Not true - look at Germany and Spain

Spain has about 10 clubs who can all compete for a place in the top four.

It's mostly about the quality and mentality of youth coaching though - if the players were genuinely good enough aged 16-20, they'd get in the top four teams. They're not, because they've been coaching to play percentage football.

We need to kick out the "Englishness" in the English game from a coaching perspective, get a load of foreigners to coach our academies, at the same time getting them to coach our coaches, and then eventially we may catch up with the rest of the world in terms of technique.

Posted By: duke of york on November 21st 2007 at 22:51:19

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English football both internationally and domestically (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 22:44:34
- England U16, U18 & U21 are good to watch... (Other Football) - sixthgo, Nov 21, 22:49:16
  - Those players do well at a medium sized club (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 22:53:41
- The top four virtually dictating football really doesn't help the English game (Other Football) - pants, Nov 21, 22:46:41
  - sorry but every league in the world... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 22:48:37
    - over the last few years spain has had different teams in the champs league (Other Football) - pants, Nov 21, 22:57:25
      - newcastle,blackburn,ipswich,everton,leed s,spurs are getting close... (n/m) (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:08:48
        
        That's the bit I don't like, spurs should have got in, and then when they didn't (Other Football) - pants, Nov 21, 23:12:00
        
        As i then said in my reply doy.... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:18:25
        
        hhhmmmm (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 23:10:13
      - Or the Ipswich of 2002 (ish) (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 22:58:27
        
        Yeah fair do's on that, didnt' they just get a uefa spot though? (Other Football) - pants, Nov 21, 23:04:57
        
        Meant it's changed massively even in past 5/6 years (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 23:07:22
    - Not true - look at Germany and Spain (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 22:51:19
      - i am talking financially... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:06:45
        
        There are about 8 teams competing for Champs League places (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 23:08:18
        
        regardless of what you say... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:10:15
        
        It's often a different 2 from 6 (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 23:11:47
        
        There is potential in england for teams to challenge the big four... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:15:33
        
        But any player good enough gets bought for £20m by the big four (Other Football) - duke of york, Nov 21, 23:18:49
        
        Hmmm i see your point on the monopolising of players.... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 23:24:18
  - Surely Brian fucking Barwick should get the bullet to (n/m) (Other Football) - Darren Eadie, Nov 21, 22:48:06
  - Bury Town, £5 to get in and Speckled Hen while you watch (n/m) (Other Football) - BSE Canary, Nov 21, 22:47:45
- Athletes, not footballers (Other Football) - Partial Angler, Nov 21, 22:46:10
  - Its terrible that its gone that way... (Other Football) - Alan, Nov 21, 22:52:09

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