'I wanted to be part of a team and there were individuals who were after personal glory. Instead of making a simple pass of 10 yards, they might try to smack it 80 yards to get themselves noticed.
'Half the problem is players going into England games not caring. There is definitely an element of what Jamie [Carragher] said in his autobiography, about not being bothered about England losing. I always felt that players, especially at clubs like your Aston Villas, try to use England as a way to get to a top club. You wonder whether they are there for the right reason. I think they are very selfish people.'
Scholes, who reached the 2002 World Cup quarter-finals under Sven Goran Eriksson’s management, claims Capello’s England lack a definite playing style and are not as good as the squads he played in under both Eriksson and Glenn Hoddle.
Scholes said: 'I felt I played in a good England team, especially with Glenn Hoddle at the World Cup in France in 1998. Under Hoddle and Sven, you knew the way you were playing. But if I sat back and thought how England play now, I wouldn’t really know.
'I do watch the games but I couldn’t tell you England’s style of play. Is there a holding midfielder? Is there one up front? Does Gareth Barry play? I couldn’t tell you.’
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