Once again AVFCBlog's Doc comes through with a great suggestion: give the lower levels of the FA more money to improve youth development programs. The "problem" in England, like any other highly developed nation, is that children have a plethora of professions to choose. Children growing up in poorer countries play soccer because they believe it is their only way out of the slums. Millions of children growing up in slums equals millions of children playing soccer their entire lives and therefore a large pool for the national team to draw from. Without the proper foundation and incentives in a nation such as England, children will find other pursuits because they're available.
Case closed (for now). A look ahead to our showdown with Arsenal coming soon. Not enough time for the Blackburn match - seems almost forgotten with all the Champions League action also going on today, yes?
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