England Storm Europe

All four English teams have made it through to the Champions League Quarter Finals.

Manchester United and Liverpool did it with ease, Chelsea made it abit difficult and Arsenal got by on penalties but all teams made it through.

The Premier League surely now must be the best league in the world? The foreign clubs are struggling to keep up. Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Juventus and Roma have suffered at the hands of English clubs and all in the past have been strong teams in Europe.

The only real threat i see to an all English champions league final for the second year in a row is Barcelona. They have the class to go all the way for sure, with the likes of Messi, Eto'o, Iniesta, Xavi, Puyol, Valdes, just to name a few world class players. Other teams like Bayern Munich, even on the back of there 12-1 aggregate demolition of Sporting Lisbon, don't look like if they had to face Liverpool on there day could match up.

When Liverpool made the champions league final in 2005 v AC Milan, we didn't think we would see an English club in the champions league final again for years, but we have had an English representative in every final since. Before Liverpool, there was a six year gap after Manchester Uniteds dramatic win over Bayern Munich.

What can the Premier League put this dominance down too? I say its foreign players and the quality of the Premier League.

Foreign players have been an integral part of the premier league for years now and if English clubs pick up more silverware, more world class players will want to join and win silverware. Big transfer fees are becoming a part of the game and the big wages, and these easily attract the best players. The best players if put together and work together are going to be the best, ask Real Madrid that it is easier said than done but it is something that has been done in the Premiership.

Manchester United show this. They have players that may not be the best in the world, and United could go out and buy the best, but they concentrate on a team that can work together best. It has paid off, with Manchester United big favourites to do the quadruple. You look at forign clubs and they have good players but look at individuals rather than a team. AC Milan suffered last season and are now in the UEFA Cup, Real Madrid on Tuesday against Liverpool were easily beat but do have a group of world class players who dont play well together.

The other issue with this is, if most of the squad are foreign, what does this say about English football? I say that if England want to be the best, they need to develop the best and sadly at the moment we are not creating as good a players as abroad.
People think we have great players but yet we couldn't make the European Championships! The influx of foreign players is going to start to make the english players see how good they need to be if they want to be the best international team. People moan that the English players should be played ahead of foreigners but managers want the best players and thats it. Our players at the moment just aren't as good, simple as, and to blame the foreign players is a scapecoat from the situation.

It would be great if our English clubs were made up of English players and could win the champions league but it just wouldn't happen.

Lets get behind the English Teams and come May 27th we will be celebrating the Premier Leagues Dominance.