▁Em ile ▁H es key ▁ahead ▁of ▁Mc Man aman ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁Greece ▁game ▁and ▁only ▁brought ▁Mc Man aman ▁on ▁when ▁England ▁were ▁still ▁ 2 – 1 ▁down ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁to ▁go ), ▁he ▁( Mc Man aman ) ▁wonder ed : ▁"[ I ▁didn ' t ▁understand ▁it ]; ▁if ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁rate ▁me , ▁why ▁would ▁he ▁bring ▁me ▁on ▁against ▁Greece ▁[ when ▁we ▁were ▁losing ] ?" ▁This ▁prompt ed ▁some ▁media ▁comment ators ▁such ▁as ▁Brian ▁Re ade ▁to ▁suggest ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁attitude , ▁ment ality ▁or ▁pride ▁that ▁Erik sson ▁did ▁not ▁like ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁his ▁drop . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁Mc Man aman ▁" ch ose ▁not ▁to ▁play " ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁against ▁Sweden ▁by ▁calling ▁the ▁FA ▁to ▁have ▁himself ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁squad , ▁before ▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁T ord ▁G rip ▁said : ▁" Mc Man aman ▁has ▁never ▁really ▁played ▁well ▁for ▁England ". ▁Following ▁that , ▁Mc Man aman ▁was ▁not ▁selected ▁for ▁another ▁England ▁squad . ▁ ▁By ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Erik sson ▁apparently ▁left ▁a ▁message ▁on ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁answering ▁machine ▁to ▁inform ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁World ▁Cup ▁squad . ▁Despite ▁the ▁ple as ▁of ▁Mc Man aman ' s ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁team m ates ▁Z id ane ▁and ▁Fernando ▁Hier