Source: Daily_Mail
Phil Neville rages against Under-21 no shows
Former England defender Phil Neville said he felt 'ashamed' byseeing 11 players pull out of Stuart Pearce's Under-21 side that playedItaly on Tuesday, and demanded they take responsibility for turning upto play for their country. [LNB]Neville, capped 59 times by England, branded the mass withdrawals as'disgraceful' and dismissed the idea that they were being put underpressure by their clubs. [LNB]He said: 'It saddens me that as the England manager is looking tobuild a fresh, young team, people are pulling out of the Under-21s. [LNB] Not amused: Phil Neville has criticised national team shirkers[LNB] 'I find it disgraceful and I am ashamed that players who have dropped down from the senior England team are pulling out of an Under-21 friendly.[LNB] 'Jamie Carragher and James Milner played dozens of times for the Under-21s and they got their rewards.' [LNB]Among the 11 withdrawals from Pearce's squad for Italy were Chris Smalling (Manchester United), Jordan Henderson (Sunderland), Micah Richards (Manchester City) and Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal). [LNB]The Football Association are vowing to get tough with clubs who put pressure on their players to pull out of games. Everton won't commit to spending Pienaar moneyCoyle against Moyes puts spotlight on Glasgow connectionBolton v EVERTON: Moyes dealt striker blow as in-form Saha ruled outAll the latest Everton news, features and opinion [LNB] [LNB] Explore more:People: James Milner, Jamie Carragher, Phil Neville, Stuart Pearce Places: United Kingdom, Italy Organisations: Football Association
