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GirlySports · 08-13-2009, 02:03 PM

But there aren't many English players on the top 4 teams right? Chelsea has 2? Liverpool has 2? ManU has 2 or 3? Arsenal is anti-English

I'm not sure Owen going to ManU is a good decision. He'll get 30 games maybe out of the 60 that ManU will play. He'll be a substitute alot. Would you take a part-time Owen over a full-time Agbonlahor who will bag 20+ goals? Maybe not bad like Hull but Owen could have gone to a mid-table team like West Ham and play more. A player like Tevez left ManU cause he didn't get enough playing time.

Your Beckham example doesn't really factor in cause he gets loads of playing time no matter where he plays.

I think the England starting 11 is pretty much set. But for young players who want to improve and crack the squad either this World Cup or in the future, they must play first-team football. To me for players under 22, first team football for a smaller club is better than riding the bench in a rotation system at a big club.

08-13-2009, 02:03 PM	#31
GirlySports NOT breaking news Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Calgary Exp:	But there aren't many English players on the top 4 teams right? Chelsea has 2? Liverpool has 2? ManU has 2 or 3? Arsenal is anti-English I'm not sure Owen going to ManU is a good decision. He'll get 30 games maybe out of the 60 that ManU will play. He'll be a substitute alot. Would you take a part-time Owen over a full-time Agbonlahor who will bag 20+ goals? Maybe not bad like Hull but Owen could have gone to a mid-table team like West Ham and play more. A player like Tevez left ManU cause he didn't get enough playing time. Your Beckham example doesn't really factor in cause he gets loads of playing time no matter where he plays. I think the England starting 11 is pretty much set. But for young players who want to improve and crack the squad either this World Cup or in the future, they must play first-team football. To me for players under 22, first team football for a smaller club is better than riding the bench in a rotation system at a big club. __________________ Watching the Oilers defend is like watching fire engines frantically rushing to the wrong fire Last edited by GirlySports; 08-13-2009 at 02:06 PM.