'It's definitely not affected my day': Lee Carsley speaks on national anthem row

no it's definitely not affected my day or my preparations I I I found out about it this morning um you I fully respect people's opinions um it's it's something that I've I've never done um but I fully respect the the the both national anthems um today would be probably one of the priest days of my career um to lead an England team out in Dublin um you know he definitely couldn't have R it um but you know I don't um I don't feel hard done by or AG grieved um I respect everyone's opinion you know played in teams out there where where players are B in the The Anthem out next to me um but also you know I've played in teams where where people you know players don't sing or or coaches you know I don't think it makes me or or anyone that doesn't any less committed you know um like I say we were um I was looking forward so much to today um yeah and and it's it's the proudest day of my my football career it's um you know you couldn't have WR it really I would never I would never judge anyone for doing you know sing singing or not um you know I had um a great experience when I played for the Republic of Ireland um and I'm I'm having a really good experience now in terms of the um the the responsibility that I've got of of of being head coach ining for the for the senior team so I think I think you've probably got to accept that you know with that does come a bit of bit of judgment um like I said I think I think it's um it's something that I don't I don't feel hardly done by um I respect everyone's opinion um and we move forward I'm pleased with it but not surprised um I think they they're both they've both been in football long enough now to to understand that and and respectfully that that it was going to be a little bit um hostile at times but in the right way I thought I thought the fans were really respectful with it um I thought that they both handled the the the atmosphere as as did the whole team and we tried to speak about you know it's going to you know it's going to be it's going to be um High tempo for everyone not just not just uh deck and and Jack and but I thought you obviously it's great for them too that they've scored the goals um but more importantly that the team's won and they've kept a clean sheet

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