BULGARIA'S FOOTBALL STAR BERBATOV CALLS IT QUITS WITH NATIONAL TEAM
The Manchester United striker, Dimitar Berbatov, announced Thursday he will no longer play with Bulgaria's national football team and is leaving them after 11 years.
During his press conference, Berbatov, who is also the captain of team, did not state a particular reason, just a combination of several ones – fatigue and inability to do more for the national team, a knee problem, the need to give way to younger players, focus on his play with the UK club, and on his family and his baby daughter and spare them the huge stress he has been subjected to as the nationals' captain.
According to numerous speculations, Berbatov is withdrawing over harsh and persistent media attacks and non-stop criticism of his performance with the national team, however, he said Tuesday he is not at all upset and criticism is not the reason behind his decision.
“No one has achieved anything by being upset. I have a goal in life and in my career and I follow my plan,” Berbatov explained.
The player's debut with the national team was in November 1999 against Greece. He scored his first goal against Chile in 2000 and has a total of 18 goals as part of the team, but has been strongly criticized in the last years for lacking leadership abilities.
Uncles Comment: The national tean has gone absolutely nowhere and it has had no real success since the 1980's !
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