The English defender has reiterated his desire to concentrate on his career in Manchester, rather than thinking about his future with the National team.
As one of the finest centre-backs in the country, there was a lot of commotion raised when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032.
While the tactician claimed that his omission was down to ‘footballing reasons’, it was speculated that with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/John-Terry-c18895 going to court over alleged racist abuse of his brother, Hodgson had eventually decided to leave him behind.
Ferdinand, though, was in imperious form during the Premier League and surely warranted a berth in the Three Lions’ line-up, given that he was an integral part of the Manchester United backline despite his age and injury woes.
Having suffered from back problems in his late years, the ex-West Ham man struggled for game time at Old Trafford, but with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nemanja-Vidic-c27550 sidelined, he began to show glimpses of his former self.
Now the stopper has revealed his decision to channel his energies into his domestic career, rather than trying to get a place in the England squad.
"To be honest, I'm not thinking about playing international football. Manchester United is at the forefront of my mind. It's my club and this is what I love doing. If anything else comes of it then so be it. But I don't think about anything except for playing
for Manchester United and winning back the league.”
"It's been well documented I had injuries over the last few seasons. But I think last season I played about 35 games for United [he played 38]. I felt I managed myself really well in terms of my back injury, with thanks to the physios and sports science
team at United. They helped me through that as well,” he said.
Although his chances of making the team under Hodgson are slime, Ferdinand it seems has given up on International football totally and looks to strengthen his position at United.
The Reds are currently enjoying pre-season in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/China-c8926 and then later Europe.
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