Source: Team_Talk
Carra quits after 'one-off' return
Jamie Carragher insists his return to the England squad was a 'one-off', and believes Fabio Capello deserves to stay on as coach.[LNB] Liverpool defender Carragher was brought out of international retirement to take up a place in Capello's World Cup squad and made two appearances in South Africa.[LNB]He missed the vital win over Slovenia through suspension and was unable to reclaim his spot in the team for the disastrous 4-1 defeat by Germany which sent England crashing out at the last 16 stage.[LNB]Carragher was delighted to be involved in the tournament, but the 32-year-old has confirmed he is not planning to be available for national team duty next season.[LNB]"This was a one-off thing," he said. "The manager said he had a few injuries and I came into the squad and helped.[LNB]"I was delighted with the opportunity to play in a World Cup and work with Capello, but I have always said the most important thing for me is Liverpool Football Club."[LNB]England's early demise in South Africa led to calls for Capello to be replaced as coach, but the Football Association has given its backing to the Italian - a decision which finds favour with Carragher.[LNB]He added: "Obviously I wasn't involved in the qualifying stages, but that went great. The World Cup hasn't gone as well - so maybe I'm the problem, not Capello![LNB]"Bobby Robson went out on a high in 1990, but a few tournaments didn't go too well for him.[LNB]"That's part of the game and I am sure with the experience of this tournament, hopefully the lads will get to the next one and be a lot better for it.[LNB]"I don't think there are many managers out there with the record he has got. I think with that itself he certainly deserves another crack at the England job."[LNB]Carragher admits England were poor, but has rubbished suggestions that there were divisions within the camp during their time in South Africa.[LNB]He continued: "I have not been in the squad for a while so it was new to me in terms of the manager and different things.[LNB]"But I do think with England when things don't go well people are always looking for things.[LNB]"People are looking for different reasons why it went wrong, but the bottom line is we just didn't perform well as a football team rather than anything else."
