I have been taking a look at the rising English talent and I have to say the future is looking pretty good. Jack Wilshere, Jack Rodwell, Ravel Morrison and Alex Oxlade Chamberlain are all bright prospects and without a doubt just a tip of the iceberg of good talent. I am making a huge deal of this because not only are they talented but their brand of football is not your stereotypical English player. All of them are technically gifted with flair in the way they play the game. The English game is changing and it is developing to more than just grit and passion and I attribute this to all the foreigners in the EPL. Your Zola’s, Ronaldo’s and Nani’s have brought about a breed of players that can rough it and still entertain .Their presence has given English talent a different player to idolise and mould their game around. All the players I named have the aggression to cope with the English way of playing the game and the technical ability to one day outplay the best in the world.
Jack Wilshere I feel is the best midfielder to come out in ages and here’s why. He has great vision, technical ability and is disciplined. He plays for the team and fights to get the ball back whenever he loses it. The boy basically has everything you’d want in midfielder, he’s complete and how many midfielders could you say that about at only 19.Not forgetting Danny Welbeck and Chris Smalling both with loads of talent. If just half of the talent I see fulfil their potential the next decade is going to be very exciting.
I have named just six players who I feel will be ready to carry English hopes at the next world cup but I am sure there is more talent yet to be unearthed before then.
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