article_snippet.sent: This has been a result of injuries and suspensions, rather than a long-term strategy - but This does raise wider questions regarding the mindset of English players, and why many might find English players pathway blocked.
article_snippet.sent: Why is it the English in particular that see football in straight lines?
article_snippet.sent: Isn’t this the versatility that we envy in the best foreign teams?
article_snippet.sent: Why is it that England produces pigeon-holed full backs or midfielders, and not footballers?
article_snippet.sent: Can is German, though, the product of a more intellectually vibrant football culture.
article_snippet.sent: Every player will have a favourite position but in England these desires become entrenched.