Look at what the FT policy has done to football

[Ramseth]

its pearce. already capello's asst. and he gets bullied a lot by capello (see vid at 1:10)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RHqxrszXYM

Get Paul Gascoigne best.

 

[eErotica69]

Shhh! Though it is true that colonialism defines the very heart and soul of majority of Singapore's population , it is taboo to speak of it.

Please lah. The Prc, thailand, indonesia etc. are also watching the over hyped BPL, they were ex-Brit colony meh?

 

[Ramseth]

Please lah. The Prc, thailand, indonesia etc. are also watching the over hyped BPL, they were ex-Brit colony meh?

The English are experts at inventing games and converting tournaments into profit-spinning franchises without even needing their own players in the games.

- Wimbledon Tennis, the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, when's the last time you've heard of an English tennis champion?

- All-England Badminton, the most prestigious badminton tournament in the world, what has it got to do with England or English except that it's held there?

- Next up, English Premier League of course.

 

[jw5]

Oh yeah. I just recalled another English manager worth mentioning - Stuart Pierce. He's the U21 manager. I hope he moves on to get some real club level experience. Then he'll be the ideal England manager.

Under Stuart Pearce, none of the English people will dare to fxxk around, on or off the field, including John Terry.
They didn't use to call him Psycho for nothing.

I didn't say that those 4 guys were world class, they are just good and capable of managing England.
Terry Venables is still around, doing punditry and stuff like that.
Don't consider McClaren a good manager, any manager who holds an umbrella in the rain while his players are out playing in the rain, ought to be watching the matches on his sofa at home.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Even the president of La Liga has pointed out England's problem. Now it's up to English FA to do some soul searching.


World Cup 2010: England are 'paying price of foreign Premier League'
• President says 77.1% of La Liga players are Spanish
• Contrast with 40% English players in Premier League

England's dismal failure at the World Cup can be blamed on the Premier League's inability to promote home-grown talent, according to the president of Spain's La Liga.

José Luis Astiazarán has questioned the number of young foreign players at Premier League clubs and said the principal reason Spain have reached Sunday's final against Holland is that "77.1%" of footballers in their domestic league are Spanish-qualified, a direct result of home-grown players being given the opportunity in their clubs' first teams. In the Premier League fewer than 40% of players are English.

"In La Liga there are 77.1% Spanish players, 16.7% European and 6.7% non-European," Astiazarán said. "Our strategy is to work very hard with young home-grown players and to try to have a mix between them and experienced players.

"Why is it not a high number of foreign players in La Liga? Because we invest more and more in young Spanish players than in young foreign players. England has many times taken young players from outside who are 14, 16 years old. These kind of players are not English. This is one of the most important differences between Spain and England. We invest in young Spanish players. In Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United there are a lot of young Spanish, French and Italian players – maybe this is why at the moment you are not creating young English players.

"These [young foreign] players cannot play for the English national team. It's good to have goalkeepers from outside. But how many English goalkeepers are in the Premier League?"

Astiazarán said that unlike their English counterparts, Spanish clubs take youth development very seriously and are prepared to give young players opportunities in their first teams. "Spanish teams are working with a very serious strategy in the formation of young players," he said. "The players who become attached to clubs are from the local area and there is a fidelity [each way] and they start playing in the first division at 16 or 17."

He added that all La Liga clubs have academies and many have a holistic strategy that offers education and pastoral care to their young footballers . "At six to eight years old there is no competitive football in the academies, only coaching. Then from eight to 10, in some areas of Spain, they will play matches with controls. After this they start to play more competitively."

Spain are also the reigning European champions and Astiazarán does not deny that imported, established foreign stars have aided the development of domestic footballers. "OK, there are very good foreign players who help improve the Spanish players' level because we have players coming from the major leagues who have played in the Champions League and big competitions in Europe and this is important," he said.

"We have many young players who are playing in good teams. This is very important because they have opportunities to play in the first teams at the top level in the league. After this they know what it is to play with experienced players, they [too] have experience to play in the big competitions."

A criticism levelled at England during the World Cup was that big-name players formed cliques that damaged team spirit. Despite Spain including Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, David Villa and Carles Puyol, Astiazarán claims that the team's prevailing culture does not allow egos. "In Spain we have the results and everyone is just thinking to win," he said. "This is very important. With bigger stars it's very complicated to do it but we have bigger stars and they know the way."

Astiazarán also claimed that Spain have found a successful blend of youth and experience. "In the national team we have this with, say, Pedro, [who is 22], Jesús Navas [the 24-year-old midfielder] and [Carles] Puyol." The 32-year-old Barcelona defender's goal against Germany, of course, took Spain to their first World Cup final.

Though Germany redrew their youth structure after a dismal performance at Euro 2000, Astiazarán said: "It is more that we have been working [for] a lot of years towards this moment."

 

[Rogue Trader]

Spain are also the reigning European champions and Astiazarán does not deny that imported, established foreign stars have aided the development of domestic footballers. "OK, there are very good foreign players who help improve the Spanish players' level because we have players coming from the major leagues who have played in the Champions League and big competitions in Europe and this is important," he said.

I recall this was the original Ft policy. In the 90s high calibre foreigners were hired to head the IT and finance field.

Then the ministers opened the floodgates since it was a good way to increase housing demand and GST revenue.. and the rest was history.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Revisiting my own thread.

English clubs have reinvested into youth and look what's happening

 

[zhihau]

If we could revisit this thread a decade later, it’d become truly an ageless classic.

 

[cocobobo]

At the park near my place, there used to be kids playing football. Now they have been replaced by teens playing cricket.

 

[laksaboy]

At the park near my place, there used to be kids playing football. Now they have been replaced by teens playing cricket.

It won't be loong before cricket becomes an official Sinkie national sport, with funding and media coverage comparable to ping pong.