"For the first few nights I couldn't sleep and couldn't stop thinking about what had happened.
"I was in a depression but it was a recurring thought — 's**t, s**t, s**t, s**t'. I had never been sacked in my life before.
"Then, at some point, you have to move on with your life. We should have done better at the World Cup.
"I was convinced we'd do well before the tournament and, even though we didn't play in the early games, we were improving and were going to get better."