Poor response. 😱
I've played at teenage level against the likes of Nigel Jemson, Lennie Johnrose and Alan Kelly Jnr to name but a few. They made it, however, there were better more individualistic types (think Stan Bowles or Kanchelskis types) who never made it.
Any individual skill is frowned upon in England. 😡
See Frank Worthington, Glenn Hoddle, Matt Le Tissier as examples.
If Andreas Iniesta was born English, he would NOT be in the National team as he'd be deemed both too slight and too much of an individual. 😡
Joe Cole is a recent example of exclusion from the National Team.
You personal gripe with Pissac has clouded your judgment.
Poor form mate. 😱
Many years ago I was introduced to a German, married to an English woman and living here permanently. He had been a highly rated footballer in his earlier years and he had a job providing reports to the German FA and clubs on English teams.
I asked him what he thought of Glen Hoddle. He said that if he had been German the German team would have built around him. First name on the team sheet every time.