SPORTSMAIL COMMENT: Wayne Bridge - weak men don't win World Cups

Published: 26 Feb 2010 - 00:09:04

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SPORTSMAIL COMMENT: Wayne Bridge - weak men don't win World Cups

Playing for England, wearing the three lions on your shirt in the World Cup Finals ... from the muddy Sunday pub pitches to the icy school playgrounds of England, everyone wants a ticket to South Africa. Wayne Bridge has torn up that ticket. Sportsmail accepts that Bridge has had a tough time recently in his personal life, but he is an experienced professional footballer. One not blessed with dazzling, box-office skills, but who is fortunate to kick with his left foot. He is an average player, but has won 36 caps because he plays in a specialist position with limited alternatives. The shame in the lurid John Terry episode is not his. Sorry, I'm not available: Wayne Bridge asked not to be picked for England because John Terry failed to show any remorse over affair So why not turn up, play the game of his life against Egypt and book his seat for South Africa in June? Leave the squirming to Terry. You do not choose whether to play for England, England chooses you. But whenever did weak men win World Cups? Maybe England are better off without him. Shoulder to cry on: Wayne Bridge consoles John Terry after England's defeat by Portugal at the 2006 World Cup quarter-final WORLD CUP 2010: Wayne Bridge is out, Ashley Cole could follow... so who has Fabio Capello got left?John Terry didn't say sorry: The reason Wayne Bridge quit EnglandEngland boss Fabio Capello hopes to persuade Wayne Bridge to join World Cup squadBridge calls time on England as full-back fears 'divisive' Terry reunionKop that! Liverpool legend Johnston blasts 'selfish' Terry over Bridge's exit