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The Official 2018/19 Premier League Thread

K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:
I've nothing against good foreign players being in the greed league, there are far too many bang average players strolling about in it. Clubs need to work harder at producing their own players and get a meaningful reserve league as making the step up from age limit football has not worked.
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Just be bang average home grown players instead.

Think of all the meh players we’ve had come through
 
Legohamster said:
Just be bang average home grown players instead.

Think of all the meh players we’ve had come through
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Maybe, but there could be 2 or 3 class players who develop given a chance, but we'll never know as most of the foreign coaches aren't interested in England or future of the club just the English pound notes they'll get when they get the sack.
 
K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:
Maybe, but there could be 2 or 3 class players who develop given a chance, but we'll never know as most of the foreign coaches aren't interested in England or future of the club just the English pound notes they'll get when they get the sack.
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Not sure how true that is.

Chelsea aside all the top 6 have decent amount HGP

Out of the players we released, how many would have been improvements on squad?
 
Legohamster said:
Not sure how true that is.

Chelsea aside all the top 6 have decent amount HGP
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My point is all the also rans are full of second rate foreign players, not good enough to move them forward but might just keep them up. Woolwich and Chelsea have regularly fielded complete foreign teams.
 
K.D.D.D.D.Soc said:
Woolwich and Chelsea have regularly fielded complete foreign teams.
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I don’t understand why that matters?

It’s not the nationality that makes a player, it’s the coaching.

We won’t produce better players by removing foreign ones, we’ll do it by investing in domestic academy’s and coaches.

But overall, I don’t care where a player comes from, I just want them to perform for Spurs.
 
galeforce said:
I don’t understand why that matters?

It’s not the nationality that makes a player, it’s the coaching.

We won’t produce better players by removing foreign ones, we’ll do it by investing in domestic academy’s and coaches.

But overall, I don’t care where a player comes from, I just want them to perform for Spurs.
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Not sure I agree with that. Foreigners can turn up, take the money and coast along. I think you need a core of national players, so that it means more to them, which in turn rubs off on the foreigners in the team.
 
galeforce said:
So he worked hard at United because he was British but worked hard in Spain because he was in the same team as Casillas?

Is it not more likely he was just a pro with a strong work ethic?
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That's not what I'm saying at all. You were talking about a complete team of foreigners, and you're using an example of a player playing in a different country with a team made up predominantly of nationals. You're actually reinforcing my argument.
You're saying a national and a foreigner can work equally hard, and I agree. I just think it's preferable to have the right structure.
 
LemonadeMoney said:
That's not what I'm saying at all. You were talking about a complete team of foreigners, and you're using an example of a player playing in a different country with a team made up predominantly of nationals. You're actually reinforcing my argument.
You're saying a national and a foreigner can work equally hard, and I agree. I just think it's preferable to have the right structure.
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I'm trying to say that I don't see how it makes a blind bit of difference where someone was born to how professional they are. Nationality is irrelevant in club football.
 
galeforce said:
I'm trying to say that I don't see how it makes a blind bit of difference where someone was born to how professional they are. Nationality is irrelevant in club football.
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Do you think that it matters more to someone who fights for their country, than someone who fights for another country for money?
 
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