The World Cup (1 Viewer)

[7 - No tomorrow]

Retiring at 30? Fuck that.

Retiring from international football is one of the greatest pieces of fucking bullshit that modern football has foisted upon us.

You serve at the pleasure of your country. Not when it fucking suits you.

 

[washingcattle]

Retiring from international football is one of the greatest pieces of fucking bullshit that modern football has foisted upon us.

You serve at the pleasure of your country. Not when it fucking suits you.

Typical I sing the cunts praises for half the thread and then he pulls this. Maybe should start celebrating Steven Gerrard.

 

[Unicron]

Retiring from international football is one of the greatest pieces of fucking bullshit that modern football has foisted upon us.

You serve at the pleasure of your country. Not when it fucking suits you.

Fuck that, international football is a hobby at best and a nixer at worst.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Fuck that, international football is a hobby at best and a nixer at worst.

Because there's no money in it?

 

[Unicron]

Because there's no money in it?

Well Lahm got €350k for the past month so not quite. But I don't buy the whole it's an honour/obligation to represent your country, these people are footballers, not soldiers. It's not like the team is an organ of the state, in fact if it were FIFA would ban them, it's about the only thing they do right.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

I don't buy the whole it's an honour/obligation to represent your country.

I do.

 

[Unicron]

fair nuff

 

[Hector Grey]

I think when you've just captained your team to the World Cup, it's fair to say that you've served your country well. Fair play to the Lahmster. He's always been there, doing his thing. I doubt there's one German having this conversation.

If a player wants to retire from international football, that's their prerogative. There's a million reasons why the might want to, and Phil doesn't really have to explain himself to any of us. I didn't see any kind of furore when Fred announced he wasn't playing for Brazil again. Why's that?

 

[Cormcolash]

I heard Sami Khedira and Toni Kroos got Lahm in a lift and tried to pull all his hair out

 

[Hector Grey]

Toni Kroos has no ambition. World's Greatest Club (tm) come calling and he chooses to be second banana to Ronaldo? Square.

 

[Hector Grey]

Why would Rooney make a good captain for England? I don't get it. What leadership qualities does have beyond appearing on the cover of FIFA?

 

[Jerry Twig]

 

[Cormcolash]

You can't miss his massive spud head on the pitch shouting at ya

 

[Hector Grey]

You can't miss his massive spud head on the pitch shouting at ya

He only shouts at the ref though

 

[washingcattle]

He's good at getting sent off. It worked for Roy Keane.

 

[Jerry Twig]

I know, it's madness. He's the Lee Carsley of Germany.

Huh? I don't recall Carsley ever retiring from Ireland duty. He just wasn't picked.

 

[washingcattle]

Huh? I don't recall Carsley ever retiring from Ireland duty. He just wasn't picked.

He retired at 30 when he was out of the side at Everton but came back soon after he nailed down a starting spot.

 

[Jerry Twig]

Ah, he took a break while he wasn't getting picked for Ireland anyway on the understanding that he'd be available once he was back playing for Everton. Great analogy to Lahm!

 

[washingcattle]

Ah, he took a break while he wasn't getting picked for Ireland anyway on the understanding that he'd be available once he was back playing for Everton. Great analogy to Lahm!

No, he retired. He said he was retiring then decided he wasn't, decided to return once he was settled.

He was a regular in the side at the time, I think he called it a day around the time Keane came back and then came back in around the the same stage when Roy Keane called it quits.

 

[Cormcolash]

Is Lee Carsley that English dude?