And we lost him cos of it. Same as we did with Rooney.
Everton players doing well in international tournaments is more trouble than it's worth.
Yeah, its a Catch 22 isn't it? Its great seeing our players being rewarded for their performances in our shirt but then you've got the worries about how they will get on in the internationals, such as possible injury or a bad performance affecting their club form.
On the other hand, the better they do, the more chances that they could leave.
Its almost like preferring if our players didn't get their international call-up but thats a bit unfair!
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For me, Italia '90 was the best. It just felt right, like a proper tournament should. There was Cameroon and Milla, Higuita making a **** of himself against the afore-mentioned, Schillaci coming from nowhere to land the golden boot, Ireland beating Romania on penalties, England's journey, Czechoslovakia hammering the USA, Yugoslavia's last big tournament, the tension between Voller and Rijkaard (ending sadly in Rijkaard's disgusting behaviour), Lothar Mattheus' brilliant goal in Germany's thrashing of Yugoslavia, the wonderful late, balmy nights combined with the games in Italy, the beautiful 'Nessum Dorma' by sung by Pavarotti becoming the official and unofficial anthem of the tournament (when was the last time a classical song was that embraced by everyone?), even the Olivetti screen graphics, are all etched in my memory.
