article_snippet: The mouth-watering prospect of the Clasico at the Nou Camp does put the Premier League into perspective in a week of European failure.
article_snippet: Meanwhile we own version of a the Clasico wil be taking place at Anfield — but no club in the Premier League has a forward line like those in Spain.
article_snippet: a stepping stone to better things, having lost Gareth Bale and Suarez to Spain.
article_snippet: So now that even a huge influx of global thinking and talent at both executive and playing level at football clubs has failed, perhaps we can rethink the premise that we need to keep bringing in players and directors from abroad.
article_snippet: Of course, there will always be room for the best imports.
article_snippet: It’s time to ensure that some of the proposals from the FA commission, which I sat on, come into place, not least the tightening up of work permits on foreign imports so that only the best from outside the European Union can play here.