Comments on: Why do coaches insist on picking players who want to retire? http://www.footballspectator.com/2006/09/07/why-do-coaches-insist-on-picking-players-who-want-to-retire/ Tue, 13 May 2008 09:26:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: nick http://www.footballspectator.com/2006/09/07/why-do-coaches-insist-on-picking-players-who-want-to-retire/#comment-373 Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:03:50 +0000 http://www.footballspectator.com/2006/09/07/why-do-coaches-insist-on-picking-players-who-want-to-retire/#comment-373 Well said Socrates, I would expect nothing less from a man with such a name! Well said Socrates, I would expect nothing less from a man with such a name!

]]> by: Socrates http://www.footballspectator.com/2006/09/07/why-do-coaches-insist-on-picking-players-who-want-to-retire/#comment-355 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 08:06:12 +0000 http://www.footballspectator.com/2006/09/07/why-do-coaches-insist-on-picking-players-who-want-to-retire/#comment-355 I totally agree - why keep picking players when they have publicly said they do not want to play? Especially as the end of a World Cup year seems like a natural point to start rejuvenating your squad. You can't argue that Makelele is a class player but it seems a sad comment on French football if Domenech believes that there isn't a younger player that can take his place. France have one of the oldest squads around and after over-achieving this summer, they should really be making some changes. As for Zagorakis, it seems that Rehhagel has simply decided that he will stick with the Euro 2004 players as long as possible. He obviously doesn't feel confident in picking other players but Zagorakis has done nothing on the pitch in the last year at least to deserve his call-up. The situation reminds me of how Kevin Keegan stuck with the old guard - Paul Ince, Dennis Wise, David Seaman, etc at Euro 2000 and England only managed to beat the Germans, who were equally geriatric. Give the new blood their chance! I totally agree - why keep picking players when they have publicly said they do not want to play? Especially as the end of a World Cup year seems like a natural point to start rejuvenating your squad.

You can’t argue that Makelele is a class player but it seems a sad comment on French football if Domenech believes that there isn’t a younger player that can take his place. France have one of the oldest squads around and after over-achieving this summer, they should really be making some changes.

As for Zagorakis, it seems that Rehhagel has simply decided that he will stick with the Euro 2004 players as long as possible. He obviously doesn’t feel confident in picking other players but Zagorakis has done nothing on the pitch in the last year at least to deserve his call-up.

The situation reminds me of how Kevin Keegan stuck with the old guard - Paul Ince, Dennis Wise, David Seaman, etc at Euro 2000 and England only managed to beat the Germans, who were equally geriatric.

Give the new blood their chance!

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