Last week wednesday, English football was the darling of world soccer lovers as Manchester United and Chelsea played out the UEFA champions league finals. Terry's miss aside, it was an exciting climax to a cotinental soccer season thoroughly dominated by English teams, with good play, crafted by foreigners. On June 7, 2008, European soccer teams will commence a championhip without England! While Moscow offered solace, the absence of England in the more honorable competition is bound to bite hand in two weeks. Menories of the loss to Croatia is bound to unbundle.
While it is essentially premature to suggest that football in England is on the decline, what many appear to overlook is the unnerving fact that the success of the likes of Mancester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal in the past two seasons is based on a philosophy that undermines English football at the National grade. and the reason for the success amonuts to temptation at the highset rung. In this case, money is definitely is the root of all evil. With the apt utilization of fund, deft marketing tricks, especially in Asia and diligent managent of their club sides, they have become more financially bouyant, able assemble the best players in the worlds to compete in the most glamorous club contest, which is equally hugely profitable with enormous pay days from television rights. The combination is malignant. We get richer as we do better, so that we can continue to lure the best players. Sadly, the need to protect the English game is an unfortunate victim. How can the likes of Wright-Philips endure the refining fire that cleanses one's skill for stardom when the bench is so confortable. it is a tunnel with no easy exits.
By the end of June, the journey to prove those who have concluded that English football, apart from club glory is finished will resume, though cautiosly but definitely. What will happen if England fails to qualify for the next world cup. The coming months will be a defining period for the originators of the round leather game as the Italian mob attempts to defile what amounts to a prophesy in some circles. I believe that we may not be doing too well, but we need to find a middle point between club success and national glory urgently or the era of under-performing will become lengthen and familiar.
While it is essentially premature to suggest that football in England is on the decline, what many appear to overlook is the unnerving fact that the success of the likes of Mancester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal in the past two seasons is based on a philosophy that undermines English football at the National grade. and the reason for the success amonuts to temptation at the highset rung. In this case, money is definitely is the root of all evil. With the apt utilization of fund, deft marketing tricks, especially in Asia and diligent managent of their club sides, they have become more financially bouyant, able assemble the best players in the worlds to compete in the most glamorous club contest, which is equally hugely profitable with enormous pay days from television rights. The combination is malignant. We get richer as we do better, so that we can continue to lure the best players. Sadly, the need to protect the English game is an unfortunate victim. How can the likes of Wright-Philips endure the refining fire that cleanses one's skill for stardom when the bench is so confortable. it is a tunnel with no easy exits.
By the end of June, the journey to prove those who have concluded that English football, apart from club glory is finished will resume, though cautiosly but definitely. What will happen if England fails to qualify for the next world cup. The coming months will be a defining period for the originators of the round leather game as the Italian mob attempts to defile what amounts to a prophesy in some circles. I believe that we may not be doing too well, but we need to find a middle point between club success and national glory urgently or the era of under-performing will become lengthen and familiar.
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