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while Johnny Foreigner shows us how to do it again, with a bit of wise investment.WHEN WILL WE LEARN?In February 2010, . Its motto? Skills, Vision, and Fun! Three words that are so, so distant from anything in English football at the moment, that they could actually be used to describe exactly what English football is not. So instead of trying to adopt some of the methods used by succe sful football institutions, they seem to be coming to us. Good then: for we are a country whose footballing hierarchies are greedy, ignorant and stupid to Naz Reid Jersey the point that as a nation, we now need all the help we can get.Its not like we dont know what the problem is though. Even the most football illiterate person can see that even our world-cla s players, me sers Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney . And the only reason we think they are world-beaters of a golden-generation is because our eyes and ears are constantly . Disappointment and embarra sment should not really be surprising to us; if anyone takes a look at the technical level of the players in any of the other leagues in the continent, or in South America it is obvious we are not even playing the same game. Carlos Alberto, whose World Cup Final goal so many English football fans salivate over:check the comments on the YouTube videoAlberto hits the nail on the head saying: Unle s you (English) change your whole attitude to football, nothing will get better. And it is not just the technical deficiencies that are making us look like mugs, it is Omari Spellman Jersey clearly what motivates our players to play that is the problem : Sometimes they play as if they do not feel the game. I hope they understand these things and try to change because every other country changed a long time ago. And this is the crux of the problem, right down to gra sroots football. Why does everyone else play? For fun. To learn. Why do we play? Money. And what is it that is ruining English football from the bottom up? Money.Lets look carefully at this question why are we so technically inept? Well, anyone who has ever tried to learn anything will testify to the fact that it is much, much more difficult when you are older than say, 14, or 15. Succe s in football is usually determined by which players are best able to manipulate the ball and manipulate the space available. You cannot teach players to do this without investing lots and lots of money into a system of education that specialises in teaching these skills at a very early age.Whats the problem then? The Premier League has lots of moneyBut the truth is, clubs dont spend anything like enough on youth development from a young age, and even when they do, barely any players make it into the first teams. Who didnt marvel at the intelligence, maturity and skill exhibited by the German team of Ozil, Muller and Shweinsteiger? The same team who, in the build up to the game against England were labelled by the ever self-involved English pre s as inexperienced, lightweight, and even inconsistent. And what allowed a young side such as this to gain the experience and confidence? Money, ironically enough.Here are some spending figures comparing investment in youth development Malik Sealy Jersey between the Bundesliga and the English Premier League:Bundesliga 2009-09 Premier League 2008-09 Revenue: 1.6bn (1.3bn)Operating profit: 172m (143m)Net debt: 610m (506m)Spending on youth academies: 55m (46m)Revenue: 1.981bnOperating profits: 79mNet Debt: 3.3bn (1.4bn soft loans)Spending on youth academies: 30m To summarise these figures with a quote from the accompanying article:Their system works, quite simply, because German clubs invest more in the future. Bundesliga clubs spent 55m (50m) on their youth academies in 2008-09. This works out as 3.3 per cent of gro s revenues. Premier League clubs, by contrast, spend about 30m a year, just 1.5 per cent of revenuesThe Germans spend twice as much of their profit on youth development. So we can definitely say that one thing succe sful countries are doing is spending more money (that we, the viewer pay for, incidentally) on making their players better. Just have a look at the number of coaches employed in Britain compared to the other big three leagues in Europe:EnglandSpainItalyGermany2,76923,99529,42034,790It is absolutely clear that there is a link between the amount of coaches, and the quality of the countries footballers. But as ever with England, football isnt about quality, it is about money. Howard Wilkinson, the man who put forward the Charter for Quality that would inspire the creation of dedicated football academies at profe sional clubs is clearly concerned that the English pre-occupation with maximising profit is detrimental at academy level (where all our qualified coaches are). He suggests that . He says prophetically It will impact on the national team if we dont have players coming through from the academies.Here are some figures to show how few players come through:PREMIER PRODUCTION LINESNumber of English-qualified academy graduates from current PL clubs who have gone on to D'Angelo Russell Jersey make at least five league starts since start of 2002-03 seasonNine: MiddlesbroughEight: Manchester CityFive: Aston Villa, West HamFour: DerbyThree: Arsenal, Everton, Fulham, Newcastle, SunderlandTwo: LiverpoolOne: Birmingham, Blackburn, Manchester United, Spurs, Wigan*None: Bolton, Chelsea, Portsmouth**, Reading* No academy** Academy status since July But that isnt the end of it. Speaking in this months FourFourTwo, England under 17 manager John Peacock highlights another problem: we are in a quick-fix busine s and first team managers need players to step in and do a job, which not all young players can do And herein lies the other problem; unle s you are a talent that is suited to the demands of the English Premier or football league, you are not going to get a chance anyway. Wayne Rooney was a strong young lad with two powerful feet and pace. He was ideally suited Jake Layman Jersey to life in the English top flight. Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta are both 170cm, which works out to be about 5 ft 6 inches, they cant weigh much more than 9 stone apiece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTilDwda-HsTheir footballing skill and intelligence beat the ever-effective Germans to win Euro 2008, , and have just shown . Can you ever imagine players of their size getting a chance in the middle of the park for any Premiership sides before they were proven? Of course not. Too much of a risk, right?In Spain they pride themselves in what they call the . Literally, this means quarry and refers to the resource pool of local talent in any given sport. Of course we all love to see homegrown players make it big, but I am strained to think of an examp

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while Johnny Foreigner shows us how to do it again, with a bit of wise investment.WHEN WILL WE LEARN?In February 2010, . Its motto? Skills, Vision, and Fun! Three words that are so, so distant from anything in English football at the moment, that they could actually be used to describe exactly what English football is not. So instead of trying to adopt some of the methods used by succe sful football institutions, they seem to be coming to us. Good then: for we are a country whose footballing hierarchies are greedy, ignorant and stupid to Naz Reid Jersey the point that as a nation, we now need all the help we can get.Its not like we dont know what the problem is though. Even the most football illiterate person can see that even our world-cla s players, me sers Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney . And the only reason we think they are world-beaters of a golden-generation is because our eyes and ears are constantly . Disappointment and embarra sment should not really be surprising to us; if anyone takes a look at the technical level of the players in any of the other leagues in the continent, or in South America it is obvious we are not even playing the same game. Carlos Alberto, whose World Cup Final goal so many English football fans salivate over:check the comments on the YouTube videoAlberto hits the nail on the head saying: Unle s you (English) change your whole attitude to football, nothing will get better. And it is not just the technical deficiencies that are making us look like mugs, it is Omari Spellman Jersey clearly what motivates our players to play that is the problem : Sometimes they play as if they do not feel the game. I hope they understand these things and try to change because every other country changed a long time ago. And this is the crux of the problem, right down to gra sroots football. Why does everyone else play? For fun. To learn. Why do we play? Money. And what is it that is ruining English football from the bottom up? Money.Lets look carefully at this question why are we so technically inept? Well, anyone who has ever tried to learn anything will testify to the fact that it is much, much more difficult when you are older than say, 14, or 15. Succe s in football is usually determined by which players are best able to manipulate the ball and manipulate the space available. You cannot teach players to do this without investing lots and lots of money into a system of education that specialises in teaching these skills at a very early age.Whats the problem then? The Premier League has lots of moneyBut the truth is, clubs dont spend anything like enough on youth development from a young age, and even when they do, barely any players make it into the first teams. Who didnt marvel at the intelligence, maturity and skill exhibited by the German team of Ozil, Muller and Shweinsteiger? The same team who, in the build up to the game against England were labelled by the ever self-involved English pre s as inexperienced, lightweight, and even inconsistent. And what allowed a young side such as this to gain the experience and confidence? Money, ironically enough.Here are some spending figures comparing investment in youth development Malik Sealy Jersey between the Bundesliga and the English Premier League:Bundesliga 2009-09 Premier League 2008-09 Revenue: 1.6bn (1.3bn)Operating profit: 172m (143m)Net debt: 610m (506m)Spending on youth academies: 55m (46m)Revenue: 1.981bnOperating profits: 79mNet Debt: 3.3bn (1.4bn soft loans)Spending on youth academies: 30m To summarise these figures with a quote from the accompanying article:Their system works, quite simply, because German clubs invest more in the future. Bundesliga clubs spent 55m (50m) on their youth academies in 2008-09. This works out as 3.3 per cent of gro s revenues. Premier League clubs, by contrast, spend about 30m a year, just 1.5 per cent of revenuesThe Germans spend twice as much of their profit on youth development. So we can definitely say that one thing succe sful countries are doing is spending more money (that we, the viewer pay for, incidentally) on making their players better. Just have a look at the number of coaches employed in Britain compared to the other big three leagues in Europe:EnglandSpainItalyGermany2,76923,99529,42034,790It is absolutely clear that there is a link between the amount of coaches, and the quality of the countries footballers. But as ever with England, football isnt about quality, it is about money. Howard Wilkinson, the man who put forward the Charter for Quality that would inspire the creation of dedicated football academies at profe sional clubs is clearly concerned that the English pre-occupation with maximising profit is detrimental at academy level (where all our qualified coaches are). He suggests that . He says prophetically It will impact on the national team if we dont have players coming through from the academies.Here are some figures to show how few players come through:PREMIER PRODUCTION LINESNumber of English-qualified academy graduates from current PL clubs who have gone on to D'Angelo Russell Jersey make at least five league starts since start of 2002-03 seasonNine: MiddlesbroughEight: Manchester CityFive: Aston Villa, West HamFour: DerbyThree: Arsenal, Everton, Fulham, Newcastle, SunderlandTwo: LiverpoolOne: Birmingham, Blackburn, Manchester United, Spurs, Wigan*None: Bolton, Chelsea, Portsmouth**, Reading* No academy** Academy status since July But that isnt the end of it. Speaking in this months FourFourTwo, England under 17 manager John Peacock highlights another problem: we are in a quick-fix busine s and first team managers need players to step in and do a job, which not all young players can do And herein lies the other problem; unle s you are a talent that is suited to the demands of the English Premier or football league, you are not going to get a chance anyway. Wayne Rooney was a strong young lad with two powerful feet and pace. He was ideally suited Jake Layman Jersey to life in the English top flight. Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta are both 170cm, which works out to be about 5 ft 6 inches, they cant weigh much more than 9 stone apiece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTilDwda-HsTheir footballing skill and intelligence beat the ever-effective Germans to win Euro 2008, , and have just shown . Can you ever imagine players of their size getting a chance in the middle of the park for any Premiership sides before they were proven? Of course not. Too much of a risk, right?In Spain they pride themselves in what they call the . Literally, this means quarry and refers to the resource pool of local talent in any given sport. Of course we all love to see homegrown players make it big, but I am strained to think of an examp