Parker – I’m in top form

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    Parker - I'm in top form

    Parker: Pleased by form

    I feel like I am probably playing the best football of my career.

    Scott Parker
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    Midfielder Scott Parker feels he is in the best form of his career after helping England to victory over Wales.

    The West Ham captain won his fifth cap at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday as England secured a 2-0 Euro 2012 qualifying victory.

    And 30-year-old Parker, who shone for the Three Lions with a man-of-the-match winning performance, was delighted to carry his good form this season into his international game.

    “I feel like I am probably playing the best football of my career,” Parker said in The Sun.

    “I went into the game confident and in form and, hopefully, I showed that out there.

    “I was really happy I got a start, got to play and finished up on a winning side.”

    Parker admits the last week has been particularly hard for him after his father passed away just eight days before England’s victory.

    Tough

    “It has been a tough week. I suppose the one disappointing fact was that my dad wasn’t here to see me play,” he said.

    “But I am sure he is looking down and is very proud.

    “My father had been ill for a long time and I have been dealing with that in my own way and trying to stay strong in my own way.”

    Parker’s involvement in the international set-up has been limited since making his England debut back in November 2003, with four of his caps coming under different managers.

    But the midfielder insists he has not been discouraged by his lack of opportunities, adding: “It hasn’t baffled me. In football, nothing baffles me.

    “At times, it has been a bit disappointing for me. But, as always, I have just cracked on with it and seen what happened.”

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