I read somewhere the other day that we (Spurs) have, on average, the youngest side in the PL. Something like 24 years and so many days. But the point I am trying to make is how we are keeping it English, with such young talent coming through our ranks as Kane, Townsend, Rose, Walker, Mason and Dier, I feel we're doing our bit. The only other top team (if you count us as a top team) that is doing this is Liverpool. Like us they also have an emphasis on maintaining young English talent with Henders, Raheem, Flanagan, Ibe and Sturridge. Now I know these players might not be the best in the league but I can't help think these young players will only ever reach there full potential if they are not only at a top club with the best facilities but also playing with the best players. I think this is almost the right way to run things if we want a decent future england squad and makes me feel partly proud that we're running our clubs this way
You look at cash teams like Chelsea, City and even Man Utd to some extent and yes they have a few established English players but there main focus is on buying the best players at what ever price. I think City's last young english player to buy was Rodwell and they only benched him and Chelsea's was Cahill. Yet do you blame them as if you want to win you need the best players and if they're not English why not look somewhere else.
Thoughts?
Doing our bit
posted on 5/3/15
In the last 12 months Gibbs, Chambers, Wilshere, Welbeck and Chamberlain have all started for England, with Walcott also being included in a squad despite being injured.
Further English youngsters Maitland-Niles, Akpom, O'Conner and Hayden have all appeared for the first team.
Guess the OP doesn't think Arsenal are a top team... Because we are definitely doing our bit.
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I apologise to any Arsenal fans who think ive missed them out, they also put an emphasis on young english talent, I would put Welbeck, Walcott, Wilshere and Ox as established English talent as they already feature regularly for England. But yes they also run their club well, other mentions go to Southampton and Everton. This article wasn't meant to offend but raise the point about cash clubs don't invest in young english talent
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Yeah Arsenal are one of the first teams I'd think of when it comes to the England side.
I don't really need to list the English players we've had either play for the national team or played in the first team in recent times.
Don't be surprised if we snap up Clyne, Stones and Barkley in the near future either. United and Arsenal are sides that have and always will do their bit for the national team.
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I was talking more recently, ofcourse we can talk about utd and the class of 92 Rooney, Rio etc but since the end of Fergies rein you've spent money to catch up with the cash clubs, Shaw exempt..... and go on to sell Welbeck and Zaha
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We've also given debuts to Blackett and Lingard and given games to Wilson.
They may not make it, of course, but the two you mentioned didn't either.
But I'm sure we will continue to try and find the best English talent and promote what we have in our ranks. Hopefully the talent will be there to truly make it both club and country.
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with such young talent coming through our ranks as Kane, Townsend, Rose, Walker, Mason and Dier,
Being a bit reckless with the word talent there
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Man United have lost there identity
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i am not a fan of long winded articles but this is a great one
An excellent article
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Shaw
Smalling
Jones
Young
Blackett
Carrick
Rooney
Evil heathens
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The very fact that Smalling, Young and Jones feature for our national side just shows where we are in world football at the moment.