Danny Rose wishes he had opened up about depression earlier

Rose spoke about depression before England left for the World Cup in Russia.

The 28-year-old has now spoken for the first time about how he reacted when the news of his situation broke out.

“I remember we played at Leeds – England against Costa Rica before the World Cup,’ Rose told the Daily Mirror.

“I remember waking up that morning, the morning after it came out. I woke up to a lot of messages and I got really upset. I wasn’t expecting it. I wasn’t expecting the amount of messages that I got.”

Rose explained how his England manager, Gareth Southgate talked to him and helped him before the match against Costa Rica.

“We had a walk around the hotel and, again, he gave me some really nice words. It was a funny few days for me,’ Rose said.

“Then that night we played against Costa Rica and after the game, the manager said that it was one of the best games he’d seen me play. It was as though I’d got a lot of things off my chest.’

He rounded off by saying that he’d wished he had done it earlier:

“I was back home in Doncaster over the weekend,’ Rose said.

“My brother plays for Grimsby and I was at the game (against Forest Green).

“I had two people come up to me at the game thanking me for what I’d said. It just made me wish maybe I’d done it sooner. Or maybe after the World Cup, but yes, I’m glad I did it in the end.”