Australia's Sydney FC forward Dwight Yorke (right) is congratulated by teammate Ufuk Talay after scoring against Egypt's Al Ahlyat in their match for fifth place at the Club World Championship at the National Stadium in Tokyo December 16, 2005. - REUTERS
LONDON, ENGLAND (CMC)
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO captain Dwight Yorke still feels he is good enough to ply his trade in the English Premiership.
The 34-year old ended his 17-year stint in England last year when he left Birmingham City for Sydney FC in the fledgling Australian "A-League" but says his skill was still up to scratch.
"I still feel I can play in a Premiership. I watch a Premiership match every week and when you see some players that are actually playing, then I think I can still do it. I still feel I can cut it with anyone," Yorke told the Voice newspaper.
The former Manchester United striker, who captured the coveted treble with the English giants in 1999, said he was not altogether comfortable with the way he left England last year.
He fell out of favour at Birmingham City, the club he had joined just one season earlier after spending two troubled seasons at Blackburn Rovers.
"There is a little bit of a disappointment because of the way I left. I love England because after 17 years as a professional and being in the Premiership all my life it was a little bit difficult, but sometimes you do take a step back to go forward," Yorke explained.
Yorke, who came out of retirement last year to lead T&T to qualification for the World Cup in Germany this June, said he had no regrets however about his move to Sydney.
"I decided to choose Sydney because they were keen and it was something new and fresh. Since I went there, everything seems to have gone extremely well," Yorke said.
"By being in Australia I have not missed out on anything and certainly at 34, I am going to the World Cup with my country, which is the ultimate."
Yorke played a significant role as Sydney FC captured the A-League title after beating Central Coast Mariners 1-0 in the final two weeks ago.
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