Sunday Mail (UK)

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admission about suf fering from depression at an England media day recently.

But despite that, Rose has taken a recent rap from Southgate himself.

He suf fered consistent knee problems throughout last season that almost scuppered his chances of making the plane for Russia 2018.

And the boss wasn’t happy about the defender’s mentality after bouncing back from his injuries.

Rose added: “I said in an interview before we came out here that I am lucky to be here.

“The manager spoke to me after he saw that and I don’t think he was too impressed with me saying it.

“It is not the mentality that he wants. If you are here you deserve to be here and you have to show why you are here.

“I fully understand that but at the same time, considerin­g the minutes I’ve had in the build-up to the World Cup, I do think I am lucky.

Reaction to Rose’s depression story was far- reaching and massively positive with even Prince William – a patron of the Heads Together mental health charity – personally thanking him for going public. But the defender admits that his mum Angela wasn’t happy he didn’t tell her first. And the Spurs left- back revealed that, in hindsight, he would have made his revelation­s after the dust had settled on the World Cup. He said: “My mum was upset, because

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