Quote:
Originally Posted by chris9991
With all the foreigners in the Premier League, do they get a chance to find out how to play the 'English' way and who can't keep it up for a full match? As none of the English talent goes abroad, they never learn anything different
|
This is another issue. Although I think it's less about 'playing another way', there is only so much an already established player can do about their game, it's more about a lack of playing talent.
Fabregas couldn't break into the Barcelona squad when he was young. He could have sat at Barcelona getting cameo roles when Xavi or Iniesta were injured and awaited his turn until 24/25 to replace them. He didn't. Instead to went to Arsenal were he played in the first team for years and years and became a better player as a result of actually playing football.
This is the thing with European footballers. They, as a whole, take it seriously and don't sit and whine about 'foreigners' they compete for their place and if they can't get into the side they don't want to sit on the bench collecting their salaries, going to clubs, and living the life. They go where they can to play football.
Here the vast majority of English players don't leave the country. There was not a single man in that 23 man squad who didn't play in England. Problem with this is there are only so many top teams in England and even fewer that play in the Champions League.
In summary: It's not so much a different way of playing but being more motivated in playing at all. You get the feeling a lot of English players don't actually like football sometimes.