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We've heard it all before about how their are 'too many foreigners' in todays game, meaning that young talent isn't coming through like it used to, and we're missing out on more Beckham's and Owen's, meaning we also decrease England's chances of achieving something big. People have previously spoken of a possible limit of foregners being given to each club, but nothing else seems to have happened. I think this is a good idea!
If you know me in this forum, you'll probably have realised I have 'a thing' against certain foreigners.
One reason is because of teams like Arsenal and Chelsea, who flood their team with foreigners. And they then go on and win something with all their fans thinking they've done something for the good of the Brittish game! Well, they have in a way, but exactly how many Brittish players played in that match, let alone appeared on the bench???
I also dis-like the idea of foreign managers taking charge of a country that's not their own. I feel that it's just not right! Sure, maybe a foreign coach brings in a newer, foreign influence and style, but I just don't think it's right to have one nationality being told what to do by someone of another!!
My prime examples of this are the Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson being in-charge at England (even if he has done quite a good job) and Berti Vogts, who's recently agreed to take-charge at Scotland. I think that the likes of Glenn Hoddle and Craig Brown should be brought back, mainly because of their nationallities!
And with a German incharge of Scotland, the rivalry will be even greater!!
I don't neccesarily mind seeing foreigners incharge of club sides, as the squads are full of imports anyway! And having a mix does seem to help clubs achive more in Europe, but too many can lead to problems!
Look at Chelsea. They must have nearly 10 different nationallities at least in their first-team alone, and what have they achieved from it?? They were playing much better and winning much more under Vialli, partly due to a good mix with Brittish blood. But now under Ranieir, it's all just one big mess where no-one can understand anyone else! And since Ranieri's appointment and all this mess occuring, Chelsea have failed to even look like a team that can challenge for honours, with in-consistent form!
Can this all really be blamed on one manager, who cannnot speak English himself??? Or are there just too many foreigners at Stamford Bridge??
Teams like Man United and Liverpool have done well with managers who know how to balance a side with a good mix of foreign and home-grown talent. Look at the Brits in their average starting XI. Can you name any one of those players who has NOT represented his country???
So in my view, the number of foreigners invading this country is getting too high, and the FA, with a Scotsman themself, need to start doing something about it!
I'm not saying 'immediatly sack Sven and bring back Hoddle' now, as that WOULD be rediculous! But like was has been suggested before, they should bring in more rules and regulations to limit each club to a certain number of foreingers. The EU Work-Permit rule just isn't enough, as managers can still import from the likes Italy and Spain.
C'mon the FA, you know it's the right thing to do.
If you don't act soon we could see many more young Brittish prospects forced out through too many fancy players with flair!
If you know me in this forum, you'll probably have realised I have 'a thing' against certain foreigners.
One reason is because of teams like Arsenal and Chelsea, who flood their team with foreigners. And they then go on and win something with all their fans thinking they've done something for the good of the Brittish game! Well, they have in a way, but exactly how many Brittish players played in that match, let alone appeared on the bench???
I also dis-like the idea of foreign managers taking charge of a country that's not their own. I feel that it's just not right! Sure, maybe a foreign coach brings in a newer, foreign influence and style, but I just don't think it's right to have one nationality being told what to do by someone of another!!
My prime examples of this are the Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson being in-charge at England (even if he has done quite a good job) and Berti Vogts, who's recently agreed to take-charge at Scotland. I think that the likes of Glenn Hoddle and Craig Brown should be brought back, mainly because of their nationallities!
And with a German incharge of Scotland, the rivalry will be even greater!!
I don't neccesarily mind seeing foreigners incharge of club sides, as the squads are full of imports anyway! And having a mix does seem to help clubs achive more in Europe, but too many can lead to problems!
Look at Chelsea. They must have nearly 10 different nationallities at least in their first-team alone, and what have they achieved from it?? They were playing much better and winning much more under Vialli, partly due to a good mix with Brittish blood. But now under Ranieir, it's all just one big mess where no-one can understand anyone else! And since Ranieri's appointment and all this mess occuring, Chelsea have failed to even look like a team that can challenge for honours, with in-consistent form!
Can this all really be blamed on one manager, who cannnot speak English himself??? Or are there just too many foreigners at Stamford Bridge??
Teams like Man United and Liverpool have done well with managers who know how to balance a side with a good mix of foreign and home-grown talent. Look at the Brits in their average starting XI. Can you name any one of those players who has NOT represented his country???
So in my view, the number of foreigners invading this country is getting too high, and the FA, with a Scotsman themself, need to start doing something about it!
I'm not saying 'immediatly sack Sven and bring back Hoddle' now, as that WOULD be rediculous! But like was has been suggested before, they should bring in more rules and regulations to limit each club to a certain number of foreingers. The EU Work-Permit rule just isn't enough, as managers can still import from the likes Italy and Spain.
C'mon the FA, you know it's the right thing to do.
If you don't act soon we could see many more young Brittish prospects forced out through too many fancy players with flair!
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Solskjær_24 wrote:
> C'mon the FA, you know it's the right thing to do. If
> you don't act soon we could see many more young Brittish prospects forced out
> through too many fancy players with flair!
Crikey, talk about defeat your own argument!
Being a patriotic Englishman, it pains me to say it but I have no choice...
That's exactly the reason there are so many foreigners - English players, with very few exceptions, just aren't good enough.
Well, they'd probably be good enough if every team had only English players, because all the teams would be as poor as each other!
If English players were on a par with the foreigners, do you think it would have been so long since we won an international trophy?
Having foreign players in English Premiership/league teams is a good thing, because it gives our home-grown 'talent' some real class to perform against every week. If we didn't have them, we'd struggle even more than we do at the moment when it comes to international tournaments.
English teams - both club and national - may have done okay in the past, but in recent years European football left us for dead. It's only now, with many foreigners having played in our domestic teams for several years, that we are once again beginning to match European club and national teams in competitions - and even then we struggle, particularly at national level.
The English way has for years been based almost entirely on grit and determination, and that is a good thing. But when you face opponents with superior ball skills, they're still going to run rings around you.
You only have to watch the likes of Henry & Owen, Pires & Parlour, Van Nistelrooy & Cole, Kanu & Fowler ... to realise that - in terms of skill and ball control - we just don't compare - which I'm sure is at least part of the reason that Ferguson replace the likes of Sheringham and cole with one £18m foreeign striker.
The reason our top teams have improved so much is that they've found a balance of English 'bulldog spirit' and foreign flair. Teams like Arsenal and Man U would be nowhere near their current levels if not for this mix of styles.
> C'mon the FA, you know it's the right thing to do. If
> you don't act soon we could see many more young Brittish prospects forced out
> through too many fancy players with flair!
Crikey, talk about defeat your own argument!
Being a patriotic Englishman, it pains me to say it but I have no choice...
That's exactly the reason there are so many foreigners - English players, with very few exceptions, just aren't good enough.
Well, they'd probably be good enough if every team had only English players, because all the teams would be as poor as each other!
If English players were on a par with the foreigners, do you think it would have been so long since we won an international trophy?
Having foreign players in English Premiership/league teams is a good thing, because it gives our home-grown 'talent' some real class to perform against every week. If we didn't have them, we'd struggle even more than we do at the moment when it comes to international tournaments.
English teams - both club and national - may have done okay in the past, but in recent years European football left us for dead. It's only now, with many foreigners having played in our domestic teams for several years, that we are once again beginning to match European club and national teams in competitions - and even then we struggle, particularly at national level.
The English way has for years been based almost entirely on grit and determination, and that is a good thing. But when you face opponents with superior ball skills, they're still going to run rings around you.
You only have to watch the likes of Henry & Owen, Pires & Parlour, Van Nistelrooy & Cole, Kanu & Fowler ... to realise that - in terms of skill and ball control - we just don't compare - which I'm sure is at least part of the reason that Ferguson replace the likes of Sheringham and cole with one £18m foreeign striker.
The reason our top teams have improved so much is that they've found a balance of English 'bulldog spirit' and foreign flair. Teams like Arsenal and Man U would be nowhere near their current levels if not for this mix of styles.
We've heard it all before about how their are 'too many foreigners' in todays game, meaning that young talent isn't coming through like it used to, and we're missing out on more Beckham's and Owen's, meaning we also decrease England's chances of achieving something big. People have previously spoken of a possible limit of foregners being given to each club, but nothing else seems to have happened. I think this is a good idea!
If you know me in this forum, you'll probably have realised I have 'a thing' against certain foreigners.
One reason is because of teams like Arsenal and Chelsea, who flood their team with foreigners. And they then go on and win something with all their fans thinking they've done something for the good of the Brittish game! Well, they have in a way, but exactly how many Brittish players played in that match, let alone appeared on the bench???
I also dis-like the idea of foreign managers taking charge of a country that's not their own. I feel that it's just not right! Sure, maybe a foreign coach brings in a newer, foreign influence and style, but I just don't think it's right to have one nationality being told what to do by someone of another!!
My prime examples of this are the Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson being in-charge at England (even if he has done quite a good job) and Berti Vogts, who's recently agreed to take-charge at Scotland. I think that the likes of Glenn Hoddle and Craig Brown should be brought back, mainly because of their nationallities!
And with a German incharge of Scotland, the rivalry will be even greater!!
I don't neccesarily mind seeing foreigners incharge of club sides, as the squads are full of imports anyway! And having a mix does seem to help clubs achive more in Europe, but too many can lead to problems!
Look at Chelsea. They must have nearly 10 different nationallities at least in their first-team alone, and what have they achieved from it?? They were playing much better and winning much more under Vialli, partly due to a good mix with Brittish blood. But now under Ranieir, it's all just one big mess where no-one can understand anyone else! And since Ranieri's appointment and all this mess occuring, Chelsea have failed to even look like a team that can challenge for honours, with in-consistent form!
Can this all really be blamed on one manager, who cannnot speak English himself??? Or are there just too many foreigners at Stamford Bridge??
Teams like Man United and Liverpool have done well with managers who know how to balance a side with a good mix of foreign and home-grown talent. Look at the Brits in their average starting XI. Can you name any one of those players who has NOT represented his country???
So in my view, the number of foreigners invading this country is getting too high, and the FA, with a Scotsman themself, need to start doing something about it!
I'm not saying 'immediatly sack Sven and bring back Hoddle' now, as that WOULD be rediculous! But like was has been suggested before, they should bring in more rules and regulations to limit each club to a certain number of foreingers. The EU Work-Permit rule just isn't enough, as managers can still import from the likes Italy and Spain.
C'mon the FA, you know it's the right thing to do.
If you don't act soon we could see many more young Brittish prospects forced out through too many fancy players with flair!
If you know me in this forum, you'll probably have realised I have 'a thing' against certain foreigners.
One reason is because of teams like Arsenal and Chelsea, who flood their team with foreigners. And they then go on and win something with all their fans thinking they've done something for the good of the Brittish game! Well, they have in a way, but exactly how many Brittish players played in that match, let alone appeared on the bench???
I also dis-like the idea of foreign managers taking charge of a country that's not their own. I feel that it's just not right! Sure, maybe a foreign coach brings in a newer, foreign influence and style, but I just don't think it's right to have one nationality being told what to do by someone of another!!
My prime examples of this are the Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson being in-charge at England (even if he has done quite a good job) and Berti Vogts, who's recently agreed to take-charge at Scotland. I think that the likes of Glenn Hoddle and Craig Brown should be brought back, mainly because of their nationallities!
And with a German incharge of Scotland, the rivalry will be even greater!!
I don't neccesarily mind seeing foreigners incharge of club sides, as the squads are full of imports anyway! And having a mix does seem to help clubs achive more in Europe, but too many can lead to problems!
Look at Chelsea. They must have nearly 10 different nationallities at least in their first-team alone, and what have they achieved from it?? They were playing much better and winning much more under Vialli, partly due to a good mix with Brittish blood. But now under Ranieir, it's all just one big mess where no-one can understand anyone else! And since Ranieri's appointment and all this mess occuring, Chelsea have failed to even look like a team that can challenge for honours, with in-consistent form!
Can this all really be blamed on one manager, who cannnot speak English himself??? Or are there just too many foreigners at Stamford Bridge??
Teams like Man United and Liverpool have done well with managers who know how to balance a side with a good mix of foreign and home-grown talent. Look at the Brits in their average starting XI. Can you name any one of those players who has NOT represented his country???
So in my view, the number of foreigners invading this country is getting too high, and the FA, with a Scotsman themself, need to start doing something about it!
I'm not saying 'immediatly sack Sven and bring back Hoddle' now, as that WOULD be rediculous! But like was has been suggested before, they should bring in more rules and regulations to limit each club to a certain number of foreingers. The EU Work-Permit rule just isn't enough, as managers can still import from the likes Italy and Spain.
C'mon the FA, you know it's the right thing to do.
If you don't act soon we could see many more young Brittish prospects forced out through too many fancy players with flair!
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