Seen this on RAWK & YNWA Too right he isnt getting the respect he deserves. Jamie Carragher is ready to quit the England team after being left out of the crucial Euro 2008 qualifier against Estonia last month. The Liverpool centre-half, who played in four of England's five games at the World Cup last year, has made just five appearances under Steve McClaren. He has never started in his favoured position in a back four, even when John Terry and Rio Ferdinand have been injured, despite winning rave reviews as he helped his club to a second Champions League final appearance in three years. His likely decision to retire from international football, which mirrors Paul Scholes' self-imposed England exile,was brought to a head when he was left out of the side who defeated Estonia 3-0 in Tallinn. A source close to the 29-year-old said last night: "Jamie does not want to sound like a big-time Charlie. He just feels that at this stage of his career it would be better if he concentrated his efforts on helping Liverpool become the No 1 team in England again. "He has always regarded it as a tremendous honour to represent his country and he has happy memories of pulling on the shirt. But things have to end some time and he thinks this might be a good time to bow out." Against Estonia, the euphoria surrounding David Beckham's England return overshadowed Carragher's huge disappointment at being dropped to the bench. He had accepted the fact he was behind the likes of Terry, Ferdinand and Jonathan Woodgate in the central defensive pecking order but, in a match when both Ferdinand and Woodgate were unavailable, McClaren's preference for the injuryprone Ledley King came as a bitter personal blow. The situation was made worse when the England manager picked Wes Brown at right-back, a role Carragher has filled in the absence through injury of Gary Neville. McClaren, having failed to talk Scholes into returning to the international scene, has not given up on persuading Carragher to reverse his decision and has been in constant touch with him. He will seek to meet the player on his return, before he names the squad for the friendly against Germany on August 22 at Wembley. Carragher has collected 34 England caps since he made his debut as a substitute against Hungary in April 1999, ironically in the game that also signalled Brown's nternational arrival. In that time, the Anfield favourite has earned a reputation for being a wholehearted player who rarely let the side down, despite being asked to play all across the back four. Eriksson once tried him as a holding midfield player, but McClaren has used him at right-back, left-back and as one of three centre-halves in a 3-5-2 formation, as well as, briefly, in his favoured position. Carragher won 27 caps during Eriksson's reign, but his appearances have been restricted to just three starts since McClaren took over. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...tml?in_article_id=466902&in_page_id=1779&ct=5
i don't think anyone,Lpool Fan or not,would describe Carra as a Big Time Charlie.if it's true England's loss will be Lpool's gain.
This guy is a Legend....how he ever was not picked ahead of that muppet Ferdinand, I'll never know. The time will come when they will need him and it will be too late although I could see Carra coming out of International retirement to play for England if they needed him.
he has every right to not play internationals anymore. he plays his socks of liverpool week in week out. and england pick other players ahead of him. so its good 4 liverpool he,ll be nice ad fresh after the internatinals.
I feel a bit sorry for Carra. Every player wants to represent his country and I think he could have done very well. But it is clear the manager prefer the Rio and Terry partnership. Why I dont know. In my opinion he should be england captain ( yes, ahead of Terry!)
as much as i love Carra i have to admit i think terry is a better Defender. saw him in the flesh in the CL Semi Final at Anfield and thought he was outstanding. he's Head and Shoulders above Ferdinand though........
Terry is a better defender, but Ferdinand isn't...there's no reason why Carra & Terry could not play together
I'm delighted if he retires from International football as it will benefit Liverpool of course which is a good deal but it will show up the inadaquacies of the back up england have.
I'd have Carra over Terry in my team every day of the week, not to mention Rio. Hope he retires from international duty as he is shown no respect my MaClaren. This will keep him fresher for our long season ahead also
http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/...objectid=19428537&siteid=50061-name_page.html JC's reasons for wanting to quit international football. It will do him the world of good but pity he has never excelled at international level, imo this is why he has been so underrated worldwide for so long, up until recently.
Think Terry and Carra are very similar at the back but Terry gives you a goal threat at corners... think Carra is the better defender though... What i don't get is why McClaren didn't play Carra when Terry was out... Or try the two of them together. Think that has only been tried once and it wasn't a great game but still.... It's England anyway so who cares really like? Carra not playin is just one less player to worry about getting injured during the international games
no england manager will play two battlers in centre halves.terry and carra are similar while the lip ferdinand is considered a ball player like bobby moore(bad comparison in my eyes) thats why carra loses out sadly