Imo, if I go for a best XI, it would be mostly filled with players from abroad
For example, going for a 4-2-3-1
Neuer
Lahm Thiago Silva Godin Alba
Schweinsteiger Vidal
Neymar Iniesta Ronaldo
Messi
Lahm Thiago Silva Godin Alba
Schweinsteiger Vidal
Neymar Iniesta Ronaldo
Messi
Well, you might disagree with my XI, make your own, but do any PL players get in it? I might be tempted to have Hazard or Aguero as a sub but even that would be contentious. I can think of a few who might deserve to get in ahead of these two as subs too (Robben, Lewandowski)
Apparently, only 3 players were playing in the PL when they were name in the FIFA team of the year. One of them is Di Maria, and we all know how he flopped at United. True, some shockers in that team but the bigger exclusions are NOT from the PL
Going just by quality of players, you can see that they are either from La Liga or Bundesliga. Hell, even Ligue 1 has more representatives than us.
And this is at a time when the PL is spending far more money
Imo, money is not a main factor, these are too expensive to buy. You spot this talent at a young age. And our clubs seem to be unable to. And ruin any top talent they do get, by not giving them any game time. This is one major reason all English teams are out of the CL imo.
Thoughts?