Hunt: I get angry but I’d never do a Tevez

HAVING impressed in the summer games which concluded with that memorable defeat of Italy in Liege, Stephen Hunt was dismayed to find himself back on the bench again when Ireland returned to the serious business of Euro qualification against Slovakia in September.

It’s a recurring problem with which the Wolves winger has had to come to terms throughout an international career which, in recent times, has invariably seen him down the pecking order behind the likes of Damien Duff, Aiden McGeady and Liam Lawrence.

“You do get angry,” said Hunt. “I saw a rugby player who wasn’t picked say yesterday that he was angry for a few hours. It’s a team game and, to be fair, I always support the player in ahead of me because I know what it’s like. You have to do a good job for the team. But I would probably be guilty of being too good to the team rather than concentrating on myself on certain occasions. Maybe to a certain degree at Wolves. Because if you’re doing your job then you’re helping the team.”