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Published 14:56 26 Aug 2018 BST
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"I'd lost it," Owen said on BT Sport. "The last six, seven years of my career, I hated it. I couldn't wait to retire. I could still score. I still had that instinct for where the ball was going to go and I could still finish."
"I admire people that play for the love of the game, that can drop down a division or whatever to keep playing, but for me it was turmoil. The last few years of my career was just a frustration, I just couldn't do what I used to be able to do. Sometimes my brain was telling me to do something and then I'd think twice because I knew I'd be out for another six weeks."
Owen's candid interview has been well received. However, his former Newcastle and England teammate Alan Shearer doesn't appear to be too impressed.
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BT Sport presenter Jake Humphrey thanked Owen for his "disarming honest" during the interview. But Shearer wasn't in the mood to praise the former striker, who admitted that he had tried on several occasions to re-sign for Liverpool.
The Match of the Day pundit tweeted about the interview, saying that he wasn't sure if Newcastle fans, Owen's former teammates at St James' Park and the club's then-owners would want to thank him.
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Shearer is alluding to Owen's difficult spell with Newcastle. The striker was set to return to Liverpool in 2005 until the Magpies offered Real Madrid £16.8m for him, a significantly higher fee than what Liverpool were offering.
Owen is still Newcastle's record signing, but his spell at the club was tarnished by injuries. He left the club on a free transfer after they were relegated from the Premier League in 2009 and didn't endear himself to Newcastle supporters.
Shearer was Owen's teammate during the 2005/06 season and the club's manager when Newcastle dropped into the Championship in 2009.
The former England captain was there at the beginning and at the end of Owen's time at St James' Park. His thoughts on the interview will mirror those held by many fans of the club.The SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 137
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