English football supporters are forever claiming that they have the best league in the world, better than France, Germany, Italy, Spain etc. If that's so, why are they so **** when it comes to the National team? I look from across the other side of the globe, and don't understand any of it. What's the problem?
Alle Nationen sind nach Hause ScheiÃe, und deshalb sollten wir den Schein und alle Deutschen geworden.
Surely if the league is the best, the standard of of local talent must rise, it's just common sense. Other leagues around the world buy players, and still win the big tournaments from time to time.
This is well worth a thread - go geddit, Gambol. I'm saving myself for a "shaved to the wood or a baird to the bellybutton" thread. Example The bird fae Bolton on Strictly Come Dancing - bald as the day she was born Clare Balding - pleated rasta pubes.
There was a period, late 70s to early 80s, when English teams completely dominated in Europe and our teams were made up of 80%-90% English players. We didn't even qualify for World Cups and Euros then. One of life's mysteries.
Um, wasn't it Liverpool that did that with about 40% Scottish players, a Zimbabwean and an Ozzie? I wouldn't say Aston Villa or Notts Forest dominated - then again, I wouldn't say either of them had "80-90% Englishmen" in their team.
77-82, 6 English wins of the European Cup in a row. No of English players starting match: 77 - 9 78 - 8 79 - 8 80 - 6 81 - 8 82 - 8 47/66 = 71% OK, I got the percentage slightly wrong. I'd have thought such a period might have produced a great England team but it wasn't to be.
