Comments on: Losing for your country should hurt more, shouldn’t it?

By: Gregg Scott

Gregg Scott — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:35:52 +0000

Carra is the most honest player in the game.

We all dream of a team of carraghers

Gregg Scott

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By: ed njau

ed njau — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:15:04 +0000

Jamie is honest, and he stepped aside to let those who care more to do the job, and boy!

By: Lauder

Lauder — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:53:12 +0000

Carragher was just being honest. I think most players now care more for their clubs than their countries. That goes for Spain especially yet look how far they got at the euro championships.

By: clement

clement — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:40:58 +0000

I believe him. And I believe that other players feel the same way. After watching France play against Austria on saturday, it didn’t seem like any of them cared enough to be there.

Playing for your country may be playing for your country, but it’s still a football club. And in some football clubs (especially ones you’re “forced” to play on because of your nationality), you don’t like the coach/other players/politics surrounding the team/or immense amount of pressure to perform.

All of those things, especially when you combine them, would in my opinion suck the fun out of football.

By: Varughese Rajan

Varughese Rajan — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:42:08 +0000

Carragher’s statement may look pretty bad from outside. But he is just saying the truth. There are a bunch of players who are more attached to their clubs than their country. I am a big Barcelona fan, but I firmly believe that the player belongs to his country rather than the club. I don’t think that Carragher don’t love his country, I believe he can’t feel it. It is more with European players rather than South American players. Latin American players tend to suceed (because they give more) for their country. It may be because they have stronger rivalries over there. Can you point out a rivalry as big or near to Argentina-Brazil clash in Europe? I wrote about this lack of spirit of nationality to the buid up of the Messi-Ronnie Olympic saga. Have a look http://www.allaboutfcbarcelona.com/2008/ 07/footballs-olympic-dilemma.html

By: Beautifulgamer

Beautifulgamer — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:26:23 +0000

I suggest that Carragher get some mental help. If you look at his history and the kind of player he is - the easiest conclusion to draw from this story is that on some psychological level he has realized he is not a good enough player (therefore quitting England). However, he doesn’t want the world to see this and so he is trying to distract us with an absurdity. England doesn’t matter to him? That puppy is in big time denial. The only reason such a slow and desperate defender has any kind of star status at all in the world of football is due to his manager’s defensive tactics at Liverpool. When Carragher was forced to play in England’s more open system, his lack of pace and technical ability exposed his inferiority to the world. And he didn’t like that. It’s not that Carragher doesn’t love England. And it’s not that he loves Liverpool above all else. The truth is that he doesn’t love himself.