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Robbie Savage SLAMS Liverpool 'shirker' Raheem Sterling for England tiredness claims
BBC pundit Robbie Savage has taken aim at Liverpool starlet Raheem Sterling for ducking out of his England duties after complaining of 'tiredness.'
The former Welsh international gave his candid opinion of the Sterling debacle in his exclusive Mirror column.
Savage was keen to emphasis his admiration for Sterling's talents, but wouldn't accept that being tired at the age of 19 is a legitimate reason for missing England's European qualifier against Estonia.
He said: "I can’t remember any 19-year-olds complaining they were too tired to play for their country.
"In the past, you could always spot the shirkers who didn’t fancy a game because they would produce a sicknote for a twisted sock if they thought the manager would buy it.
"But tired at 19? Sorry, I’m not having that.
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When I was 19, we used to play three games a week - usually on terrible pitches
"When I was 19, we used to play three games a week - usually on terrible pitches."
Savage continued to allude to the amount of 'me time' modern footballers enjoy, and the help they have at their disposal.
"If you want to, you can sleep for 14 hours a day, go for a swim, have a spa treatment... And apart from training, the rest is me-time.
You can get the shopping delivered to your front door, get somebody to book a table for dinner at a restaurant, get your agent to pay the gas bill... everything up to and including a butler to tie your shoelaces."
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