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Originally Posted by highthief
4) The Platini idea of having a certain number of home grown players on every team. They don't have to be citizens, just players who have been with the club since their younger days - this will ensure clubs put effort into developing good players and not just buying them down the road.
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I totally agree with this. Raising home grown talent and giving them the vital experience of top level football is essential if England are to regain any kind of form. There's no factual backup for this, but the decline in England's form of recent years seems to coincide with the introduction of more overseas players in national teams. Where are the English Cronaldos and Messis? Probably out there somewhere.