No, this is not a blog to announce that a Russian billionair has taken over a Dutch club or so. This blog is to inform you on the latest worries, shared by 'Der Kaiser' Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruijff and Marco van Basten (and many others as well, I guess).
A couple of days ago, Beckenbauer wrote in his column in Bild (a German newspaper) that he was worried that German clubs do not use enough German players, instead they use foreigners which are of less quality according to "Becky".
He's aiming for a 6 + 5 rule, which means 6 players with the nationality of the league they play in (e.g. 6 Germans in Bundeslige, 6 Dutchmen in Dutch Eredivisie, 6 Englishmen in Premiership) and 5 foreigners. A while before this, Johan Cruijff and Marco van Basten opted for this idea as well, just like Sepp Blatter - head of FIFA.
To give you some examples:
In Germany, Schalke04 use an average of 2,6 Germans in their starting line-up. No less than 12 out of 18 clubs in Germany use less than (an average of) 4,8 Germans in their line-ups. A high score for Alemannia Aachen and Arminia Bielefeld with an average line-up of 7,2 Germans.
In Holland, it's a bit better: Although Roda JC use an average of 2,9 Dutchmen in their starting line-up, followed by Dutch gigant PSV (3,5) and SC Heerenveen (3,9); only 5 out of 18 clubs use less than 5 Dutchmen in their line-ups. A high score for NAC Breda who have an average of 9,4.
But still, the 'Dutch gigants' are also opting for a 6 + 5 rule.
I think I agree with this rule, because you'll be sure your youth academy has to go on and 'produce' excellent youthplayers that can play in your squad.. Therefore, the national team will be one of the best as well...
But, what do you think?!?!? Tell me!
