-Removed-England don't really have any outstanding players in their squad but that can be compensated for with building a well organised team. Like Middlesbrough by way of example, no outstanding players but a team that attacks as a unit and defends as a unit. I disagree with Phil to an extent because I do think that in this instance Roy was at least partly to blame for fielding a team that had no direction and were insipid. A team of individuals rather than an 11 man unit. Possession means nothing if you cannot score goals, flip sake did Leicester city not prove this without a shadow of a doubt last year?
-Removed-The English Premier league may have caused the demise of the England national team because of the influx of foreign players. The argument has been proffered that these foreign players will lift the game of the English players but I don't think that has happened, perhaps the opposite is true, the deficiency of England's players are being compensated for by more talented foreign players.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieI don't think the English premier league has led to the demise of the England team they were rubbish before it formed in 1992 .
The English Premier league may have caused the demise of the England national team because of the influx of foreign players. The argument has been proffered that these foreign players will lift the game of the English players but I don't think that has happened, perhaps the opposite is true, the deficiency of England's players are being compensated for by more talented foreign players.
Originally posted by phil3000Its not led to the demise but there are no teams with predominately all English players. Look by way of contrast at Bayern Munich? they have heaps of German nationals in their squad. FC Cologne nearly have all German nationals in their team, and Borussia Dortmund have a healthy number as well. Manchester city have three English nationals. Manchester Utd by contrast have a lot of English nationals but that is due to their youth work which produced probably one of their greatest sides evah. Limit foreign born nationals to three in each squad and England will become awesome.
I don't think the English premier league has led to the demise of the England team they were rubbish before it formed in 1992 .
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With little help of referee, Dandruff Effendi's squad managed to squeeze into the final, which is another proof why football is obsolete--> a squad with no wins (*after 90 minutes' play) won against the squad with 4 wins (with one goal scored from offside) and that was enough?!
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