Saturday, 23 June 2012

The FA need to learn from Uruguay

After their Copa America victory and World Cup semi-final appearance, Uruguayan football has become something of a fashion, and rightly so.

Even local rivals and world football powerhouses Brazil and Argentina cannot rival The Sky Blues for the sheer transfer activity concerning their playing staff.

Diego Forlan, Luiz Suarez, Diego Lugano, Sebastien Coates, Diego Godin and Fernando Muslera have all made big money moves to European giants in the past year and a half, with Alvaro Perreira, Edison Cavani and Martin Caceres all set to follow suit.

This is a signifier of how a country with the same population as Scotland, has transformed into one of the leading footballing giants. Now, when a Mr. Rodgers or perhaps a Mr. Wenger are on the lookout for new personnel, it seems Uruguay is their first port of call.

This is a testament to the overhaul of grass roots football in Uruguay, which began ten years ago. They are now fully reaping the rewards on a spectacualr scale.

The English FA need to take a look.

@paulhill3

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