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DON’T READ ALL ABOUT IT: Neville believes players should not read papers or watch critical TV if it affects them heard a few of the players saying the it was fine. But until you get to that had five weeks off in the criticism gets to them. Don’t turn the point in your career as a player, where summer. I actually saw a telly on, don’t have Sky Sports on. the criticism comes in and it goes psychologist at that time Don’t pick up a newspaper. Don’t read straight out, if it goes in and it stays in, and he gave me an social media. Play football. That’s a don’t read it because it impacts you. unbelievable bit of advice. good bit of advice. “Don’t be on social media reading “He said, ‘Imagine working 25 years

“I used to read newspapers pre-23 things if it impacts you. Don’t. It’s not of your life to be a football player, but in that six-month period I stopped for you.” feeling really confident and then and I didn’t read them for years. Neville says the sessions with a allowing someone who’s never met you

“I picked it up again towards the ‘shrink’ and some home-spun before, someone who’s never coached end because I became confident, philosophy advice from Sir Alex you, say something to make you feel experienced and I knew they couldn’t Ferguson helped him put everything that you can’t play football well. How impact me anymore. Whatever they into perspective and pull out of his daft is that?’ And Sir Alex gave me a said about me, I’d heard it before and slump. “What helped me was that I bit of advice when I got nervous before a big game. There was a time I played three or four games against Liverpool and I made a few mistakes. I remember him saying to me in a team talk in front of everybody, ‘Gary, son, you’re getting so worked up, you’re getting so anxious before this game, can I not play you against Liverpool anymore?’ “Then he said, ‘What are you going to do when you get home?’ And I said, ‘I always have a Chinese when I get home after a game, boss’ and the lads started laughing. “He said, ‘If we win today, what are you going to do? I replied, ‘Have a Chinese’. ‘If we draw today?’ ‘Have a Chinese’. ‘If we lose today?’ ‘Have a Chinese’. ‘So it doesn’t really matter then, does it? What’s the point in getting worried? You’re still going to go home to your family and have a Chinese’. “A coping mechanism for me was, if I ever got nervous, I thought, ‘In three hours I’ll be having my Chinese, come what may’. That’s a great way of bringing some perspective and reality. “Lukaku is just having a dip, not a slump and taking him out could make it worse. “He’s one of Jose’s favourite players and the top players tend to play their way out of those dips.” Perhaps the goals will come again for Lukaku if he just thinks what he is going to have for his tea after tomorrow’s clash against former club Everton at Old Trafford. NEVILLE was talking at the Manchester launch of Ben Thornley’s autobiography: ‘The Class of 92 Star Who Never Got To Graduate.’ PLANS to fund grassroots football through a gambling levy are “inappropriate”, according to the association promoting responsible betting.

FA chief Martin Glenn has proposed a levy on gambling companies to secure funding after the Wembley sale collapse.

But bodies connected to the industry have reacted with dismay at the plan, insisting bookmakers already plough vast sums of money into football.

The Senet Group manages the campaign to promote responsible gambling on behalf of the betting industry and chairman Gillian Wilmot admitted her surprise at the FA’s new intentions.

“Serious amounts of cash flow from the gambling industry to football,” said Wilmot. “They could use some of those revenues to fund the grassroots game. To call for another tax out of the blue is quite surprising. This is just inappropriate, as a link. It would be going in the opposite direction of travel to what most reasonable people think is sensible.”