Your last sentence underpins one of the problems with the 'modern game'. A lot of English players aren't given the chance to prove they're good enough simply because it's cheaper to buy someone in from abroad, rather than create a youth system...and even then, a youth system is all very well, but when it's predominantly used as a feeder system for lower league clubs rather than as a means to break into the first team then it falls down. From a business point of view, it makes no sense (in the short term) to invest millions into a youth system when you can buy a proven professional for pin money. Hence, to return to my original point, a lot of English players may well be good enough, but the cream cannot rise to the top if it's not in the bottle to start with...
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