“All I can do is play as well as I can for Liverpool.
我而家可以做既就只有為利物浦盡心盡力
“I’ve never really played centre-half for England and, to be honest, I’ve never really played that well for England because I’ve played a lot of the time at full-back.
“At centre-half, I don’t think I’ve played as much as maybe I deserved. But that’s the manager’s choice.
我認為我應該當中堅既時間並不足夠﹐但呢個係領隊既決定。
“If Steve McClaren’s chosen people ahead of me then I don’t think anyone can really complain if I would rather concentrate and save myself for Liverpool games.
如果麥卡倫要考慮其他人比我優先既話﹐咁我唔認為任何人可以埋怨我決定集中精神為利物浦效力囉。
“He played Ledley King, who is a top player. But he’s been injured all season, so how would you feel in my situation?
佢(麥卡倫)選擇既京治雖然係一個頂級球員﹐但佢係差唔多成季受傷﹐換左係你﹐你會有咩感受﹖
“And when John Terry was out, Jonathan Woodgate played.
而當泰利受傷時﹐活基治就被選為正選。
“I’m 29, I’ve been doing it for eight years and obviously I haven’t proved it enough, so it’s not going to change now, is it?
我今年29歲了﹐我已經花左八年去爭取正選位置但都得唔到回報﹐就算我改變主意都唔會改變事實啦。
"It’s not like I’ve just got in the squad and I’ve jumped out. Time will tell if I’ll regret it.
況且我又唔係第一次被選入國家隊就決定退出。至於我會唔會後悔呢個決定﹐咁就由時間決定啦。
“But, for me, now it’s time to concentrate on my Liverpool career.
但而家﹐我只想全心專注我既利物浦事業。
“If I’m not getting a game for England at 29 there’s no chance of me getting a game at 32 in the next World Cup.
如果我係29歲都唔到正選既話﹐咁到下一屆世界盃我32歲時就更加冇機會。
“Every centre-back the manager has picked is younger than me.”
領隊到目前為此所選既中堅都係後生過我
Carragher added: “Liverpool have always been my first priority.
利物浦一直都係我既首要考慮
“And having just signed a new four-year contract I want all my focus to be on the club.
係剛剛簽完新既四年合約﹐我要將所有精力全部投放係球會身上。
“I’ve always said I want to stay at Liverpool for life and not playing for England would help make that more realistic.
我一直都講過我想一世留係利物浦﹐而退出國家隊能令呢個目標更容易達到。
“It could add two more years on my career at the top level, that’s uppermost in my mind.”
我可以為球隊以最高既狀態踢多兩年﹐呢係我既優先考慮
He did though offer to help McClaren out in a crisis, saying: “If it’s an absolute emergency I probably won’t say no if asked. I’m not doing this to leave England in the lurch.”