Jose Mourinho has told Roy Hodgson to repay the loyalty of his players when he chooses his squad to go to the World Cup this summer.
Chelsea’s Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole are not sure of their places in Hodgson’s 23-man squad, to be announced on 13 May. But Mourinho said that if he were a national manager he would respect a moral obligation to the players who took him to a tournament.
“It’s not my decision,” the Chelsea manager said last night. “But I try to be pragmatic, so if one day I am the national team manager of any country, I think the players that take me to the Euros or to the World Cup are the players I’m going to take to the Euros or the World Cup. They took me, by qualifying; after that, I take them on my plane. I don’t think it makes a lot of sense if you trust some players to do qualification and, after that, you don’t select them and pick others.”
Lampard played seven of England’s 10 qualification matches, scoring four goals, second only to Wayne Rooney. Cole played four of the games but both players were in every squad when fit. Cole has missed just 16 minutes of tournament football for England since the start of the 2002 World Cup.
But Hodgson warned this week that he may have to disappoint a senior player when he names his 23 men, and seven replacements, two days after the end of the Premier League season.
“I am very conscious of the fact that I could have to leave a big name out,” Hodgson said. “I am pretty sure there will be a lot of debate.”
Lampard is under threat from the form of Jordan Henderson and Ross Barkley, while Cole, who has lost his place at Chelsea to Cesar Azpilicueta, could suffer from the emergence of Southampton teenager Luke Shaw.
Mourinho also said that national teams should only be for players born in the country, or with close family connections. Fernando Torres has lost his place in the Spain squad to Brazilian striker Diego Costa, while England are interested in the possibility of recruiting Manchester United’s Kosovan-Belgian midfielder Adnan Januzaj.
“When one day I’m a national coach, I will take only players born in my country. That’s for sure. Or if not born in my country, then with parents with a big connection with the country,” Mourinho said. “I will never take a player just because he has a passport from my country, thinking he can make my team stronger. If one day I coach Portugal, I’ll go with the Portuguese.”
Chelsea visit Fulham this afternoon and Mourinho said he has an “emotional connection” with their local rivals and hopes they stay up. “If I could choose I’d take defeat tomorrow, then 10 victories and the title,” he said.
Though the 2013-2014 campaign with defending Barclays Premier League champion Manchester United hasn’t been the most enjoyable season of his career, Mexico star Javier Hernandez is looking forward to rejoining El Tri for their March 5 friendly against Nigeria. The Super Eagles and Mexican National side will represent their respective nations at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the international friendly – which will be played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta – will serve as yet another opportunity for each team to evaluate the level of talent available to them some three months before the summer tournament.
Now that Chicharito knows he will in fact be part of Mexico’s contest against Nigeria, a large amount of focus will surely be place on the 25-year-old scorer. Speaking to reporters following a scrimmage, the former Liga MX superstar said that he feels very fortunate to be involved with El Tri because the team and first-year boss Miguel Herrera have consistently been there for him during his struggles in the Premier League. The international talent also noted that he’s looking forward to consistent playing time, since he believes Manchester United doesn’t take his skillset into account.
“He is the first coach to speak of it, of what I have done,” Hernandez said of Herrera. “More than anything whether I have the goals or the statistics or not, the truth is I try to leave my heart and soul in the match, I commit to deliver everything I have. I am truly grateful to him because he didn’t have to support me. He is the coach and we all have to give our souls to earn a spot on the team, but we can’t live in the past either.
“I'm very eager to play as my club don't take me much into account,” he continued. “I hope I have the opportunity to play for Mexico. When you are called up, you have to be thankful and if not called up, you have to keep working. I'm very happy and thankful with this call-up, like I was when I was called up for the first time.”
Hernandez is expected to start alongside Oribe Peralta at the forward position against Nigeria.
The Real Madrid winger is hoping the former Atletico striker makes a rapid return from injury as he would love to see the Colombian in Brazil this summer
Cristiano Ronaldo has wished former foe Radamel Falcao a swift recovery and says "football needs" the striker at the World Cup.
The Monaco forward, 27, has been sidelined for the remainder of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament earlier in January, seemingly ruling the Colombia international out of this summer's tournament in Brazil.
However, the doctor who operated on the former Atletico Madrid man has claimed he could recover in time for the World Cup and Real Madrid's Ronaldo is hoping Falcao is able to return in time to grace the game's grandest stage.
"The only message I can give him is that I know he has so much strength and courage," the Portugal international told RCN. "I hope that he recovers very fast because football needs Falcao.
"The World Cup and the Colombia team await him. I hope he recovers soon and can return to action in time. It's what we all want. Stay strong, Falcao."
Falcao was one of La Liga's star players before his mega-money move to Monaco in the summer and he went head-to-head with Ronaldo on a number of occasions during his two-year stay at the Vicente Calderon.
If the Colombian does pull off the unlikely feat of regaining fitness in time for the World Cup, the striker and his team-mates will face Japan, Cote d'Ivoire and Greece in Group C
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