RUUD GULLIT believes the influx of foreign stars to the Premier
League has damaged English football.
Gullit was one of the first big names to move to England when Glenn
Hoddle signed him for Chelsea in 1995.
The Dutchman was a big hit at Stamford Bridge and his arrival paved
the way for the likes of Gianluca Vialli and Gianfranco Zola to
follow him from Italy's Serie A.
But Gullit claims too many cheap imports have damaged England's
national team with homegrown talent regularly overlooked.
And he believes the time is right for Premier League bosses to give
English youngsters a chance.
Gullit said: "Ten years ago they understood that something was
going wrong in England and they had to change something.
"That is why they were buying all these new stars. With the new
stars, the change began.
"The only thing is now there are too many foreigners in England and
I think they have overdone it.
"Steve McClaren's national team now has problems because of
that."
