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Small mercies. At least Channel 4's coverage of Germany v England did not take us back into the unbearably excruciating realms of Gareth Southgate's 'full navy outfit,' as presenter Jules Breach described it to him before the game in Hungary last Saturday.
It was hard to tell who found that particular episode the more toe-curling — us or the England manager, who manfully coped with the question by saying: 'It's very hot so I don't think the jacket will be staying on... but we are looking forward to the game.'
Undeterred, Breach ventured into the realms of Southgate's waistcoat and polka-dot tie, before Michael Owen closed the discussion with a self-deprecating line about his own dress sense as a teenager.
It's the notion of rigorous football talk which has gone out of fashion. The soft music playing as Kelly Somers conducted pre-recorded interviews with Raheem Sterling and Southgate for Tuesday night's broadcast added to the sense — enhanced by the level of questioning — that this was some kind of promotional video.
Channel 4's Jules Breach conducted a toe-curling chat with England boss Gareth Southgate
Owen gets his share of stick but he was the one putting in the hard yards.
There was a very long walk with Breach around Munich's
