It's easy to blame the number of foreigners for England's plight now. But the fact is England have always failed to live up to their hyped up expectations (with the exception of '66 of course). Even way before the influx of foreigners into the English league.

Some quarters have been blaming Wenger which i think is pretty daft. Hasn't it crossed anyone's mind that maybe it isn't that he doesn't favour English talent but more of the fact that most English players aren't good enough technically.

The problem as many ppl have said lies at grassroot levels. Kids are being forced into fixed positions at a young age and all are trained in a rigid 4-4-2 system. They take the enjoyment out of the game by not encouraging them to express themselves technically. Instead priority is given to those that can run nonstop for 90 mins.