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Alan Shearer flew into Newcastle airport from London yesterday afternoon and promptly put a definitive end to speculation connecting the 32-year-old with a return to England and international football. Shearer had fuelled that speculation but this was no flight of fancy on his part. Shearer was responding $810 celine paris flat sandal zipper front optic white leather slingback 36 to an approach, $4200 celine nwt new 2017 medium clasp frame handbag black sleek calfskin bag no matter how deft, from Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Eriksson was in Milan last Tuesday to watch Shearer score twice against Internazionale. Shearer’s “people” were also there. Eriksson has never hidden his admiration for Shearer and it appears the Swede used their presence to make one last offer to the former England captain.
Shearer was tempted, more so than at any time since his international retirement after Euro 2000. Turning down England may even have been harder for him than when he turned down Manchester United – twice.
Shearer had returned from Newcastle’s fine performance against Inter with a fresh fascination with international competition. Aware that the door back into the England squad was ajar, his enthusiasm for a return seeped out when he $47 nwt kay celine nude lace mesh evening party cocktail dress size s met journalists from Sunday papers in Newcastle on Thursday afternoon.
When Eriksson picked up his newspapers yesterday it was to read Shearer saying how much he missed playing for England. It seemed, for a day at least, that 0 celine 173823ska 18cc measure the audacious plan might come to fruition as soon as next weekend, when Eriksson names his squad for the matches against Liechtenstein and Turkey.
Now there can be no prospect that the Geordie will ever appear in an England shirt again.
Shearer stayed in the south after Newcastle’s win at Charlton on Saturday – he and his wife Lainya spent Saturday night with his former Newcastle team-mate Rob Lee – but having reflected once more Shearer decided to stick with his original decision, made in Belgium three years ago.
“After much consideration I feel it is only right and fair to make it absolutely clear that I do not wish to be considered for future selection by the England coach click,” Shearer announced in a $1800 celine brown trench 3 statement.
“I would like to express my gratitude to the many people who have made kind and complimentary remarks about my recent form and I would like to wish… Sven-Goran Eriksson and the England team the best of luck for the European Championship qualification campaign.
“The widespread coverage of my remarks concerning a possible comeback for England has led me for the first time to seriously consider making myself available again for the England team.
“As part of that process I have spent much of the day discussing that decision with my family, my close friends $3k nwt celine runway silk and football colleagues.
“My comments following Newcastle’s midweek match were made in good faith and truly reflected my enormous enjoyment of football this season, but I honestly believe my remaining football ambitions can be fulfilled at club level in the Premiership and in the Champions League.”
And so a door was emphatically shut. $1350 celine meteora runway ankle boots shoes steel leather sz it 38 Eriksson meets the media today and will have some explaining to do. Some will say this was a 24-hour storm in England’s tea cup, but the story of Eriksson’s pursuit of the striker, and Shearer’s dilemma, says much about Eriksson’s opinion of England’s attacking ability and of Shearer’s desire still to be considered the first among England’s centre-forwards.
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Shearer found his head going through a similar contraption in the hours after Newcastle’s match at Inter.
It is fair to surmise that Eriksson was not familiar with the meaning of Hughie Gallacher until then. But at San Siro, Shearer gave fresh resonance to Gallacher’s deeds of the 20s. Shearer, scoring twice against Inter, equalled Gallacher’s 143-goal tally for Newcastle. At Charlton he surpassed it. Same old Shearer, always scoring.
So why did Shearer consider returning given that since his international retirement he has repeatedly quashed the subject? The answer is because he was asked, and the reason he was asked tells us what Eriksson and Tord Grip really think of England’s striking alternatives.
The attraction of Shearer to Eriksson is obvious. Shearer is a much more formidable partner for Michael Owen than 0 celine bag 17610 3xvh 01bc207ex any of the other candidates.
Scoring against Turkey at the Stadium of Light a fortnight on Wednesday will need physical authority in England’s attack. Emile Heskey has $1350 celine red leather trio crossbody handbag not used it consistently for England. Alan Smith misses the Liechtenstein game through suspension because of the red card against Macedonia, illustrating his tendency to recklessness.
Darius Vassell is hardly thriving this season. Francis Jeffers plays only when others do not for Arsenal. Wayne Rooney is a young Everton substitute and Jermain Defoe is one inch smaller than Owen.
So Shearer’s appeal is clear. And he can score goals, as Eriksson may well witness again when he travels to St James’ on Wednesday to watch Newcastle play Barcelona.
