Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has praised City’s state-of-the-art academy and others like it, claiming they’ll help the England national team get back to the high levels they were at previously, after years of mediocrity from Roy Hodgson and the men before him.
Clubs like City have been blamed for this decline in quality, featuring a majority of foreign stars rather than English ones, with just two Englishmen being regulars in City’s squad this season – one of whom has already been confirmed to be leaving once the transfer window opens.
However, Kompany believes that the City Football Academy, which opened last year at the low cost of £200 million, will help The Three Lions get back to previous highs, highs which the current generation of players won’t remember well.
Speaking to the press, the Belgian captain said “English teams have had a bit of a setback in recent years in terms of quality.”
“But England will catch up because they have more funds than any other country. Developments like the academy at City will eventually produce incredible talent.”
“I think there will be a day when England have the best league in the world and the best national team because they will have the most money and the best facilities.”
The FA are also working hard to try and improve the national team, starting at younger levels, taking heed of what Spain and Germany did. Not long ago, they were far from being the best in the world, but following a redevelopment strategy they’ve now won the 2010 and 2014 World Cups between them. While a World Cup triumph may not be on the cards for England just now, it’s difficult to see that being the case forever.
