article_snippet.sent: It's such a crying shame that only now are people starting to realise what a vital player Carrick is to England.
article_snippet.sent: For all Carrick's achievements with Manchester United, Carrick has been consistently overlooked by England .
article_snippet.sent: That's why I firmly believe that had Carrick been a regular in England's midfield for the past 10 years, we would have won a major tournament in that time.
article_snippet.sent: Sven Goran Eriksson dropped Carrick for the next game, the quarter-final against Portugal, and England went out.
article_snippet.sent: What followed is inexplicable: from October 2006 through to September 2012 Carrick didn't play a single meaningful competitive game for England.
article_snippet.sent: Worse still, Fabio Capello took Carrick to that tournament, but then didn't give Fabio Capello a single minute on the pitch.
article_snippet.sent: Fabio Capello didn't even take time to sit down and explain to Carrick why Fabio Capello was being left out despite the shambles being played out by the players Fabio Capello did pick.
article_snippet.sent: Carrick was never able to convince England manager Fabio Capello to give Carrick a regular starting berth .
article_snippet.sent: Carrick shadows Marco Verratti during England's ill-fated European Championship
article_snippet.sent: Which is why watching England struggle to deal with Carrick at the World Cup World Cup made Roy Hodgson's decision to leave Carrick at home bewildering.
article_snippet.sent: Carrick could play for Barcelona, Carrick would be perfectly suited to previous England managers game.
article_snippet.sent: Would England have won the Euros, or a World Cup with Carrick in the team?
highlights_snippet.sent: Carrick has been overlooked by a succession of England managers .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Roy Hodgson seems to have realised the importance of Carrick .
  