A Quote by Arsene Wenger

English players are as easy to coach. The problem is that the Premier League has the best players in the world, and statistically not all of them can be born in England. But we don't have enough English players: we are working very hard on it.

Arsene Wenger

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Arsene Wenger
French - Coach
Born: October 22, 1949

There is a common mistake people make. They say, 'We need to play the young English boys.' Of course, but only if they are good. How can you measure that? If they are playing with good players and if they can fit into the level of the good players. That's why, because of the level of the Premier League, England has so many talented players.

Gianfranco Zola

Only 38 per cent of players in the Premier League are English; that is a damning statistic. Soon, the England manager will have to go scouting for players in the Championship - and when I say 'soon' I mean the next four or five years, perhaps even for the next World Cup.

Glenn Hoddle

Obviously, you want English players playing in the Champions League against the very best players in Europe.

Kieran Trippier

The Premier League is not easy for young players because it is very hard, very tough. Most of the players are very tall.

Nemanja Matic

There are so many great players in the Premier League and of course the big teams are always the favourites, but the teams below them also play good football. The mixture of foreign and English players works really well.

Roberto Carlos

It's important that top clubs don't lose sight of the fact that it's the English Premier League and English players should be involved.

Alan Pardew

I always think the same: English players don't generally leave England, which is strange. But of course, the Premier League's got the reputation as one of best leagues going, and one of the most competitive leagues.

Gary Cahill

The Premier League is probably the best in the world so if you have a lot of players who play well there, it's normal that they are going to grow as players.

Jan Vertonghen

The Football Association have always acted more as a referee than a governor. And the FA, aware the Premier League provide players for the England team, have always had too gentle a hand on the tiller. The result is that the Premier League are the tigers in the English football jungle everybody's scared of.

Gordon Taylor

We want hungry players, players who have a burning ambition to play in the Premier League and stay in the Premier League for years to come.

Scott Parker

The Premier League has the power to spend more money on players than the Bundesliga. This is very, very important for players.

Emre Can

The England team shouldn't be picked on whichever players are in the Premier League when you've got a Premier League player playing in the Championship.

Sam Allardyce

You have different levels of players. There's are Premier League, international and world-class levels. The world-class level is players at the peak of their career and there's only maybe 50 maximum in the whole world. Stevie moved from a Premier League player to an international player and then world class.

Gerard Houllier

I think English is very important for tennis players. To be on the tour, it's much more easier if you speak English. So that's why I knew that I have to improve my English.

Petra Kvitova

We've got the greatest Premier League, greatest domestic competition in the world but the downside of that is we've got fewer and fewer English players playing in that league.

Sam Allardyce

The best league in the world is the Premier League, so I am so happy to be here playing with and against big players.