16. nóvember, 2004
Bévķtans landsleikjahlé. Žaš er nęsta ómögulegt aš halda śti sķšu žegar žaš eina, sem er skrifaš um sé žegar leikmenn hrósa hvor öšrum. Žannig eru nśna einu fréttirnir aš Alonso er aš hrósa Gerrard og Gerrard aš hrósa Alonso fyrir landsleikinn į milli Englands og Spįnar į morgun. Frekar leišinlegt.
En, eftir aš hafa lesiš Moggann ķ morgun, žį leitaši ég upp grein ķ Sunday Times, sem žeir vķsušu ķ. Greinin reyndist vera mun įhugaveršari en umfjöllun Moggans: Generation game.
Greinin fjallar um žaš hvernig akademķur ensku lišanna eru nśna uppfullar af erlendum tįningum. Eflaust er kveikjan aš greininni frįbęr frammistaša unglinganna hjį Arsenal, sem unnu Everton ķ deildarbikarnum. Nįnast allir žeir unglingar eru fęddir utan Englands.
Arsene Wenger er nefnilega oršinn sérfręšingur aš beita fyrir sér holum ķ leikmannalögum til aš nęla sér ķ grķšarlega efnilega unglinga įn žess aš borga félögunum almennilegan pening fyrir.
The way Lupoli [ungur ķtalskur sóknarmašur hjį Arsenal] was lured overseas for a measly formation fee due under Fifa rules to his former club, Parma, causes anguish in Italy, where he had been celebrated as Serie As next big thing after breaking scoring records set by Alessandro Del Piero in Italian youth football. Kobi Kuhn, Switzerlands coach, expressed concern when Djourou [svissneskur mišjumašur, upphaflega frį Fķlabeinsströndinni, sem er nśna hjį Arsenal] was persuaded to quit the country on turning 16 in January 2003.
Arsenals summer capture of Flamini [franskur mišjumašur hjį Arsenal] after Marseille spent years developing him left the French club, who received no more than a compensation fee, incandescent. Its treachery. Money is the only reason why Flamini did not sign for us. I will never again line up a player who is not under contract, seethed coach Jose Anigo.
His words recalled the anger felt in France when, having already poached Nicolas Anelka from Paris St-Germain when he was 16, Arsenal persuaded Jeremie Aliadiere [franskur sóknarmašur hjį Arsenal] to quit the countrys national academy at Clairefontaine at only 15. Noel Le Graet, president of the French league, called it a disgrace, and there is an undeniable ruthlessness about the way Wenger is prepared to exploit loopholes that allow Premiership clubs to sign foreign youngsters on scholarships with the promise of a professional contract once they turn 17 before the age when they are entitled to sign professional contracts in their own countries. His ingenuity is perhaps best seen in the case of Fabregas, spirited from Barcelonas youth ranks when he turned 16. Fifa regulations prevent clubs from approaching boys from abroad at so young an age but, with Arsenals help, Fabregass father had become domiciled in England.
Žannig aš Arsenal beita alls kyns óžverrabrögšum til aš nęla sér ķ unglinga frį öšrum lišum. Ķ tilfelli Fabregas, žį flutti pabbi hans allt ķ einu til Englands og žį gįtu Arsenal samiš viš Fabregas. Reglurnar hefšu bannaš aš žeir hefšu talaš viš Fabregas mešan fjölskyldan hans bjó į Spįni.
Barcelona (liš nśmer 2 hjį okkur Kristjįni) hefur lent ferlega illa śtśr misheišarlegum framkvęmdastjórum enskra liša, žvķ aš auk Cesc Fabregas žį nįši Demento sjįlfur nįši til sķn, meš misheišarlegum brögšum, Gerard Pique, einum efnilegasta varnarmanni Spįnar, žegar hann var ašeins 17 įra.
Ķ greininni er reyndar lķka minnst į Le Tallec og Sinama-Pongolle, en žaš voru žó öllu heišarlegri skipti, žar sem aš kaupin į žeim tveim voru gerš ķ mikilli sįtt viš Le Havre, žeirra gamla liš.
En žrįtt fyrir aš ašferšir Wenger, Ferguson og fleiri séu kannski óheišarlegar, žį er stašan eftir sem įšur sś aš žeir hafa nś śr grķšarlega mörgum efnilegum leikmönnum aš rįša. Liverpool į aš mķnu mati engan leikmann undir tvķtugt, sem į raunhęfa möguleika aš slį virkilega ķ gegn ķ ensku knattspyrnunni į nęstu įrum.
Berum žaš svo saman viš manchester united
og Arsenal. manchester united
eiga Rooney, Ronaldo og Pique. Arsenal į Senderos, Flamini, Fabregas, Lupoli og Aliadiere.
Žaš mį žvķ segja aš arfleiš Houllier sé ekki mikil hvaš varšar leikmenn undir tvķtugt. Hann keypti vissulega Flo-Po og Le Tallec, en hvorugur žeirra hefur nįš aš sanna sig. Annar er varamašur hjį Liverpool og hinn spilar fyrir botnliš ķ frönsku deildinni. Varla žar, sem viš įttum von į aš žeir yršu um tvķtugt žegar žeir voru markahęsti og besti leikmašur Heimsmeistarakeppni Undir-18 fyrir nokkrum įrum.
Nśna er spurningin hvort viš viljum sjį Benitez feta ķ sömu skķtugu fótspor og Wenger? Viljum viš sjį hann nappa ungum og efnilegum leikmönnum frį öšrum lišum, eša viljum viš sjį meiri heišarleika ķ félagaskiptum og žį į móti ekki jafn mikiš af efnilegum leikmönnum ķ röšum Liverpool? Er einhver leiš til aš keppa viš Arsenal og manchester united
įn žess aš beygja eša brjóta reglurnar?