The midfielder has set his sights on better outings for the National Team, just months after sensationally ruling himself out of the European Championships.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Carrick-c25282, who is considered as a starting play-maker for Manchester United, has long been relegated to the bench when it comes to the competative England side.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Frank-Lampard-c14097 were the ones who always got the nod, while the former West Ham man watched hopelessly from the sidelines.
Angered by his minor role at the 2010 World Cup, Carrick was in no mood of playing second fiddle in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032, and thus after having a brilliant season at Old Trafford refused to travel with his country to the summer’s highlight tournament.
His consistency and passing range in the middle of the park were sorely missed, as the Three Lions were ousted by a much superior http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926 side in the quarter-finals.
However, the 31-year-old returned to the squad for the friendlies in August and has now reiterated his desire to strengthen his form on the International arena and finally become a regular for the 1966 World Cup winners.
"There are a number of reasons I suppose. At the end of the day I haven't had the caps but now there is an opportunity for me. It's not about making up for lost time. But it's about looking ahead and trying to get as many caps as I can. There is really no
point in thinking 'what if and what's gone wrong.'”
"It is not through doubting myself, it is just for whatever reason I have not played at the time. My ego is not that big that I think I should be playing every game for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749. But it is up to me now to play well enough to stay in the squad and play in
the games ahead,” the midfielder was quoted as saying.
England are now preparing to take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Moldova-c2957 for their 2014 World Cup qualifier and given the poor quality of opposition they face, a win is likely to be theirs if they continue playing like they have done in the recent past.
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