Ex-England boss Graham Taylor says that players not wanting to play for their country should not come as a surprise. Taylor was responding to claims made by QPR boss Harry Redknapp who said that he dealt with players when at Tottenham who tried to avoid England duty.
"As much as we blame players, they are put under pressure - sometimes by their club managers," Taylor told BBC Radio 5 live.
He added: "The World Cup final is the pinnacle - I have no doubt about that, but the World Cup is only every four years.
"The Premier League and the Champions League are every year. There's bags of money - therefore club football rules the roost.
"When I was England manager, our last game was against San Marino and we had already failed to qualify for the World Cup. The players who came with me... I will always respect them."
