Saturday, December 16, 2006
Barton
Joey Barton has launched a scathing attack on some of the England team's senior players, describing their decisions to write autobiographies after the failure of the World Cup as "bullshit".
In a wide-ranging assault on the England players and their performance at the World Cup, Barton's criticisms included Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole - all of whom have published books since the summer.
"I can't get my head round that," the 24-year-old said. "England did nothing in that World Cup, so why were they bringing books out? 'We got beat in the quarter-finals. I played like shit. Here's my book.' Who wants to read that?"
In a wide-ranging assault on the England players and their performance at the World Cup, Barton's criticisms included Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole - all of whom have published books since the summer.
"I can't get my head round that," the 24-year-old said. "England did nothing in that World Cup, so why were they bringing books out? 'We got beat in the quarter-finals. I played like shit. Here's my book.' Who wants to read that?"
