Joel (sack wacker) Griffiths is a prat

[MrCelery]

Furious Griffiths Blasts Verbeek
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Griffiths has launched a blistering verbal attack against Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek after being overlooked for the World Cup squad.

While several overlooked players have spoken of their 'disappointment' at missing out and toed the 'coach makes the decisions' line Griffiths has let fly.

In Saturday's Sydney Morning Herald, the Beijing Guoan forward lets Verbeek have it with both barrels.

In comments emailed to the newspaper, the former Newcastle Jet said: "It really pisses me off when he (Verbeek) said we have better strikers than Joel Griffiths, how the f*** would he know? He's never seen me for two years and when he did I was (A-League) MVP and golden boot."

Griffiths goes on to say that he doesn't believe Verbeek has any idea of what he is capable of as a footballer.

The striker also said: "I would have been much happier if he had given me a phone call to say 'you're shit' but not even having the respect or courtesy to take 30 seconds out of your day to call (hurts)."

What an out and out petulant self-centred sook. Go back to the Scum - you deserve each other.

 

[FFC Mariner]

Typical 442, rehash someone elses work.

Joel, the reason you werent picked is simply that the other strikers are better.

(and you are a total wanker)

 

[dibo]

While he's a complete and utter cock, he's not entirely wrong here... A phone call even? I don't know about a phone call saying 'you're shit', but a phone call saying 'no matter how many you score you're a f**king nutbar so I'm not going to select you til you get back on the meds' wouldn't go astray.

 

[Jesus]

While he's a complete and utter cock, he's not entirely wrong here... A phone call even? I don't know about a phone call saying 'you're shit', but a phone call saying 'no matter how many you score you're a f**king nutbar so I'm not going to select you til you get back on the meds' wouldn't go astray.

Agreed. If Pim said you are a c**t, i dont like your attitude, you are not going to the world cup, he would have winged that day no doubt, but it should only be fair for the coach to tell people, especially people he knows were staking their careers making club moves to get more game time, that they did not make the cut, and good job for trying in the interests of the national team

 

[Harsulas_SFC]

While he's a complete and utter cock, he's not entirely wrong here... A phone call even? I don't know about a phone call saying 'you're shit', but a phone call saying 'no matter how many you score you're a f**king nutbar so I'm not going to select you til you get back on the meds' wouldn't go astray.

Agreed. If Pim said you are a c**t, i dont like your attitude, you are not going to the world cup, he would have winged that day no doubt, but it should only be fair for the coach to tell people, especially people he knows were staking their careers making club moves to get more game time, that they did not make the cut, and good job for trying in the interests of the national team

Griffiths moved to china for the money and to get away from the Jest as much as any case of improving his WC chances... he moved a fair while ago now, might even have been last season.

As for a phone call.... was it really necessary?  People like van Nistelrooy etc apparently didn't get calls from the coach.... why should this prat.

 

[adz]

That would be a lot of phone calls if he had to ring everyone who didn't get picked in the team...

 

[Jesus]

That would be a lot of phone calls if he had to ring everyone who didn't get picked in the team...

A message to contenders would have been less that 20 i would think

 

[FFC Mariner]

That would be a lot of phone calls if he had to ring everyone who didn't get picked in the team...

I am still waiting for my call Pim (and I have as much chance of going to the WC as Sackwhack)

 

[Chimmi]

Any chance it's to do with the fact he can't control his temper? Don't see a WC ref let him get away with hitting a lineman in the nuts.

 

[FFC Mariner]

I think thats exactly it, the guy is a complete loon who cant be trusted on a football field (or off it as his rant proves)

 

[scottmac]

Calls only went to guys who were actually a chance of making the team or who played a part in the teams qualification.