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May 3 (Reuters) - UEFA president Michel Platini refused to jump on the German soccer bandwagon on Friday, saying it was too soon to draw conclusions from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund reaching the Champions League final.
Looking for explanations after Bayern and Borussia knocked out Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively, pundits have heaped praise on the German clubs for their efforts in developing home-grown talent.
"Conclusions are made every year with respect to the finalists. We said the same thing five years ago about English clubs when it was Man United and Chelsea in the final, and about Italian clubs when it was Milan against Juve," Platini, who was knocked out in the World Cup semi-finals twice by Germany as France captain in 1982 and 1986, told a Euro 2016 news conference.
http://news.yahoo.com/soccer-platini-unconvinced-german-champions-league-domination-143636928.html
will some please tell Platini that English clubs in comparison to German clubs contain relatively few English nationals. Arsenal at one time did not contain any! One only needs to look at Bayern Munich to realise how many German nationals are in their side. Is there any solution to this in the EPL or will England always be blighted by a poor national side because of a real lack of home grown talent.
Looking for explanations after Bayern and Borussia knocked out Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively, pundits have heaped praise on the German clubs for their efforts in developing home-grown talent.
"Conclusions are made every year with respect to the finalists. We said the same thing five years ago about English clubs when it was Man United and Chelsea in the final, and about Italian clubs when it was Milan against Juve," Platini, who was knocked out in the World Cup semi-finals twice by Germany as France captain in 1982 and 1986, told a Euro 2016 news conference.
http://news.yahoo.com/soccer-platini-unconvinced-german-champions-league-domination-143636928.html
will some please tell Platini that English clubs in comparison to German clubs contain relatively few English nationals. Arsenal at one time did not contain any! One only needs to look at Bayern Munich to realise how many German nationals are in their side. Is there any solution to this in the EPL or will England always be blighted by a poor national side because of a real lack of home grown talent.