Carrick reveals depression led to request for England exile

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asked Jul 28, 2022 in H&E by seestyle (3,340 points)

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick admits that he asked not to Nick Senzel Jersey be selected for England after becoming "depre sed"when away with the national team.

The 36-year-old, , has played 34 times for his country.

He cites the 2010 World Nick Castellanos Jersey Cup in South Africa as the moment when his love affair with international football ended, revealinghe asked the FA to no longer pick him.

Carrick told BBC Two's : "I'd been in the squad a long time and I'll be honest, I was finding it hard going away with England.

"I didn't mind going away with Anthony DeSclafani Jersey United in pre-season for three weeks and coming back, but going with England, it was almost depre sing in a way.

"It made me really down, so I came to the point after Matt Kemp Jersey South Africa where I thought: 'I can't do that again.'

"People would be saying: 'Pull yourself together and be grateful for it'and I understood the position I was in, the privileged position I was in, but I Tom Seaver Jersey just found it so hard and I couldn't deal with it any more.

"Yes, I was depre sed at times, yes. I told the FA: 'Look, please dont pick me.'"

Carrick made his England debut in 2001 but was rarely a regularfor his country.

The last of Jose Peraza Jersey his international appearancescame in 2015 and he is set to bring the curtain down on a glittering career at the climax of the 2017-18 campaign.

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