Wow, that last stat is the killer

(and that was in a week when Arsenal started with 3 English players I think - Gibbs, Ox and Walcott - two of whom don't generally start for them. So could easily have been lower.)

We just come back to our coaching and infrastructure at youth levels, I think. not an original thought, but it hasn't been good enough for years, I don't think.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 2nd 2015 at 08:36:48

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Some disconcerting footy stats in The Times this morning (Other Football) - Old Git, Oct 2, 08:33:33
- This article is good on the German system which starts at the grass roots... (Other Football) - Vivid Data Shark, Oct 2, 11:18:25
- it should be simple (Other Football) - paulg, Oct 2, 09:59:49
  - Do you think that would actually make us better? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Oct 2, 10:49:41
    - We got rid of kick and rush years ago (Other Football) - bjg123, Oct 2, 11:34:03
      - Well that's really good news (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Oct 2, 11:59:03
        
        I've watched years of yoof football from U10 TO U16, there's not much hoofing (Other Football) - BSE Canary, Oct 2, 12:34:03
    - I think it would (Other Football) - paulg, Oct 2, 11:05:42
    - I think they would be wanted but they get paid far too much over here (Other Football) - lurd, Oct 2, 10:55:46
      - I think that's a big part of it as well as some culture issues (Other Football) - megson, Oct 2, 13:37:30
      - Yeah that could be it (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Oct 2, 11:56:46
  - not allowed to due to EU law. (n/m) (Other Football) - fal5taff, Oct 2, 10:01:00
    - and the Prem clubs would never agree to it and they effectively control the FA (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Oct 2, 10:32:46
    - Unfortunately, yes ... (Other Football) - paulg, Oct 2, 10:04:46
- Wow, that last stat is the killer (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 2, 08:36:48
  - I think a more important factor is the immobility of English players (Other Football) - King, Oct 2, 08:52:49
    - there's that, plus inflated cost of English players (Other Football) - CWC, Oct 2, 10:12:57
    - This ^^ (n/m) (Other Football) - megson, Oct 2, 09:46:11
  - Dietmar Hamann was talking about this on radio (Other Football) - Charles21, Oct 2, 08:46:19

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