Sad ending: Eriksson's last game for England saw the Three Lions knocked out of the 2006 World Cup quarter-finals to Portugal on penalties

'Look at Chelsea, with a 33-year-old manager (Andre Villas-Boas). In years gone by, David Moyes would have got that position, or an up-and-coming manager who's done a great job. But that doesn't happen any more and with the national team it's about what you've achieved, what you've got in the locker.'

Carragher, who won 38 senior caps, came on as a substitute in England's opening World Cup draw with USA and kept his place for the goalless stalemate with Algeria, but a booking in each game saw him miss the win over Slovenia and he was not selected for the crushing 4-1 exit to Germany.

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