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Yes, it's the Daily Mail, yes, it's 2007, but doesn't this sound familiar?
"#England and the #FA get themselves in this position because they do not learn the lessons of history and are thus destined to repeat them.
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Never mind the performances of its foreign-driven club sides, the English game is on its knees. It didn't need its own governing body to kick it when it was down."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-502576/Same-old-England.html
Similar time, similar story:
Trevor Brooking:
"I think a lot of older players in the system are damaged goods because technically they're not able to cope with the demands," he conceded.
"If you can't play it from the back, or in tight areas, it doesn't matter how good the coach is, you're not going to make it."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7144860.stm