FERDINAND UP FOR HIS COUNTRY

Last updated : 03 April 2006 By editor

Ferdinand said: “Being left out spurs you on to work harder, to prove the manager wrong and shove it back down his throat. It doesn't matter if he was right or wrong because you don't want to be left out of any team, whether it's your Sunday team as a kid or the England team.

“It hurts and will probably be there for ever. Thinking about it brings bad memories but that's part of being a footballer.”