Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen fears for the future of the English game after England’s 4-1 humbling by Germany in the last 16 of the World Cup. Writing in his column in the Daily Telegraph, Owen said:
“In the longer term, you have to fear for the future of the game. Football is massively popular in England but, when I was a kid, I never had a computer or anything. I drive along the road now and look at parks and they are empty. When school was finished I would be straight to the park at 4pm and my mum would be dragging me by the ear at 9pm to get home to bed. Life has changed and kids cannot be getting the same practice as my generation. Yet look at the beaches in Brazil and the streets of Africa and you can see why so many players come from abroad.”
Owen scored 40 goals in 89 appearances for England.
he’s right… Kids don’t even have to walk to each others’ houses these days, they can play online… probably why obesity is a growing problem in the UK
a few things to say about this, does michael not think that could be why he is soooooo injury prone and also kids can’t play football any more cos theres no space to play it without the blue rinse brigade getting on their high horses an having the kids moved to satisfy their boredom
Maybe the kids are a bit disillusioned too Michael, when the former captain of the team they love signs, like a Judas, for their bitterest rivals.
WTF is judas talking about? shut up.
V miss u man….V HARDLY miss u man……………….
An small decision can change our life…………… You are an example for the players who snubs their club for better money……..
As long as the kids don’t grow up to be traitorous, money-hungery judas’, I won’t worry too much Michael.
You hurt me a lot Michael when you left liverpool and then you killed me when you moved to Man U… Shame