Redknapp: Players put club above country (From Thurrock Gazette)

Redknapp: Players put club above country

6:59am Tuesday 1st May 2012 in National Sport © Press Association 2013

Harry Redknapp feels England players do not value international football as much as fans.

The Tottenham boss missed out on the England manager's job after the FA chose Roy Hodgson, and Redknapp expects he will have a tough job on his hands.

"England football is very important for the country but I don't know if it is as important any more to the players. That is the problem," he was quoted by The Sun as saying.

"People like Bobby Moore, when they were picked, would have walked there.

"But for some of the younger players it's more about club than country, which is a shame."

Redknapp also claimed he would be happy to take a step down in the future after missing out on the job he has seemingly coveted for so long.

"Managing England must be fantastic as well with all those top players and the top tournaments," he said.

"But I would enjoy being manager of somewhere like Poole Town in a few years' time, going back to Bournemouth or wherever, I would still be enjoying it."