Unbelievable as it was on Tuesday night in the match between Arsenal and Portsmouth not one ENGLISH player was in the starting 22.
I am all for foreign players playing in our leagues but this is ridiculous how does this bode for the future of the national team, in the 6901 games played since the premier leagues conception as far as I know this is the first time this has happened.
It may be that I am over reacting to a one of event, but I don’t think so, unless the FA get involved somehow the future looks bleak for the England team, let them act quickly or a few years down the line I will be saying I told you so, and I would rather be wrong on this particular subject.
The lure of big money in the Premiership is the root cause, and frankly, the club managers who don't give a monkey's about the National team.
ReplyDeleteBut what is the answer? It used to be (and is in some countries) a cap on the number of foreign players in a club. That way the pool of players that may qualify for a National team is preserved, but I doubt if we see caps introduced.