You have a generation of players who are lost between 18 and 20, says Arsene Wenger. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is worried a generation of young English talent could be lost if they have no hope of progression from Premier League clubs' academies. Football Association chief executive Martin Glenn earlier this week warned home-grown players were falling into a "black hole" because of the number of foreigners in the top flight. Of the 220 players who started in the opening round of Premier League matches last the weekend, only 73 (33.2 percent) were English. Glenn suggested one way to unblock the "logjam" was for talented English youngsters to move abroad for a taste...
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