#4 Domestic rivalry
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Juventus, Barcelona, Bayern Munich – the winning squads of the last three winners of the FIFA World Cup have all featured heavy contributions from the solid core of a successful domestic side.
Look at England, however, and the diminishing number of English players in the Premier League is alarming – so much so that clubs shell out £50 million for the likes of Stones and Sterling to ensure their domestic player quota is not under threat.
The one club that could make a case for genuine contribution to the England national team is Tottenham, and even then their status and success till date leaves a lot to be desired compared to the Barcelonas and Bayerns of the world.
The inflow of cash into the Premier league has done away with the need to groom talent for the future – why would Manchester United spend years in search of the next Scholes when they can pick Pogba right off the shelf?
