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Why is it that footballers continue to insult their team mates by saying that if everyone else around them dosent do better they are going to leave, and get away with it?

All this "If we don't qualify for the Champion's League, i'm off" attitude seems like a real poke in the eye for the rest of the team....a sort of "you lot drag me down and aren't worthy of my services"

Imagine strolling into the office tommorow and saying over the office loud speakers... "you lot are rubbish at your jobs and if you don't get better and/or management don't bring in better people I'm off"..."Im too good to be working with you people"!!. The atmosphere would be pretty cold in the staff room!!!

Can it be any different in the changing room when players take that attitude to thier colleagues?

It has been pointed out to me in the past "there's no I in team"...sadly in football there is definetly a ME!!!!'

Great post mate - couldn't agree more

One of the first players I can really remember sulking was Pierre Van Hooijdonk at Forest and after that more and more started to appear, now the game is infestered with these types of players.We have them ourselves with Torres and Gerrard who although not as bad or blatent have made it perfectly clear privately if the Club are'nt winning trophies or in a position to they will be off to clubs who will provide them with that.

I don't blame footballers to move to differenf clubs to win trophies. I guess your put this thread up in relation to reina, but seriously do/would you begrudge them for moving away to a club ie Barcelona, Chelsea, madrid, untied even city who continually show their amition to win things. Footballers only have a small career and the ones that we call the best want to win things, if the club isn't doing enough to strengthen the squad to challenge for the league etc I'd want to move somewhere else, if it was me I want to win things.

People forget that footballers do enjoy football but most importantly they've got a burning desire to win, especially ones that are deemed the best of the world, why do you think torres left atletico, because he believed he can win trophies with us, that what was sold to reina and torres an co, but it's not happened, because of the lack of investment in the Market at the higer end for quality players

I would begrudge then if they went to man u an city an Chelsea, was just giving examples so take note

My post does not relate to any particular player...at Anfield or otherwise. Just tired of hearing the same old lines...

A footballers career is only a short one, if you are one of the top players in the world you have to manouvre your career so you are playing for your best club during your pinnacle. Each Club up until then is a stepping stone to greater things, thats why Zidane left Marseille, went to Juventus and during his peak arrived at Madrid, Torres is doing the same with Athletico, Liverpool and then whoever will provide him with the best chance to win the games biggest honours. I think if a top player does'nt do this and lets his heart rule his head and career you end up with situations like Alan Shearer and Steven Gerrard found themselves in where they got stuck with Clubs which could'nt provide them with the platform for major honours there fantastic ability deserved.

If you are the best at what you do then you have a right to say this. Sulking on the field is a different issue though.

If they are the best and want to be the best then as Joel said, they should sulk on the pitch they should just play the game to the best of their ability and who they have to play with.

they have a right to say what they like so long as it's not a effecting their performance on the pitch.

Their agents are the root cause of the problem. Get rid of the agents and we will have a far better game with player loyalty to the club who has employed them.