CONCERN FROM AFRICA.

by Juma Ogai
(Nairobi, Kenya)

First let me be honest. Firstly I love Kenyan football, simply because I'm Kenyan.

Next it's Brazilian, because they play, or at least used to, beautiful football. And when it comes to European football I love the Italians, and that's because I grew up in the 80's when they had the best league in the world. But at club level I love Arsenal, and that's an English club.

In spite of all the lovely football they play I've always been taken aback by the number of English players they have. I must agree with the article. Talent isn't made, it's inborn. But it can be nurtured. And that's where English football fails. And it isn't just an English problem. As an African I see with dismay that White Frenchmen are suffering the same fate. Indeed white Britons are better off than white Frenchmen.

The Dutch almost fell into the French trap, that Black is better, but escaped it. The point that it's money destroying the game is mute. Money can do much good, but you've got to respect it. The solution in the end will come not from your football governing bodies but from your clubs.

Ajax is the cause of great Dutch football. When an English club begins developing great English players, and wins, the rest will follow suit. As for the money there's nothing to worry about. As a person who plays the stock market I can assure you that financial bubbles always burst. Just ask the Italians!