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Comment on Club vs. Country saga by Paul

Paul — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:17:30 +0000

If I was a pro I wouldnt have much interest in playing for the national side, all those nationalistic fanasties of scoring a goal for you country in the world cup are rubbish. The notion itself is old fashioned and silly. Mark my words in 20 years, no top tier players will play for their country, only young scrubs trying to break in.

Comment on Club vs. Country saga by Dani

Dani — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:19:44 +0000

Hi Kate

This article was written in October so has nothing to do with the actual European Championships, if that is what you understood. Thanks for the comment though (about my blog being nice). I should write more often!

Comment on Club vs. Country saga by Kate

Kate — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:59:46 +0000

Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation Anyway … nice blog to visit.

cheers, Kate.

Comment on Club vs. Country saga by Online Betting King

Online Betting King — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:53:11 +0000

It defintely is in the clubs interests to look after their players.
For example in the World Cup just gone in Germany, when Michael Owen suffered his knee injury, the then Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd launched as lawsuit against the FA to try and reclaim the potential monies lost through gate receipts etc.
Perhaps both the FA and clubs should work tgether to draw up a plan to rest those Internationals playing regulary and introduce an insurance scheme if injuries occur.

Comment on Club vs. Country saga by paul bets on football

paul bets on football — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:50:58 +0000

management shouldnt have control over players want to play for there country!

Comment on Club vs. Country saga by sports betting gal

sports betting gal — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:42:36 +0000

I think it should not be down to the managers if you want to play for your country or not! if there was a war draft and your country needed you it wouldnt be down to the managers!

Comment on Club vs. Country saga by barr

barr — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:19:44 +0000

I was pretty impressed with Lescott in the Liverpool Everton derby match.

The incident at the end took some of the headlines about him. I’m fairly confident he will be a regular England international in the future.

As for England,I’m sure clubs do have a say in whether certain players play internationally. It’s in their interests for a player (and Scoles is a prime example) reaching, say, 30 to be played less. Some players can withstand loads of games and some can’t.

Also playing in these month long tournaments can’t appeal to every player but that’s another issue.

Comment on Club vs. Country saga by Online Betting King

Online Betting King — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:40:17 +0000

There were rumours that Paul Scholes cut his International career short due to the wishes of Sir Alex Ferguson and Frederick Kanoute was dropped from the Tottenham side when he demanded to play for Mali in the African Cup of Nations.
That is a good idea, perhaps having a balanced squad with say six inexperienced players and five experienced internationals alongside each other would bring the youngsters through gradually and would mean that you wouldn’t get to a stage where a national side goes through an extensive period of transition.
Take a look at England, if it wasn’t for injuries, when else would Joleon Lescott and the like be called up to the set-up.

Comment on Club vs. Country saga by Timothy

Timothy — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:50:10 +0000

I am not so sure I agree with what Online Betting King has said about some players not being played by their clubs if they decide to play for their country. Can you give any examples?

I agree that friendlies should be there for lesser ranked players to have an opportunity to play for their country but this must be alongside top players otherwise it doesn’t make sense, it should be a mixture between experienced players and new players.

Comment on Club vs. Country saga by Online Betting King

Online Betting King — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:04:54 +0000

Most players would put country before club but in most cases it is not up to the player whether they represent their country, it is all down to their managers. They know that if they go against the wishes of their club coaches – frequently or infrequently – the amount of games they play for club will be cut. It is only hose players such as Owen who have any say in whether they play for their country or not as, to put it into business terms – they hold significant ‘brand power’.
The friendlies should be set aside for the lesser ranked players in their countries pool to get a chance to blood themselves on an international stage.