The English academy system is failing the national team, says a Dutch youth expert.
"In Holland there is a pyramid system whereby the big clubs - Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord - pay affordable compensation to the lesser clubs for the promising talents and then provide the best development. Even if they are sold abroad at 20, like Ryan Babel, Marco van Basten [the Holland coach] has no shortage of top-class players to choose from."