Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare has shrugged off missing out on a dream England job.
Crystal Palace boss Sam Allardyce's England reign lasted just 67 days when he left in September having been caught up in an undercover newspaper sting, with Shakespeare spending 10 days as first-team coach with the Three Lions.
"I didn't think he needed to apologise, if I'm honest," he said. "I couldn't have any effect at the time.
"I was a coach under him, it came down to the fact that he lost his job, I knew that it might have a snowball effect for other members of staff and unfortunately I was one of them.
"The 10 days at St George's and the game will live with me forever. I got the chance to work with people like Wayne Rooney who comes under a lot of stick but I saw at close quarters what a professional he is, and a leader he is and a great player he is.
"I would never have had those experiences before. I just took the phone call from Sam to see if I'd be interested in it. I had to make sure it wasn't a prank call and thankfully it wasn't.
"I did get asked by the FA to stay on and it was one of those where I felt at the time that the right thing to do was let Gareth and Steve Holland get on because they needed to qualify."
