This has gotten a lot better in recent years in fairness. The technical quality of English players is night and day from 20 years ago.Well in this country at academy level athleticism trumps everything. Moving the ball quicker and being able to cover more ground is the current meta.
If you’ve got blistering pace and decent physicality that will put a foot in a door.
Not sure if we will see a change again though. Technical skills are still much more appreciated in Spain for example.
Premier league is just a super physical league.
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