jake28 said:Dunphy on rte has said for the first time in his lifetime there is no world class Brazilian or Italian player and the game is in terminal decline...While I wouldn't say terminal he does have a point.
Did he mean the game in Italy is in terminal decline? Just because there are no world class players from Brazil or Italy does not mean that the entire game is worse than it has been. I'd personally say that Thiago Silva is world class anyway, and maybe cesar too. It's not like the likes of Hulk, Hernanes, Lucas, Alves, Neymar, Pato, Robinho, and Ramires are bad players.