There used to be a "4 foriegners rule"... as Im sure many people remember: the problem is that it is illegal under EU Law
And Nightfly... were England a great team in the 80's when there was no foriegn talent in Division 1?
If you look at an England 1st XI, we have a number of players who would get into any squad in the world
Gary Neville
Ashley Cole
John Terry
Steven Gerrard
Wayne Rooney
I dont see the problem being with the quality of our players, but the way we play.
Sometimes when I go to my badminton club they have an after school football club in the gym before we play... and to see those kids, all running round after the ball like headless chickens, with NO instinct to keep the ball, no instinct to create time, and instead just desperately swiping the ball forwards at any opportunity.... THAT is everything that is wrong with English football.
I bet watching an under 11's game in Netherlands looks a million times different.
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