The new Premier League legislation enforcing all clubs to register 25 players, with eight home grown players, has been developed over years and will come into play this season. The rules are supposed to encourage clubs to give young British players the opportunity to play that may not have previously existed, when injuries begin to pile up the hope is that it will be these young players that managers turn to. To put clubs minds at ease, ‘home grown players’ don’t need to be British, but to have been playing in England or Wales for at least three seasons before the year they turned 21, and it is this rule that will ultimately cause more problems than answers.
Clubs are already investing heavily in scouting networks across the globe to pick up the best young talent, and if they feel that they can get better quality abroad then this rule will only heighten that process. At Chelsea, their quota of eight will be made up with academy players such as Gael Kakuta (French), Fabio Borini (Italian) and Jeffrey Bruma (Dutch) who have been at the club for enough time to qualify under the new legislation. Chelsea believe that of their crop of players around this age group, these are better than any English players and thus they will get the opportunity should it arise. And this is the point – they are better players. It doesn’t matter where these players come from, clubs will simply play whoever is best.
What the rule will also create is an inflated value in these players. Any player that qualifies for the rule, born in Britain or not, becomes more valuable than before. British clubs already complain of having to buy from abroad because British players are too expensive, and now there value is even greater. Players who may not have made the grade before now might be rushed into games prematurely because they qualify to play, whereas a better player does not.
Clubs outside the top seven or eight in the country, who may not be able to afford big transfers, have benefitted from taking young players on loan: last season Jack Wilshere was at Bolton, Michael Mancienne spent the year at Wolves and Tom Cleverley impressed at Watford. If the parent clubs now feel the need to hold on to these players in case injuries pile up, then they become more reluctant to loan them out, thus harming the development of the young players due to the lack of games. It doesn’t suit the players, or the clubs who could have used them, and ultimately the league suffers due to the stockpiling of talent – the exact opposite of what the rules are trying to achieve. And what of players over 21? Suddenly there is the real possibility that they will get frozen out because clubs have already filled their quota; if you don’t make your club’s 25 then that means zero games until the next transfer window.
The legislation is perhaps designed to ease clubs in, maybe over the next five years the rules will be altered to allow more chances for British players. The legislation has good intentions, but it is almost coming too late in the development of players. If British players are struggling to compete to get places against foreign imports when they are 16, 17 and 18, then that process will continue later in their career. The development should be happening when the players are younger. The continent is producing better young players, and that is what the FA should be investigating. The new Premier League rules simply allow clubs to continue poaching from a different, more technically gifted, pool of talent. As a result of the rules, clubs are worried that their British youngsters aren’t good enough, and the drive to find players of the same age, but of better quality from abroad, is in danger of accelerating.
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A flash of brilliance, a moment of madness or a sensational impact, a player’s career can be defined in many different ways. After much deliberation I have listed my personal top 15 career defining moments below. Amazingly two of them happened at Selhurst Park. Enjoy.
15. Bruce Grobbelaar’s ‘spaghetti legs’, 1984
Liverpool won their fourth European Cup following a night of high tension at the Stadio Olimpico in 1984 courtesy of a penalty shoot-out victory over Roma. Full-back Phil Neal fired The Reds into an early lead before striker Roberto Pruzzo levelled with a header just before half-time.
With neither side able to break the deadlock, the match had to be decided by penalties. Step forward Zimbabwean goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar whose finest moment comes acting like a clown and doing his best to put off the Italians with some antics on the goal-line. Grobbelaar pulled out his now famed ‘spaghetti legs’ routine which resulted in Francesco Graziani blazing his spot-kick over the bar. Polish stopper Jerzy Dudek recreated the routine 21 years later against AC Milan as the club added another European Cup to their collection.
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14. Eric Cantona’s kung-fu kick, 1995
In some cases players will be remembered for a moment of madness as well as their genius on the football pitch. After being sent off for Manchester United at Crystal Palace on 25 January 1995, French maverick Eric Cantona delivered a kung-fu kick to an away fan in the stands who had used threatening language towards him.
Cantona’s outrageous behaviour only seemed to add the player’s allure as ‘a flawed genius’ over the years and Cantona is considered a legend at Old Trafford after four league titles in five years at the club. In 2007 he said:
“I have a lot of good moments, but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan.”
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13. Roberto Carlos’ outrageous free-kick, 1997
Brazilian left-back Roberto Carlos defied the laws of physics with his sensational free-kick against France at Le Tournoi in 1997.
Despite making over 350 appearances for Real Madrid, Carlos is primarily remembered for his audacious free-kick, 40-yards away from Fabian Barthez’s goal. Seemingly heading for the corner-flag, Carlos’ shot suddenly swerved at the last minute and into the corner of the net, much to Barthez’s bemusement. The Brazilian allegedly practised the free-kick all the time in training and a recent study showed that Carlos’ shot was certainly no fluke.
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12. Robbie Fowler’s four-minute hat-trick, 1994
Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler was just 19-years-old when he scored the fastest hat-trick in Premier league history.
The natural finisher bagged himself three goals in four minutes and 33 seconds against George Graham’s Arsenal in Liverpool’s first home match of the 1994/95 season. The Reds won the game 3-0 and Fowler went onto to score 25 goals in 42 games for the club that season.
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11. Roy Keane’s bittersweet night in Turin, 1999
Despite picking up a yellow card which ruled him out of a potential Champions League final, Irishman Roy Keane inspired Manchester United to come back from the dead at 2-0 down against Juventus to snatch a 3-2 away win.
Keane headered a goal on 24 minutes to drag his side back into the tie before receiving the booking which ended his final hopes. The midfielder then went on to deliver an exhibition in passing football as he dominated both Edgar Davids and Zinedine Zidane in the centre of the park. Dwight Yorke levelled the score on the night before his partner Andy Cole scored the winner which sent The Red Devils through to THAT final at the Nou Camp against Bayern Munich.
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10. Gordon Banks’ miraculous save, 1970
England goalkeeper Gordon Banks pulled of what is widely regarded as one of the greatest saves of all time in a group game against Brazil at the 1970 World Cup.
With legendary Brazil forward Pele already shouting ‘goal’ after directing the ball into the corner post with a powerful header, Banks managed to scamper across the goal in time, throwing himself to the ground, and tip the ball over the crossbar. Pele later described it as ‘an impossible play’.
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9. Gigg’s sensational FA Cup run, 1999
With Manchester United chasing an unprecedented Treble they had to overcome Arsenal in an FA Cup Semi-Final replay at Villa Park. With Roy Keane sent off it looked as though United’s hopes would be dashed as The Gunners piled on the pressure with the scores level.
Welsh wing wizard Ryan Giggs had other ideas though after picking up a loose pass from French midfielder Patrick Vieira inside his own half before waltzing through the entire Arsenal defence and rifling an unstoppable shot past David Seaman. His celebration was less elegant however, whipping off his shirt to reveal the hairiest chest ever seen in football.
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8. Beckham’s 50-yard lob, 1996
Despite having already made over 30 appearances for Manchester United, David Beckham became an instant household name with his sensational goal from the halfway line against Wimbledon on the opening day of the 1996-97 Premier League season.
Beckham spotted keeper Neil Sullivan just off his line and launched a spectacular effort which sailed in from 50 yards. Within two weeks Beckham would make his debut for England. Other notable Beckham mentions are his red card at the 1998 World Cup against Argentina and his free-kick against Greece which booked England a place at the 2002 World Cup.
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7. Rooney’s introduction against Arsenal, 2002
Five days before his 17th birthday, a relatively unknown young striker from Croxteth called Wayne Rooney announced himself to the rest of the world with a match-winning goal against reigning champions Arsenal to end their 30-match unbeaten run.
In the last minute of the game, substitute Rooney unleashed an unstoppable thunderous shot from 30-yards past David Seaman. In doing so, Rooney became the youngest scorer in Premier League history and prompted the commentator to declare:
“Remember the name, Wayne Rooney”
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6. Owen’s run at the World Cup in France, 1998
After scoring 23 goals in 44 matches as a fresh-faced 18-year-old in the 1997/98 season, Liverpool’s Michael Owen was picked by Glen Hoddle for the 1998 World Cup in France. Despite his goal-scoring feats, Owen was left on the bench for England’s opening two games, before impressing as a substitute against Romania.
Hoddle threw him in from the start against old enemies Argentina in the second round knock out stage and Owen delivered with a sensational solo effort which finished with him scoring from just inside the penalty area.
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5. Zidane’s volley in Scotland, 2002
One moment in French maestro Zinedine Zidane’s career perfectly sums up his technical brilliance and just why he is regarded as one of the greatest player’s of his generation.
Zidane chose the 2002 Champions League final between Real Madrid and Bayern Leverkusen to deliver one of the most outstanding goals of all-time. The French master delivered an exquisite volley of perfect timing and technique past the hapless Hans Jorg-Butt, one which fittingly secured another European Cup for Los Blancos.
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4. Solskjaer’s late impact against Bayern, 1999
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As far as late impacts go, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s in 1999 was one of the most dramatic. With Manchester United losing 1-0 to German side Bayern Munich after 90 minutes had elapsed, the Red Devils went onto score two injury-time goals to complete their unprecedented Treble.
Substitute Teddy Sheringham got the first, before baby-faced assassin Solskjaer bagged the winner, striking his partner Sheringham’s downwards header into the roof of the net. Ironically the Norwegian forward damaged his medial ligaments in the frantic celebration which followed, considered by many as the trigger for his knee problems which would eventually finish his career.
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3. Van Basten’s impossible goal, 1988
As one of the greatest goalscorers of his generation Holland international Marco van Basten chose the 1988 European Championship Final to deliver the greatest goal of his career.
A clip which has over half-a-million views on Youtube, Van Basten struck a looping volley from an impossible angle to ensure The Flying Dutchmen victory over the Soviet Union. It remains the only tournament Holland have ever won.
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2. Maradona’s self-titled Hand of God, 1986
Argentine Diego Maradona, regarded as one of the finest player’s of all-time, is equally remembered for his infamous “Hand of God” goal in a World Cup quarter-final against England in 1986.
A failed clearance from midfielder Steve Hodge looped back into the path of 5ft 5” Maradona who punched the ball into the net past goalkeeper Peter Shilton with his left fist. Four minutes later Maradona waltzed through the whole England side from inside his own half to score what is now known as ‘The Goal of the Century’. Maradona later described his controversial goal as, “a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God.”
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1. Hurst’s hat-trick, 1966
Sir Geoff Hurst remains the only player in history to score a hat-trick at a World Cup final. Hurst was only playing because of an injury to Jimmy Greaves, and the West Ham striker wrote his name into the history books with a stunning display in England’s 4-2 victory over West Germany to lift the Jules Rimet trophy.
As supporters streamed onto the pitch, Hurst fired in his final goal leaving commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme to utter those immortal words.
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Wesley Sneijder has revealed the only club he would play for in England is Manchester United.
The Netherlands World Cup star was linked with a move from current club Internazionale to Old Trafford during the summer transfer window.
The 26-year-old former Real Madrid and Ajax playmaker stayed with the Italian and European champions but has suggested that a move to the Premier League and the Red Devils remains an appealing proposition.
''If somebody asks me if I will ever play for Manchester United, it's impossible for me to say no" he told the Daily Star Sunday.
"How can you say that if the chance came you would not play for one of the biggest clubs in the world.
''I don't think there is any player in the world who could publicly rule out ever playing for Manchester United and if they did I would doubt they were telling the truth."
Meanwhile, Sneijder has suggested his career will not be complete until he has played in England.
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He added: ''The Premier League, in terms of top clubs, is the strongest in the world, and it would be nice to finish my career saying I have played at the very top in Spain, Italy, and England.
''There is not many who can say they have done that, and if that does happen for me I would only want it to be with Manchester United.''Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho believes Wayne Rooney will stay at Manchester United.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed on Tuesday that the former Everton star did not want to sign a new Old Trafford contract and was keen to leave the club.
Real and Manchester City are two of the few clubs that could afford to buy Rooney but, when asked about the England international, Mourinho would only say:"He will stay.
"He probably wants to leave for some reason but I believe he belongs to Man United, he belongs to Man United fans, he belongs to Old Trafford. I believe he is going to stay.
"But if at the end of the day Man United decide that he is to leave, then give me a call.
"Everybody will be interested (in Rooney).
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"But I like him, I like Sir Alex, I like Man United and I believe the best thing for him is to stay there for life.
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Speculation over Wayne Rooney's future at Manchester United has reached fever pitch, with many of Monday morning's newspapers suggesting that he wants to leave Old Trafford as soon as possible.
Rooney is reported to no longer be on speaking terms with manager Sir Alex Ferguson, while talks over a new contract have been shelved.
Rooney's current deal runs out at the end of next season and the likes of Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea are all rumoured to be monitoring the situation closely.
Ferguson has left Rooney out of the United team several times in the last few weeks, citing an ankle problem as the reason, but the England ace insists that he has been fully fit all the time.
That has led to talk that Ferguson was punishing Rooney for off-field problems which have dominated the tabloid headlines in the past few months.
On Sunday a United spokesman denied that Rooney could be on his way out, saying: "To suggest Wayne Rooney will be sold in January is nonsense."
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Chris Ingram is as passionate about football as he is about business. Owner of Woking Football Club, and majority shareholder in the fast-growing football businesses Sports Revolution and Azzurri Fives, Chris is one of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs.
Recently celebrating 50 years in the media industry and still actively involved with Woking, Chris is ideally placed to comment on the business side of football.
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In his first feature for Football FanCast, Chris Ingram looks at the parallels a business has with football.
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This month, I want to turn to football. Success and failure is always very visible and you see the result of your actions very quickly indeed. It’s as difficult to be in denial if your team has no points after ten games as it is about an empty restaurant. Here are just four things you can learn from watching football:
Creativity
In business people talk glibly about the essential need to be innovative and to take risks in a world that is moving very quickly and which is ultra-competitive. But it takes a great deal of work to create the environment for that to succeed.
The heavily disciplined team that is under orders to play to a system and where the ‘flair’ player who wants to do something different is ostracised and not picked by the manager, is a perfect parallel with many companies.
Confidence
Teams can often go on a run of say, eight straight wins and then, suddenly starts losing games. The crowd gets on their backs, groaning then jeering. They cannot understand that the greedy forward who was shooting on sight before, now passes the ball to someone else all the time.
Like an employer, the fans have paid their money and feel entitled to vent their frustration, but they don’t seem to realise that they are destroying the confidence of their team. That forward will do anything rather than take responsibility for shooting at goal because he’s scared of mis-hitting it and hearing more jeers. Meanwhile, the players at the back play the ball sideways, nice and safely rather than trying the ambitious defence splitting pass – because they’re terrified of giving the ball away to the opposition.
Eventually the team can become so paralysed with fear, that they even do the simple, safe things too slowly and the other side snatches the ball away anyway.
And how do you break out of this desperate vicious circle? Again, it’s there, clear to see. The crowd move from huge frustration and negativity to welcoming the tiniest improvement. They end up applauding someone who tries an ambitious, but unsuccessful pass (“Ah, but the thought was there!”) or the forward who shoots and the ball goes well wide (“At least he had a go!”). And lo and behold, the team’s confidence comes creeping back. It can happen in 45 minutes on the pitch, whereas in business it can take at least six months; but the principle is the same.
In The Trenches
At some stage in business, the going gets really tough – maybe things are scary. Perhaps you’re losing a lot of business and whenever the phone rings it’s bad news. Or you’re running a public company and you know you have poor results for which you will be vilified in the press.
In my experience it is when there are lawsuits and there is a threat of being sued and the resulting humiliation if you lose, that things can become most divisive.
I have been involved in two such cases – many senior executives became very scared and just melted away when the going got tough. You may think you know people well, but wait until there’s a rumour that the ship might sink.
On the pitch you want the guy ‘who’s not scared to put his foot in’. He goes into every 50/50 tackle looking to win, not pulling out at the last minute. These people are worth their weight in gold! They never run away from the tough decisions.
The benefit of experience
The best example is out there on the pitch: the older, class footballer – perhaps a former ‘box-to-box’ player who used to run endlessly up and down the pitch for the full ninety minutes. What does he do when he’s apparently slowing down, but still wanting to play?
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What are the words that are used for footballers? Not the weak, generalised words used in business of ‘experience’ and the outraged cry of “they don’t value experience these days!”
The words are ‘vision’; ‘interception’ and ‘anticipation’.
The experienced player has a better, overall view of the game and not just the part that he’s playing. That’s the vision bit. So, when he receives the ball he knows in advance what he’s going to do with it: who, where and how he’s going to distribute it.
He’s not really quicker, but he’s done his thinking in advance so he can use those few seconds to greater effect. He knows where he’s going to put the ball in advance – and he also has several options up his sleeve because the game is constantly changing.
Because he can anticipate what’s happening he seems to have more time when others are rushing around frenziedly. There is the nice expression that summarises it all – ‘he lets the ball do the work’.
People talk of footballers who ‘have the knack of being in the right place at the right time’. This enables them to make the timely interception of a defence-splitting pass or a well-timed tackle at a crucial moment. The experienced player has seen the threat long before the other players have considered it.
I cannot think of a better parallel with today’s digitised, always-on business life. Perhaps those ‘ill-educated footballers’ have a thing or two to teach us when it comes to selling the benefits of experience.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson thought his side's second-half display in the 2-2 draw at Aston Villa was poor.
After a goalless first half, United trailed by two goals before hitting back to salvage a point thanks to late strikes by Federico Macheda and Nemanja Vidic.
After the draw, Ferguson said:"We controlled the first half and had a couple of good chances.
"But in the second half I just think it was carelessness on our part. Our passing was poor. Normally we can control the match. We didn't control it. We are a club though that never says there is no way back.
"We brought people on (Macheda and Gabriel Obertan) and they changed the game in fairness to them.
"There was a great life and adventure about them. Macheda scored a great goal and, with another five minutes, we'd have won the game.
"I could have taken any of ten players off because we didn't perform well. We came back well but it was too late and we shouldn't have been in that position. I expected us to do better in terms of our play.
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"You've got to give credit to Villa for their battling qualities. They were enthusiastic and made it a very difficult day for us.
"They were playing at a high level of emotion and deserved the result. They tackled everything. A lot of the tackles were unfair but the referee allowed them to go."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email
What a list we have for you. Here are ten players that you may love or loathe but you can’t ignore them. This selection of players are misunderstood characters – the ones that have something else to them, whether that be an addiction or an anger problem or quite simply they are irritating buggers. This list gives you some players that were genius’ and some who could start a fight in an empty room. In their own little way they gave given us some real entertainment. Whatever you think of them personally, they are all very good footballers, something that must infuriate their managers. Comment below if you think we have missed any out.
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Jesus Navas has penned a new deal with Sevilla which will tie him to the club until 2015.Navas, 25, was an important player for Spain in their 2010 FIFA World Cup triumph but has had an injury-interrupted season for Sevilla, who sit 10th in La Liga.
But with the likes of Barcelona and Chelsea reportedly interested in securing Navas’ services, Sevilla moved quickly to keep him at the club long-term.
“The agreement extends for this and four more seasons, until June 2015. We have reached an agreement that is satisfactory for all,” Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido said.
“This has been instrumental in Jesus’ thought of staying here many years. The release clause is 35 million euros.”
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“It is a suitable provision and well above the level of sales that are customary in the current market. It is a contract according to what he is worth and deserves it as he is a world champion. I never saw him in any other shirt.”
With Transfer rumours galore surrounding Tyneside favourite Andy Carroll I take a look at FIVE reasons why the young lad should remain with his current club and turn down the overtures from his suitors.
1. Andy Carroll has made no secret that he would love to remain at Newcastle, and the striker has committed his future to Newcastle despite the recent sacking of manager Chris Hughton. For me the first and foremost reason for the striker to remain at St James’ park is so that he stays true to his word. In recent times we have seen so many players say one thing, then act in a contradictory manner.
2. Is Andy Carroll ready for a move elsewhere. Would a move away from Newcastle United counter act the momentum that he has enjoyed this season. With the young Geordie flying high at this moment in time would a move to a so called bigger club really be his best move, especially while he is still learning, maturing and developing.
3. If Andy Carroll wants hero status like those before him, Shearer and Milburn, then even he knows where his future lies. In Andy Carroll, Newcastle have a player they can build a team around. With his ability and prowess Newcastle certainly have a man that could secure prosperous times over the next few years.
4. Carroll has ambitions of playing regularly for his country, if the young striker moves to another club in the Premier League like Manchester United or Chelsea would he be a first team regular? If the striker is not playing first team football for his club then he certainly won’t be first choice for his country.
5. This may seem like a peculiar reason for Andy Carroll to remain on Tyneside but I believe it is just as reasonably at the latter. Andy Carroll is a volatile character who is no stranger to his surroundings. If the Striker was to move elsewhere I fear that the Geordie would struggle to settle in new surroundings, thus resulting in lack of form and lack of goals, potentially holding up his promising career.
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