17 Jun 2016 20:46:08
Eds quick question for you/ ye as the case maybe.

Watching the Spain turkey match now and seeing all the barca/ real Madrid players playing for Spain and seemingly putting on a united front.

My question/ observation is how do rival players such as Ramos and iniesta or Gerard and Gary Neville unite for international games?

I know Gerard alluded to this in his autobiography but just wondering how players put their personal dislike of rival players aside and team up for international s.

Regards.

{Ed001's Note - they very rarely have that big of a personal dislike for each other.}


1.) 17 Jun 2016
17 Jun 2016 20:57:02
Was it the Ukrainian left back and left mid the commentators said strongly dislike each other?


2.) 17 Jun 2016
17 Jun 2016 22:22:56
Sheringham and Cole disliked each other a lot and got on the football pitch fine.


3.) 18 Jun 2016
18 Jun 2016 07:43:22
It's about professionalism I guess - they're paid a lot of money to kick a ball about and they should be able to do so even if they do not like everybody they work with. We've all, no doubt, worked with somebody we don't like before right? You grit your teeth and get on with it - on the salary of a footballer I would imagine it pretty easier to do this.


4.) 18 Jun 2016
18 Jun 2016 08:56:08
Ballotelli doesn't get on with football and throws a strop any time the pair are near so there's the other side of things as well!


5.) 18 Jun 2016
18 Jun 2016 18:46:00
Freddie Ljungberg and Zlatan Ibrahimovic absolutely hate eachother. Zlatan calls Ljungberg "The Primadonna" in his autobiography. It really showed on the pitch at tha later stages of Ljungbergs international career in my opinion.


6.) 18 Jun 2016
18 Jun 2016 21:11:02
Happens in club football too. Tommy Smith hated Emlyn Hughes, but he was professional enough to put it aside on the pitch.