Paul talking bout Rio having no class

[Assasin]

9 June 2012 Last updated at 07:14 GMT
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Rio Ferdinand admits his England career is all but over


Rio Ferdinand fears his international career has come to an end.
The Manchester United centre-back, 33, was overlooked for Euro 2012 by England manager Roy Hodgson, and he told The Sun: "You would have to say it might be over with England for me."
While saying he would never retire from international football, he added: "If I'm not getting picked now, especially when people are out injured, then it's unlikely I will be picked again."
Ferdinand has won 81 caps since 1997.
Rio Ferdinand career

• West Ham (1995-2000) 127 league apps, 2 goals
• Bournemouth (1996-97 loan) 10 league apps
• Leeds (2000-02) 54 league apps, 2 goals
• Man Utd (2002-) 270 league apps, 6 goals
• England (1997-2011) 81 caps, 3 goals

Hodgson's decision to leave the former West Ham and Leeds defender out of his original 23-man squad surprised many observers.
When Gary Cahill withdrew from the squad there were calls for Ferdinand to be called up as a replacement, but Hodgson instead chose the rookie Liverpool defender Martin Kelly.
Some questioned whether the decision may have been related to Ferdinand's strained relationship with John Terry.
The Chelsea defender and former England captain will stand trial next month accused of racially abusing Ferdinand's brother Anton during a Premier League match last season.
Terry denies the charge.
Hodgson is adamant his decision to omit Rio Ferdinand was purely a "footballing" one and not related to any off-field issues. Football Association chairman David Bernstein has appealed to the media to focus only on those who have made the squad.
With the former West Brom coach at the start of a four-year contract, Ferdinand accepts his he unlikely to achieve his ambition of making a century of England appearances.
But he added: "I always said I wouldn't retire from international football until I stopped playing and I won't. I will still be available."
Ferdinand's England career

• Rio Ferdinand has been named in four World Cup squads for England, but has never played in the European Championships

"I really hoped that I would get 100 caps - but for various reasons it hasn't happened."
"Of course I was upset not to be in the squad. That's a perfectly natural reaction.
"I love being involved in football at the very top. I won't discuss what Mr Hodgson has said to me but he knows I wanted to be in the squad.
"It's a disappointment but it just shows you can never take anything for granted in football.
"If you aren't disappointed by being left at home when your country is playing in tournaments like this then there's a problem and you shouldn't be in professional football.
"I'm in this game to achieve as much as I can. I'm paid to win and be a sore loser. I want to play in the big games and win big trophies. If that's a crime then I'm a criminal."
A variety of fitness problems have kept Ferdinand out of most England squads over the last two years but, after a strong run-in with Manchester United, he felt perfectly fit to take on tournament football this summer.
"I might have had a few injury problems in the past but I was in good shape," he said. "I played all our games in the run-in, the manager was happy with me, and I was feeling really good. You can't ask for any more."

[Peter R]

9 June 2012 Last updated at 07:14 GMT
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Rio Ferdinand admits his England career is all but over


Rio Ferdinand fears his international career has come to an end.
The Manchester United centre-back, 33, was overlooked for Euro 2012 by England manager Roy Hodgson, and he told The Sun: "You would have to say it might be over with England for me."
While saying he would never retire from international football, he added: "If I'm not getting picked now, especially when people are out injured, then it's unlikely I will be picked again."
Ferdinand has won 81 caps since 1997.
Rio Ferdinand career

• West Ham (1995-2000) 127 league apps, 2 goals
• Bournemouth (1996-97 loan) 10 league apps
• Leeds (2000-02) 54 league apps, 2 goals
• Man Utd (2002-) 270 league apps, 6 goals
• England (1997-2011) 81 caps, 3 goals

Hodgson's decision to leave the former West Ham and Leeds defender out of his original 23-man squad surprised many observers.
When Gary Cahill withdrew from the squad there were calls for Ferdinand to be called up as a replacement, but Hodgson instead chose the rookie Liverpool defender Martin Kelly.
Some questioned whether the decision may have been related to Ferdinand's strained relationship with John Terry.
The Chelsea defender and former England captain will stand trial next month accused of racially abusing Ferdinand's brother Anton during a Premier League match last season.
Terry denies the charge.
Hodgson is adamant his decision to omit Rio Ferdinand was purely a "footballing" one and not related to any off-field issues. Football Association chairman David Bernstein has appealed to the media to focus only on those who have made the squad.
With the former West Brom coach at the start of a four-year contract, Ferdinand accepts his he unlikely to achieve his ambition of making a century of England appearances.
But he added: "I always said I wouldn't retire from international football until I stopped playing and I won't. I will still be available."
Ferdinand's England career

• Rio Ferdinand has been named in four World Cup squads for England, but has never played in the European Championships

"I really hoped that I would get 100 caps - but for various reasons it hasn't happened."
"Of course I was upset not to be in the squad. That's a perfectly natural reaction.
"I love being involved in football at the very top. I won't discuss what Mr Hodgson has said to me but he knows I wanted to be in the squad.
"It's a disappointment but it just shows you can never take anything for granted in football.
"If you aren't disappointed by being left at home when your country is playing in tournaments like this then there's a problem and you shouldn't be in professional football.
"I'm in this game to achieve as much as I can. I'm paid to win and be a sore loser. I want to play in the big games and win big trophies. If that's a crime then I'm a criminal."
A variety of fitness problems have kept Ferdinand out of most England squads over the last two years but, after a strong run-in with Manchester United, he felt perfectly fit to take on tournament football this summer.
"I might have had a few injury problems in the past but I was in good shape," he said. "I played all our games in the run-in, the manager was happy with me, and I was feeling really good. You can't ask for any more."

Sounds a little self-centred... only alludes to what he would like to contribute to country... of course I am reading his comments with my anti - Manu bias

[HL]

All I am and for is for England to be put out in the first round.

[Paul Marin]

Players like this who have achieved so much often have a hard time accepting that clubs and countries move on. While Rio may have had a good season, you can't whinge about not being picked. After all, there are other players who could have just as legitimate an argument for themselves (e.g. Holt and Richards) who seem to accept the England manager's decision. Rio's sense of entitlement is ridiculous. Maybe I am from a different generation where you don't question authority in this manner, but - ah so me see it.

[Paul Marin]

All I am and for is for England to be put out in the first round.

All depends on the France game.

[Assasin]

How about the manager telling him he has a future??

[Peter R]

You mean a future in the national set-up? The manager would be unwise to make any such commitment to ANY player IMO. It could come back to bite him ...

[Assasin]

well he did.

[Paul Marin]

well he did.

Where did you hear that?

[Assasin]

saw it on BBC yesterday. I will see if I can still find it.

[Assasin]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18377694

[Peter R]

Would those comments qualify as a commitment? I would say they are words of encouragement and that the man has not written him off completely... it probably is also the politically expeditious thing to say to a player like Rio when he is being dropped... or not picked depending how you want to view it.

So I suppose I could understand Rio's disappointment if he read into those words that he was in line to be picked... however, the tweeting he did (or however he voiced his disappointment and the allusion he made) will not have endeared him to RH for future consideration...

[Assasin]

The man express his feeling without any disgust or malice, is that so bad?

The fact is what you guys are running from that Rio and Terry couldn't be on the same team and the coach choose Terry over Rio.

[Paul Marin]

The man express his feeling without any disgust or malice, is that so bad?

The fact is what you guys are running from that Rio and Terry couldn't be on the same team and the coach choose Terry over Rio.

Sass - as Peter said, RH was encouraging him, not committing to him. As for it being FACT that Rio and Terry couldn't be on the same team, where did you get that "fact" from? You can say that's what you believe, but that is not fact. My honest belief is that the reason Rio was not picked in the original squad and the reason he was not called up after Cahill's injury were motivated by different factors. I speculate that the fact that he did not get called up had more to do with on field leadership than anything else...including the opinions of his captain Gerrard and senior statesman Lampard. While that hasn't hit the press, that's what I think has happened...and of course...I may be dead wrong.

[Assasin]

you are right about that it is my opinion. Do you honestly think the coach could play both Terry and Rio in the same backfield. Don't you think there would have be a lot more distraction if both in squad.

Why did the coach had to talk to both Rio and Terry before deciding?