Arsene Wenger insists he does not
think about the England team when searching out Arsenal's next
young talent.
The Gunners have often been criticised for not helping the national
side by opting to look abroad for the next big star.
However, Wenger has hit back at the critics, saying that domestic
football is way ahead of the international game in
importance.
"I don't think about the national team too much because
footballistically (sic) it's not of too much interest," said
Wenger.
"I think the game has moved on and towards the club. It's more
exciting to watch club football and that is the same in other
countries.
"National football is boring, you have to accept that. Club
football has moved forward and international football has moved
backwards, because of the multiplicity of countries.
"There is a lot of love for the country, which is why people are
interested, but no-one is interested because of the level of
football."
Middlesbrough chief Steve Gibson rounded on the big clubs for not
developing English youngsters, but Wenger claims the depth of
quality is not there in this country.
"We invest a lot of money in the academy and the development of our
youth team - true that is not necessarily for English kids. But it
is down to quality," he added.
"To put players in my team who are not good enough will not
strengthen the England team, and would weaken the Arsenal team.
Just to please Steve Gibson, that is not enough.
"Quotas will not improve the national team and it will weaken the
football level - for people who love football that is annoying. We
live in a world where it is not down to protection, it is about
quality."
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