Newcastle United defender Lewis Hall was interviewed by beIN Sports. After being left out of England's World Cup squad last summer, Hall has now returned to the national team. In the interview, he spoke about his disappointment at missing out on the World Cup and his feelings about returning to the England squad, as well as his decision to sign a new contract with Newcastle United.

On returning to the England squad

I'm extremely proud to be back with the England squad. What happened last summer was disappointing, but I've moved past it. The new season has started, and I feel I've made a good start. I'm very happy to be back.

How disappointed were you at missing out on England's World Cup squad last summer? And how do your feelings differ now that you're back in the team?

To be honest, I was very disappointed at the time. It was hard to hear that I hadn't been selected, but I had to get over it. I think it took me a few weeks to really move past it and then refocus on what I needed to do next to try to get back into the England squad. After that, I watched the World Cup as a regular England supporter.

I think when you miss out on something, it definitely becomes a motivation. You have two choices when something like that happens. You can shut yourself away, hide, not be the player you were before, and stop trying; or you can do the complete opposite and try to prove the manager wrong, which is what I've been trying to do.

I've known the manager since my time at Chelsea, so we've known each other for a while. I know what he likes and how he operates. So I've been working as hard as I can to impress him, hoping to get back into the England squad. Now that I've been called up again, I'm very grateful.

That was the first thing to congratulate you on. The second is signing a new contract. Tell us about that—was it an easy decision at the time?

To be honest, ultimately it was an easy decision. Of course, when the new manager first arrived, I was a bit uncertain, not knowing what he'd be like. Because I think whenever a new manager and new coaching staff arrive, you never really know what to expect.

But from our first conversation, our first meeting with him, I could see that he's a truly excellent manager. I also really like the way he manages players. He makes every player feel needed and makes everyone feel part of the team.

So for me, that was really important. And with each training session and each game, I felt increasingly that he's a top-level manager, and he also has a very excellent coaching staff around him.

So from those initial conversations with him, I was already very confident in my mind that I wanted to stay here and continue to progress. Because from the team's perspective, I also believe we can achieve a lot this season. If we can pull all these things together, I think we'll have a very successful season.

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