It seems that in recent times it has become a fashion to retire from international football early on the premise that it will extend the individuals concerned club careers. As a pa sionate England fan I find this Nino Niederreiter Jersey trend extremely disturbing.I write this acknowledging that Paul Scholes is quite po sibly my favourite footballer of all time and quite po sibly the biggest culprit of this, along with potentially the biggest lo s to England over the past decade.It is not that I feel we would have won a major championship had these players continued playing but that the me sage that it sends out to the younger generation that winning the premier league is more important than winning the European Championship or the World Cup with your country. That plain and simple cannot be right and that mind set cannot be allowed to continue. Jason Pominville Jersey The first player I remember doing this was Paul Merson, never great in an England shirt but a player capable of changing a game and someone that with such a public profile now could promote this kind of decision among other profe sionals. Paul Scholes at 29 never needed to concentrate on Manchester United that young. He quite obviously doesnt like travelling and being away from family but Im quite sure if Sir Alex said he had to go to a Club World Championship in Brazil or something he would not say no. The trend has continued with the quite frankly ridiculous decisions of Paul Robinson, Ben Foster and Michael Carrick to retire or not make themselves available for selection for the national team. Robinson is now stuck playing for a championship club, Foster would quite easily be Englands number 2 and one injury away from a good run in the team and Carrick well this is what prompted the article. It is unfortunate that Frank Lampard will not play any part in Euro 2012. I am not his biggest fan but after 90 caps and a player that has always given his all for his country I feel this is a sad way for his international career to almost certainly end. He can at least hold his head high and say even when I wasnt first choice I was there to help. Good luck Devan Dubnyk Jersey Frank and all the best for the future. His replacement Jordan HendersonJordan Henderson may become a good player but he needs time and has very little to offer England at Mikko Koivu Jersey a major championship other than carrying the drinks. I do however feel that either Michael Carrick or Paul Scholes would have been a much more appropriate replacement that could make an impact at a tournament that I fear Scott Parker will not make it through either without injury or suspension. I am not a Manchester United fan and it is mere coincidence these men both play for this club but they should have made themselves available for the original reserve list ready to come and help their country. I accept the argument that Paul Scholes is 37 and not remotely a way forward for England but Michael Carrick has played 30+ games for the biggest club in the country. He is a much better back up than Jordan Henderson and through his selfishne s we have been robbed of the best back up midfielder this country has to offer.We go to the Euros with very little expectationbut if we do Jonas Brodin Jersey badly the pre s and country will still come down hard on the players and management. I feel that the management have one hand tied behind their back given the reluctance of players to go as reserves.So to the question how will you ever teach English players to respect the the country and the shirt?? Sadly I feel that as fans we will continue to be cheated from seeing our best players on the biggest stage. You never see the likes of Ronaldo, Rivaldo or Ronaldinho say they dont want to play for Brazil any more, the same for Figo and Portugal and Raul for Spain (po sibly the best example of a great player playing when the team was never likely to win but not moaning when left out and the side wins back to back tournaments!).I saw an advert of Paul Gascoigne getting emotional just talking about playing for his country and wearing the shirt with the three lions on. It comes as no surprise that the last good England team was of his generation where that badge meant something, that the aclaim of the nation meant more than the aclaim Jared Spurgeon Jersey of one group of supporters, Sadly I dont think we will ever see those days again, all we can do is hope