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Originally Posted by Bagor
I don't buy into that theory at all.
I believe it's more of a case that they don't get a decent look in at most clubs at the expense of average foreign players.
It's only a generation ago that English clubs (Liverpool/Villa/Forest absolutely dominated Europe based on homegrown and Scottish talent. There's a lot of very 'average' foreign players out there that imo are taking up places that home grown talent could do just as easily.
Also ... football is strange in that clubs will spend millions on proven average. Take for example Cleverley. A proven very average, safe non creative player. Yet, instead of taking a risk and giving someone from the academy or another youngster a crack clubs will spend $ on him because he is safe.
I think its a case of the manager turnover being so quick nowadays that there is little time to risk the young uns at the expense of jobs.
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Thats a very sound theory and I agree with a lot of it. But whether they develop the talent and it never sees the light of day the outcome is the same.
They spend money on 'safe average' which is a great term by the way, I like it, instead of taking a risk and playing some emerging talent.
Again, the result is the same, it costs a lot to field an even average squad.