Harry Redknapp has questioned the commitment of young English players to the national team cause, claiming there were certain individuals during his time at Tottenham who tried to find ways of skipping international duty. The QPR boss described the Italy and Uruguay teams who had knocked England out of the World Cup as 'average' and claimed England had more talent at their disposal than any other team in Group D. England will fly home after playing Costa Rica in their final group game on Tuesday. Redknapp - once a strong contender for the England job only to see Roy Hodgson picked ahead of him in 2012 - said he had been unimpressed by their opponents and could not understand how England had failed to deliver.
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Harry Redknapp has questioned commitment of young English players
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Claims certain individuals during his spell with Tottenham would try to get out of international duty
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QPR manager was once a strong contender for the England job before Roy Hodgson was picked ahead of him in 2012
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