Why Soccer Players Are More Dedicated Towards Their Club Than Their Country - Part 2

Please read part one of this article before reading this.season long.
A bad performance at club level might cost a playerAlso, it is mighty difficult for players, who maintain their
his place in the club team. The fans also tend to get onfocus for the same clean and tidy form throughout the
the back of the players who fail to perform well atseason at club level, to give their proper hundred
their club. This eventually can cost him his place in thepercent again to the national squad after the tiring
national squad as the selection for national teams isseason is done. And many who try to serve both with
majorly based on the players performance in thean equal drive often end up with some serious injuries.
league. However, a bad performance in an internationalThen why not concentrate on the national dream
event can in no way affect his position in the club.itself? Well, it is true that to win the world cup for his
These international events are short-lived and peoplecountry is every players dream, but to be a failure at a
tend to forget them, especially the ones in which theirlavish and heavily paying club is his darkest nightmare.
nation fails to deliver. Criticism happens for a while andNo wonder, soccer players are often accused to be
then it stops.more dedicated towards their clubs and not their
Most international players play the league in othercountries. Maybe a balance should be brought about
countries and hence they hardly are around in theirby having more national matches so that the spirit of
home country. A bad performance at an internationalpatriotism is always alive both in the players and in the
event may disappoint a player but can never hamperfan following.
his fan following at the club,where he stays the whole