"I didn't achieve what I set out to." Brutally-honest Jermaine Jenas on his career 

At least his honest a lot of players would be happy with his career. I would

Humble lol. He spent 5 minutes saying he was better than he was

I agree that 21 caps is amazing and more than many but... he did keep making excuses. He blamed Newcastle for not getting caps when he made most of his caps when there. Even if he never got injured and played at his peak for his whole career, he'd still not have played many competitive England games. He played 4 competitive games and only started 1. There's a reason he didn't play for those bigger teams and it was because he was never good enough. Very successful career to have played in the Premier league but im not even sure why they are talking about it, he over achieved if anything

@@Munchman1 I agree, he was a little harsh on Newcastle to be fair, stating that his level lowered week after week when he returned to the club. In his first two of only three seasons at Newcastle they finished 3rd and 5th. That's not bad is it? Whilst I am aware that it is very very easy to criticise people from afar on here, and I have not achieved anything like he has done, so I will say well done to him. I would also like to say that he could have been a hell of a player for Newcastle week in week out, which would have lead to more opportunities at England level, don't forget he was playing behind Shearer at this time too. For me, he didn't try hard enough to do this, and expected to be playing in a 'bigger' team full of 'winners', he wouldn't lead the midfield or the team to improve. He did well overall and I do hope that he does not live with any regrets, because he shouldn't and they will just damage him in the long run.

He was at Newcastle for four seasons, three of those seasons resulted in top five finishes, two involved Champions League campaigns. The players ‘below his level’ included Alan Shearer, Gary Speed, Laurent Robert, Nolberto Solano, Kieron Dyer, Craig Bellamy and Shay Given (all of whom contributed far more to the team during that period than this passenger). When he left Newcastle he was only 22 and had the vast majority of his career still ahead of him. He won 7 more England caps (having been on 14 when he left Newcastle), played one more season of Champions League football and only made over 30 appearances in the league on one occasion (2008-09 season). His best years were at Newcastle, when he left his career was on a gradual decline blighted by injury (retired at 31) and poor, anonymous performances. He didn’t become the player he set out to be because he wasn’t good enough. Not mentally strong enough to drive a team forward, not talented enough to impact games. Newcastle and Sir Bobby Robson gave him the perfect platform to succeed and now he’s sh*tting on them. He’s either got an awful memory or he’s hoping everyone else has. Newcastle might not be a great side now but they weren’t bad when Jenas was there. Revisionist pr*ck.

Yes. I mean he played in the EPL, got capped and scored some good goals. Most lads could only dream of that.

Jhardwork Pays off 100%

mediacenter man That's why they work hard to get there in the first place. What's your point?

Humble guy. Really good pundit and as for his career... well he scored some very memorable goals for Spurs.

Irrelevant. The statistics don't define your internal satisfaction.

He hasn't acheieved anything, plus, to play for England isn't that great.....it's not exactly Brazilian level.

Apple Bee it's probably easier to play for Brazil though. England just choose the same players no matter how much they fail and no one else gets a good chance

I would be too

Lockie Ashley-Holligan Hes not proud because he knows he robbed them caps

Apple Bee better than all of us commenting on this video and wishing we’d have that chance have gotten

Think it's the fact that people like Sir Bobby Robson - who managed Barcelona - said he was one of the best players he had ever seen, and the potential to do great.

johnnybluegas So what ? Is he somehow better than us ?

big virgil get the stick out your arse. no he's not better than us. but talent wise he was better than a lot of other professionals

it's all relative. True as your statement is, Jenas had probably been told that he could realistically be world-class from a young age, which shaped his identity. I wonder if anyone asked Stevie G the same question? Jenas considers his achievements with Liverpool to be in a different class, but when Gerrard reflects on his own career, does he more recall winning FA Cups and the Champions League, or not winning the Prem title?

exactly, messi and ronaldo are supposed to be the best players in the world and they haven't got a single england cap between them

Exactly, he was bang average

Shakib ahmed yeah he still made it professional

Jhardwork Pays off So has Yaya Sanogo and Bebe. What's your point?

Shakib ahmed He was a proper goalscoring midfielder at Newcastle at a young age. One of the best youngsters in the country, but never pushed on.

Khal Drogo wat about yaya he was above average

Yup, he's worth listening to

Good points.

nah hes very bias and bitchy about clubs he doesnt like, hes not always on point lol

Fully bias towards spurs

He thinks games are won by possession....

Yeah great point. Stevie never let anything other than himself determine how well he played

That's a good point, though one advantage Gerrard had over Jenas was having a manager who had a winning mentality over almost all of the time he played for Liverpool.

Bit different; Liverpool never won the Prem when Stevie was there but they were still always in the CL, having big games with Utd, Chelsea etc whereas Newcastle were trying to avoid relegation and were usually mid table.

@@brentmeistergeneral6074 okay, fair enough, Jenas was obviously right to just give up and accept mediocrity then... I understand now. lets be serious here, Liverpool had a number of seasons where they finished 7th, 8th and if we are really honest, Liverpool WITHOUT Gerrard were mediocre a lot of the time. Having Gerrard meant two things A> Liverpool had a world class player who could turn games B> Having Gerrard in the team enabled the gaffer to attract certain players who admired and respected him and wanted to help improve Liverpool's prospects C> Gerrard demanded more from those around him, because nobody ever doubted his loyalty, desire and belief. They upped their game. That's the big difference between a good player and a GREAT player.

@@TheComputec I’m not denying Gerrard isn’t great, he’s my favourite player, but Newcastle were lucky to be mid table and were often just avoiding relegation. Personally I think people forget how promising Jenas was. He was the next big thing and had he gone to a top team he’d have flourished. He, unlike many so called CMs, could do everything. He could attack, defend, pass, score whereas a lot CMs do just one or two of those. Agree to disagree!

Lewd Bandana dont be that guy

Alan shearer doesnt

He's a top Pundit, for me one of the best

@@bobbyfirmino6562 wdym

Yeah watch him whenever bottlejob spurs lose talks utter nonsense 😆

It's the opposite of that problem. They give an apology, take the blame, and then make no steps to improve so what they apologised for doesn't happen again. They keep hitting the same walls, say "sorry" to the fans, rinse and repeat.

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Yeah he was too inconsistent. I guess that's what Jermaine means by when he says he didn't do enough.

He was never fully fit at Spurs

I wouldn’t say that many world class teams want Zaha, I respect Jermaine but I don’t think it was the same for him

Tooo inconsistent zaha is.....he can have 1 superb game but will go missing for the next 4

Um, no. Wilf is not world class. People confusing a few qualities with class.

Zaha is palace material he aint no big club player he's well suited for palace exclusively

Have a day off!

Mcmanaman wasn't world class. He was good, but not World level.

remi moses hmmm maybe... though he did win lots of trophies and he wasnt just a bit part player at madrid.. he must have been doing something right if he was playing many season after season for real madrid.

Mcmanaman was an important part of Real Madrid's resurgence on the European stage. He wasn't their best player, of course, but to be an important part of that is very special.

When Zizou himself says the 2000s-era Real royally f**ked up after selling Makelele and Macca, he isn't exaggerating. Makelele and McManaman were Real's most overlooked names of that generation, yet easily the most important in their squad. Neither was a Zidane, a Figo or [OG] Ronaldo; they would never capture the local hearts like hometown hero Raul, or the media attention like Beckham. But they were their teammates' favorite players. Why? Because they made everyone else play better and kept the whole squad in sync. Makelele provided the defensive base in midfield to get the attack going. Macca got along with everyone and united the team, in a dressing room filled with instability and infighting. He was also forced to play a variety of positions under increasingly reduced playing time, due to the new galactico signings taking his place. Given these factors, I would say he was the most well-liked guy at Real, eventually becoming their most versatile during his time there, due to the circumstances.

his final ball was dogshit.

Same, i saw him in nottingham queuing in a bar / dj night. He just left the queue as it was full instead of playing the "Big I Am" card.

I had no idea he played for Forest, I like Jenas though.. seems sound and wasn’t a Gerrard or Lampard but didnt have to be, he played his part

Forest academy graduate. Notts lad. Was obvious he was going to the prem soon after he started playing for our 1st team. Too good for the championship. Good prem player. We've not seen many of those in a long time

tbf man utd wanted him at one point and newcastle were a top 4 team when he was there under bobby robson

Well he clearly was; he played for a England at 19 so he wasn’t bad!!

He joined Newcastle in an era when they were title contenders. They declined over the next 10 years but were still in the top 5. After he retired, Newcastle was sold to Mike Ashley and here we are today with current Newcastle.

tlst9999 Correct Newcastle was declining but Shearer was still class.

@@abdiessa8383 He was also a regular with england and was surrounded by good quality players whereas Jenas...can't really say the same.

U look like a spurs fan 🤢

He ended up with the nickname "the crab" at Newcastle as he always went sideways.

he quite clearly says once Robson left and things began to slip

Newcastle are not a “champions league club “

They’ve been in the champions league 3 times… 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Newcastle played in the champions league for 2 of Jenas’ 4 and a half seasons at the club. Newcastle played the likes of Barcelona and Inter Milan in the CL during this time. Jenas had the platform, he just wasn’t as good as other England players in his position. That’s on him, not Newcastle. Jenas played in the CL more at Newcastle than he did at Spurs. He simply wasn’t as good as he thinks he was.

He must be talking about 2004-05 when they finished 14th

Tottenham isnt a big club

@@scousebiff CL final mate

Hear hear mate! 👍👍 .....Hes a knob I cant stand him!

Newcastle were never in the ucl while he was there, highest finish was 9th

Speed, Solano and Dyer were all better than him.

I disagree. Spurs are on their way of becoming a super club. There is no question about it right now, Spurs are better than Arsenal. Naturally after losing Bale and Modric they were gonna suffer for a bit but now they are well on their way. I would argue Kane staying at Spurs is a better decision than Totti staying at Roma. Chelsea fan here by the way.

I think they will win it and they will proboly make great summer signings where its needed. If Kane stays they might be up there with City.

flying dutchman123 And a small shout for the Champions League especially after their performances against the big guns in the competition this season. Much worse sides have won the Champions league than Spurs.

Nice try Man U troll. Your picture reeks entitlement. Man U better be careful...SPURS have #1 run of form last 7 weeks, haven’t lost in CL, & have a damn good chance of knocking out an incredible Club in Juve this Wed.

If they dont manage to win any cups in the coming future and if the chairman doesn't stop pinching pennies they could lose all their top players and have to scratch all over again which will hurt becase although they're better than arsenal at the moment, overall they're not a top club and won't be able to attract top quality players

No he didnt. It was mainly the questions and the two Stevies.

0.016 chance.

Synthesizer Patel when did Newcastle compete for the title with Jenas?

Jam TV 2002-03 season, end of March and Newcastle were very much involved in a three-way title battle with Arsenal and Man U.

Ok, once. Doesn't really prove your point.

Finished 3rd in 02/03 whilst Chelsea finished 4th and Liverpool 5th. Finished 5th in 03/04 whilst Chelsea and Liverpool finished 2nd and 5th, he had players like Shearer, Speed, Robert, Solano, Woodgate, Given, Bellamy and Dyer who were all top players at the time. Competed With both teams but spoke about Newcastle like we were a relegation battling club.

He talked about Bobby leaving, so I take it he is referring to the 04-05 season when they finished 14th, and at which point sven was manager of England which he also mentions. What he seems to be saying is that that poor season allowed him to fall down the pecking order at England and relegated him into being a more mediocre calibre of player. But then he acknowledges that its down to him, which is true becasue he never nailed down much of a starting berth in the Tottenham side

How much?

Juwal Ahmed twenty quid and a packet of pork scratchings

I think it was like £5m or something but i cant remember where i heard that, dont quote me

Ü ask ur mother

he rejected united and chose Newcastle just like shearer and won nothing at all, he would've made it at united. I knew Jermaine from my schools football association team in Nottingham and he had it in abundance.

He was never fully fit when he was with us. Could've been great but just too brittle unfortunately