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To some extent Pagan, I wholeheartedly agree with you.
This is well worth a watch if you can spare the time, particularly from 53 secs onwards. All true.
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Nil, what you describe is a utopian world where teams are made up of primarily British players and where British Managers manage those teams but rightly or wrongly it’s not like that anymore the top 6 clubs are managed by foreign Managers because they are better than any British Managers available and 9 of Liverpool’s players who started v City were foreign as we’re 7 of City’s players and that’s because in the main the foreign players offer greater value for money and the majority are better than their British counterparts.
“Why are people drooling over Sanchez”?
It is because in a very small pond with very few tasty fish swimming in that pond of Sanchez’s level he’s one of the best possible players available in his position which is why pretty much all of the top clubs in the PL wanted to sign Sanchez albeit the deal was too rich for the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool and Arsenal wanted to keep him.
As Pagan rightly says we have foreign owners, foreign Managers, foreign players and the PL is watched all very the world with the world wide audience being substantially bigger than the UK audience and it’s never going to go back to the way it was.
Overall the product is better than it ever was but from an England team viewpoint it would be nice to think that we would get one or two more top English talents coming through of the caliber of Harry Kane.
But why pick on Sanchez when a few weeks ago Liverpool fans quite rightly were drooling over the signing of Virgil Van Dyke signed for £75m and a record fee for a defender. Why did Liverpool for instance not buy Michael Keane in the Summer for £25m instead of chasing Van Dijk.
All club’s quite rightly look to buy the best players available to them within the budgets that they have available to them no matter where they come from which is what United have done with Sanchez and it will almost certainly make them a better team.
All of which has made the Premier League the exciting League it is today.
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NB, unfortunately we’re stuck where we are, unless the whole of football dictates a maximum wage for young players related to their age. Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, the Manchester Clubs will overpay for potential fearing they may miss out to a rival.
Being a success is now secondary to wealth and celebrity status, players walk off the pitch having lost, laughing and joking, quick shower, jump into their exotic supercar, drive home to there multimillion pound mansion and trophy wife…Pagan
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I will boast cheekily a little on this tonight haha.
I’m really glad Jurgen Klopp made it clear Liverpool weren’t interested in Mahrez. Savage really was a div if anything thinking he was worth in excess of 100m.
That would have poured completely down the drain our Scouts and Brendan Rodgers’ decision back then to sign Phillipe Coutinho.
Really makes me laugh I have to say even living local how Leicester still seem to believe they’re on another level and that certain players are worth millions by a drop of a hat.
If for example, Chelsea invested and nurtured someone from their own Academy then they wouldn’t need a ‘Drinkwater’.
I’m trying my best to save Top Flight English Clubs their money, haha 😀 Buy from Asda, but don’t be shy in growing your own Vegetables.
That would broom out the Agents in one sweep 😀 🙂 🙂
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NB, so you live in Leicester?….Pagan
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I I Captain 🙂
We’re in the heart of the East Midlands.
Bring it on!
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Well after Nottingham of course.
In Leicester or near Leicester?
….Pagan
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If for example, Chelsea invested and nurtured someone from their own Academy then they wouldn’t need a ‘Drinkwater’.
True enough mate but swap Liverpool for Chelsea and Drinkwater for Van Dijk.?
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Van Dijk is a class above Drinkwater.
Drinkwater is very average. Van Dijk is one of the PLs top defenders.
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But only one of them has a PL medal….Pagan
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Leicester are truly in naughtiness deceptive. They are and have done punch above their weight. It actually makes my blood boil in them wining the Premier League.
Gosh, what on earth happened that season?!
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He has more than one.
Maybe you should go for John O’Shea next!?
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Alfie, he has more than one what?…Pagan
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Based on Nils point though which is a good one had Liverpool invested and nurtured someone from their own Academy then they wouldn’t need a ” Van Dijk”.
I don’t think Chelsea needed Van Dijk because of Christensen who has been developed at Chelsea since he joined them aged 15 and he has been outstanding this season and will only get better and has probably saved Chelsea a significant future transfer fee.
I don’t criticise Liverpool for buying Van Dijk he’s a top player and a great centre back.
Of course we would all prefer to see Academy players coming through from the Academies to first teams but it’s a tough thing to achieve at the top clubs Steve Gerrard in No Hunger in Paradise highlighted how difficult it is for kids to make it from Academy to first team regular.
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Its interesting because we played young Zinchenko today and i thoight he did well. He certainty played as well as Danilo has.
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NB, I don’t get your downer on Leicester, you have been on about getting players on the cheap, not spending fortunes on overseas players, well that’s what Leicester did, thought you’d be holding them up as a shining example…Pagan
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Pagan – Drinkwater has more than one PL winners medal.
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Nine, it’s all good going mate on thoughts. I’m too hung up about the Snooker at the mo haha.
Well done mate on the Chelsea win, that was truly fab and old skool; great to get a couple of goals in fast. Hazard was Star Man and it’s keeping up the fight regardless of what Man City do or don’t do.
Good weekend mate,
I on the other hand am fighting my thoughts on the Snooker haha
🙂 🙂
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Jim, I’ve been impressed with Zinchenko when I’ve seen him.
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