Lions boss has admitted that he was left "mentally scarred" after losing a Premier League coaching post at Middlesbrough in 2009
Gareth Southgate has revealed how he had to overcome the mental scars left from his first taste in management at Middlesbrough to prosper at international level with England.
Having played for the club for five years, Southgate was surprisingly appointed Middlesbrough's new boss following the departure of Steve McClaren in 2006.
They finished 12th and 13th in his first two seasons in charge before suffering relegation from the top flight at the end of the 2008-09 campaign, with Southgate losing his job after a rocky start to life in the Championship.