Why did one of the most most technically gifted players to ever play the game get so few caps for your country . A player with sublime ball control , unrivaled passing and vision , extraordinary shooting ability with either foot . Michel Platii said if Hoddle was French he would have won 150 caps. But for England he was considered a luxury player. I mean James Milner, Jermaine Defoe, Glen Johnson and Emile Heskey have more caps I mean think about that. Garreth Barry has the same number.
As a player he had true world class ability but was inconsistent and he was one of those players you need to build a team around them to get the best out of him. But that was never going to happen with Bryan Robson in the same England team as him.