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In today's modern game, the influence of a foreign style of play can have a great effect on footballers alone, or even one area of football as a whole. Not matter what it is, even if it's just helping a 17 year old to improve his style of play, or maybe even changing the way we think of one certain competition as a whole, a foreign influence can make a lot of difference to something 'football' - usually a proffesional footballer.
Like I said, footballers themselves are usually the main target for an influence to take action. This can happen amongst a player of any age and in a number of different ways, but it's more than likely that a youngster will be effected by something new more than a veteran in his twilight years. This doesn't only happen amongst the proffesionals either. Semi pro's, amateurs, and even players in their local Sunday League or Pub team will very often take a liking to the styles of a player from South America, Italy, or Spain, sometimes even more often that the real players themselves. And yes, this even happens in that great big joke known as 'Women's Football'!
If an influential player is a lot closer to the younger players who are likely to be influenced by him, then they will be able to experience his abillities and potential, and can take in and understand all that they see a whole lot easier.
If one club makes a new £multi-million signing of some 'big-name' foreign star, attention is instantly attracted to this new boy and the club's and manager's reputation and respect begins to grow.
Players playing in a similar/identical position to this new signing will not like his arrival and feel that their regular place in the squad is under threat. This will make the truly dedicated players work harder and fight 'till the end for their place, while the money-grabbing Prima Donas who feel they're bigger than the club and must come first decide that there isn't room for the both of them and this same club, and that one of them should leave - usually himself. But thank God that there aren't all that many Prima Donas in today's game despite what you may think!
The youngsters in this new player's squad will also feel the need to shape-up and push themselves even further. Not neccesarily because they feel that their place in the Reserves is under threat, but mainly because of what they feel they can learn from a player who has played in the World Cup along with today's biggest and best in international football. But in some vary rare cases, some weak youngsters (the very youngest) may feel that they are so close to the first team they can almost smell it! But, that they'll don't stand a chance of playing in it while Diego Franco... What's-his-face is in there.
When there are good points to a new foreign arrival, there are also bad points that luckily don't occur as frequently as the good.
Having an international star with a huge world-wide reputation in your squad isn't the only way that other players around him (or her, HA!) can feel 'inspired' and different due to this one player's arrival.
A new trend of inspiration seems to be arriving away from the Centre Circle, and more like it's coming from the Dugout. Yes, the arrival of a new manager can inspire players to do all sorts of things - including work a lot better as a team (if his name and reputation is big enough)!
For proof and examples of this in action you only have to look at several recent managerial appointments of the last 12 months or so.
The most notable one must be Sven-Goran Eriksson's appointment as England Head Coach. Ever since day 1 in the job the fans' expectations have been high (yes, even Hooligans have feelings too!). And it's all really down to the fact that 'Sven-Goran Eriksson' is a big name on a continental basis, and not just in his native homeland of Sweden.
Obviously enough, Eriksson isn't English and is infact a forigner - Swedish infact. With his name and pressence comes truck-loads of respect and admiration from each and every player he passes by.
What?? You thought he's been helping out team in some other way!????
Course not! How could he - he can't even speak or understand English that well!! That is why Eriksson is doing a better job in-charge than Keegan, and why foreign managers and players always seem to do the trick at any club, and any level!
Berti Vogts appointment as Scotland manager is also having a similar effect on Craig Brown's former side. They've made a good start with someone they've never met before, and another non-English-speaking big football name.
Just as long as they have a big name, bringing with it a lot of respect and a big reputation, any foreign player or manager will do a fine job at his or her new club - no matter wether their male or female, black or white.
Now I know i've said that foreigners are a bad thing in our English game, but that's not entirely true. Having a select few in your squad is fine, just as long as it's not too many. After all, you need some kind of influence in your team somewhere in order to improve as a squad as a whole.
Foreigners aren't all that bad.... I guess.
Could you imagine if foreign players were playing for other national teams to their own...
Well, it may not be natural, but any team with just one foreign star would be more than ready to face-up against that best the Footballing World has to offer for tough competition.
Like I said, footballers themselves are usually the main target for an influence to take action. This can happen amongst a player of any age and in a number of different ways, but it's more than likely that a youngster will be effected by something new more than a veteran in his twilight years. This doesn't only happen amongst the proffesionals either. Semi pro's, amateurs, and even players in their local Sunday League or Pub team will very often take a liking to the styles of a player from South America, Italy, or Spain, sometimes even more often that the real players themselves. And yes, this even happens in that great big joke known as 'Women's Football'!
If an influential player is a lot closer to the younger players who are likely to be influenced by him, then they will be able to experience his abillities and potential, and can take in and understand all that they see a whole lot easier.
If one club makes a new £multi-million signing of some 'big-name' foreign star, attention is instantly attracted to this new boy and the club's and manager's reputation and respect begins to grow.
Players playing in a similar/identical position to this new signing will not like his arrival and feel that their regular place in the squad is under threat. This will make the truly dedicated players work harder and fight 'till the end for their place, while the money-grabbing Prima Donas who feel they're bigger than the club and must come first decide that there isn't room for the both of them and this same club, and that one of them should leave - usually himself. But thank God that there aren't all that many Prima Donas in today's game despite what you may think!
The youngsters in this new player's squad will also feel the need to shape-up and push themselves even further. Not neccesarily because they feel that their place in the Reserves is under threat, but mainly because of what they feel they can learn from a player who has played in the World Cup along with today's biggest and best in international football. But in some vary rare cases, some weak youngsters (the very youngest) may feel that they are so close to the first team they can almost smell it! But, that they'll don't stand a chance of playing in it while Diego Franco... What's-his-face is in there.
When there are good points to a new foreign arrival, there are also bad points that luckily don't occur as frequently as the good.
Having an international star with a huge world-wide reputation in your squad isn't the only way that other players around him (or her, HA!) can feel 'inspired' and different due to this one player's arrival.
A new trend of inspiration seems to be arriving away from the Centre Circle, and more like it's coming from the Dugout. Yes, the arrival of a new manager can inspire players to do all sorts of things - including work a lot better as a team (if his name and reputation is big enough)!
For proof and examples of this in action you only have to look at several recent managerial appointments of the last 12 months or so.
The most notable one must be Sven-Goran Eriksson's appointment as England Head Coach. Ever since day 1 in the job the fans' expectations have been high (yes, even Hooligans have feelings too!). And it's all really down to the fact that 'Sven-Goran Eriksson' is a big name on a continental basis, and not just in his native homeland of Sweden.
Obviously enough, Eriksson isn't English and is infact a forigner - Swedish infact. With his name and pressence comes truck-loads of respect and admiration from each and every player he passes by.
What?? You thought he's been helping out team in some other way!????
Course not! How could he - he can't even speak or understand English that well!! That is why Eriksson is doing a better job in-charge than Keegan, and why foreign managers and players always seem to do the trick at any club, and any level!
Berti Vogts appointment as Scotland manager is also having a similar effect on Craig Brown's former side. They've made a good start with someone they've never met before, and another non-English-speaking big football name.
Just as long as they have a big name, bringing with it a lot of respect and a big reputation, any foreign player or manager will do a fine job at his or her new club - no matter wether their male or female, black or white.
Now I know i've said that foreigners are a bad thing in our English game, but that's not entirely true. Having a select few in your squad is fine, just as long as it's not too many. After all, you need some kind of influence in your team somewhere in order to improve as a squad as a whole.
Foreigners aren't all that bad.... I guess.
Could you imagine if foreign players were playing for other national teams to their own...
Well, it may not be natural, but any team with just one foreign star would be more than ready to face-up against that best the Footballing World has to offer for tough competition.
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In today's modern game, the influence of a foreign style of play can have a great effect on footballers alone, or even one area of football as a whole. Not matter what it is, even if it's just helping a 17 year old to improve his style of play, or maybe even changing the way we think of one certain competition as a whole, a foreign influence can make a lot of difference to something 'football' - usually a proffesional footballer.
Like I said, footballers themselves are usually the main target for an influence to take action. This can happen amongst a player of any age and in a number of different ways, but it's more than likely that a youngster will be effected by something new more than a veteran in his twilight years. This doesn't only happen amongst the proffesionals either. Semi pro's, amateurs, and even players in their local Sunday League or Pub team will very often take a liking to the styles of a player from South America, Italy, or Spain, sometimes even more often that the real players themselves. And yes, this even happens in that great big joke known as 'Women's Football'!
If an influential player is a lot closer to the younger players who are likely to be influenced by him, then they will be able to experience his abillities and potential, and can take in and understand all that they see a whole lot easier.
If one club makes a new £multi-million signing of some 'big-name' foreign star, attention is instantly attracted to this new boy and the club's and manager's reputation and respect begins to grow.
Players playing in a similar/identical position to this new signing will not like his arrival and feel that their regular place in the squad is under threat. This will make the truly dedicated players work harder and fight 'till the end for their place, while the money-grabbing Prima Donas who feel they're bigger than the club and must come first decide that there isn't room for the both of them and this same club, and that one of them should leave - usually himself. But thank God that there aren't all that many Prima Donas in today's game despite what you may think!
The youngsters in this new player's squad will also feel the need to shape-up and push themselves even further. Not neccesarily because they feel that their place in the Reserves is under threat, but mainly because of what they feel they can learn from a player who has played in the World Cup along with today's biggest and best in international football. But in some vary rare cases, some weak youngsters (the very youngest) may feel that they are so close to the first team they can almost smell it! But, that they'll don't stand a chance of playing in it while Diego Franco... What's-his-face is in there.
When there are good points to a new foreign arrival, there are also bad points that luckily don't occur as frequently as the good.
Having an international star with a huge world-wide reputation in your squad isn't the only way that other players around him (or her, HA!) can feel 'inspired' and different due to this one player's arrival.
A new trend of inspiration seems to be arriving away from the Centre Circle, and more like it's coming from the Dugout. Yes, the arrival of a new manager can inspire players to do all sorts of things - including work a lot better as a team (if his name and reputation is big enough)!
For proof and examples of this in action you only have to look at several recent managerial appointments of the last 12 months or so.
The most notable one must be Sven-Goran Eriksson's appointment as England Head Coach. Ever since day 1 in the job the fans' expectations have been high (yes, even Hooligans have feelings too!). And it's all really down to the fact that 'Sven-Goran Eriksson' is a big name on a continental basis, and not just in his native homeland of Sweden.
Obviously enough, Eriksson isn't English and is infact a forigner - Swedish infact. With his name and pressence comes truck-loads of respect and admiration from each and every player he passes by.
What?? You thought he's been helping out team in some other way!????
Course not! How could he - he can't even speak or understand English that well!! That is why Eriksson is doing a better job in-charge than Keegan, and why foreign managers and players always seem to do the trick at any club, and any level!
Berti Vogts appointment as Scotland manager is also having a similar effect on Craig Brown's former side. They've made a good start with someone they've never met before, and another non-English-speaking big football name.
Just as long as they have a big name, bringing with it a lot of respect and a big reputation, any foreign player or manager will do a fine job at his or her new club - no matter wether their male or female, black or white.
Now I know i've said that foreigners are a bad thing in our English game, but that's not entirely true. Having a select few in your squad is fine, just as long as it's not too many. After all, you need some kind of influence in your team somewhere in order to improve as a squad as a whole.
Foreigners aren't all that bad.... I guess.
Could you imagine if foreign players were playing for other national teams to their own...
Well, it may not be natural, but any team with just one foreign star would be more than ready to face-up against that best the Footballing World has to offer for tough competition.
Like I said, footballers themselves are usually the main target for an influence to take action. This can happen amongst a player of any age and in a number of different ways, but it's more than likely that a youngster will be effected by something new more than a veteran in his twilight years. This doesn't only happen amongst the proffesionals either. Semi pro's, amateurs, and even players in their local Sunday League or Pub team will very often take a liking to the styles of a player from South America, Italy, or Spain, sometimes even more often that the real players themselves. And yes, this even happens in that great big joke known as 'Women's Football'!
If an influential player is a lot closer to the younger players who are likely to be influenced by him, then they will be able to experience his abillities and potential, and can take in and understand all that they see a whole lot easier.
If one club makes a new £multi-million signing of some 'big-name' foreign star, attention is instantly attracted to this new boy and the club's and manager's reputation and respect begins to grow.
Players playing in a similar/identical position to this new signing will not like his arrival and feel that their regular place in the squad is under threat. This will make the truly dedicated players work harder and fight 'till the end for their place, while the money-grabbing Prima Donas who feel they're bigger than the club and must come first decide that there isn't room for the both of them and this same club, and that one of them should leave - usually himself. But thank God that there aren't all that many Prima Donas in today's game despite what you may think!
The youngsters in this new player's squad will also feel the need to shape-up and push themselves even further. Not neccesarily because they feel that their place in the Reserves is under threat, but mainly because of what they feel they can learn from a player who has played in the World Cup along with today's biggest and best in international football. But in some vary rare cases, some weak youngsters (the very youngest) may feel that they are so close to the first team they can almost smell it! But, that they'll don't stand a chance of playing in it while Diego Franco... What's-his-face is in there.
When there are good points to a new foreign arrival, there are also bad points that luckily don't occur as frequently as the good.
Having an international star with a huge world-wide reputation in your squad isn't the only way that other players around him (or her, HA!) can feel 'inspired' and different due to this one player's arrival.
A new trend of inspiration seems to be arriving away from the Centre Circle, and more like it's coming from the Dugout. Yes, the arrival of a new manager can inspire players to do all sorts of things - including work a lot better as a team (if his name and reputation is big enough)!
For proof and examples of this in action you only have to look at several recent managerial appointments of the last 12 months or so.
The most notable one must be Sven-Goran Eriksson's appointment as England Head Coach. Ever since day 1 in the job the fans' expectations have been high (yes, even Hooligans have feelings too!). And it's all really down to the fact that 'Sven-Goran Eriksson' is a big name on a continental basis, and not just in his native homeland of Sweden.
Obviously enough, Eriksson isn't English and is infact a forigner - Swedish infact. With his name and pressence comes truck-loads of respect and admiration from each and every player he passes by.
What?? You thought he's been helping out team in some other way!????
Course not! How could he - he can't even speak or understand English that well!! That is why Eriksson is doing a better job in-charge than Keegan, and why foreign managers and players always seem to do the trick at any club, and any level!
Berti Vogts appointment as Scotland manager is also having a similar effect on Craig Brown's former side. They've made a good start with someone they've never met before, and another non-English-speaking big football name.
Just as long as they have a big name, bringing with it a lot of respect and a big reputation, any foreign player or manager will do a fine job at his or her new club - no matter wether their male or female, black or white.
Now I know i've said that foreigners are a bad thing in our English game, but that's not entirely true. Having a select few in your squad is fine, just as long as it's not too many. After all, you need some kind of influence in your team somewhere in order to improve as a squad as a whole.
Foreigners aren't all that bad.... I guess.
Could you imagine if foreign players were playing for other national teams to their own...
Well, it may not be natural, but any team with just one foreign star would be more than ready to face-up against that best the Footballing World has to offer for tough competition.