Dick Advocaat refuses to forgive and forget in Marouane Fellaini row - Everton FC latest

14 November 2009 10:00
Marouane Fellaini 300[LNB]MAROUANE FELLAINI has been accused of 'placing himself above his team-mates' by his Belgium boss Dick Advocaat.[LNB]And the manager made it clear he won't forgive and forget the Everton midfielder's decision to undergo wisdom teeth surgery before the dead rubber against Estonia during the last international break.[LNB]Fellaini's withdrawal from the squad - just days after playing against Turkey - still rankles with Advocaat, who tried to invoke FIFA's five-day ruling to prevent the midfielder facing Wolves.[LNB]Everton appealed and FIFA found in the club's favour.[LNB]But Advocaat said yesterday: 'I still think it was very strange for him to make an appointment like that, and miss a World Cup game, because it was a very important week for Belgium.[LNB]'That is still clear in my mind, and I will remember it. Fellaini did not do a good thing for me.[LNB]'Sometimes, these things can happen in football, but, in my opinion, it was not appropriate conduct for a player with a national team.[LNB]'It seems to me that there are one or two players in the squad who place themselves above the rest, and I am working to put that right.'

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