Nothing to worry about at Manchester United, says Barthez ( 2003-09-05 07:31) (Agencies)
France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez is refusing to worry about his situation at
Manchester United despite not having played for the English champions so far
this season.
Barthez, 32, has been usurped at the premier league club by new American
signing Tim Howard and also by second-choice keeper Roy Carroll.
"When you're a young player, you always say it's the coach's fault," Barthez
said on Thursday at the French training camp in Clairefontaine, before France's
Euro 2004 qualifier against Cyprus on Saturday.
"I'm in a great club with a coach I respect 200 percent. There has been no
discussion between Alex Ferguson and me. I don't see the point of such a
discussion," he added.
"I'm not playing, that's the way it is. I keep working and I don't want to go
anywhere else. What do you want me to do? Go away and cry about my situation?
"Ferguson is the boss, he decides. I don't have the right to say who's right
and who's wrong," he said.
Asked about his status in the French team, where he could lose his place if
he does not secure a regular club place, Barthez said: "We'll see in two or
three months. Right now, there is nothing to be worried
about."