There was a period in the mid late noughties where English teams began to appear en bloc in later tournament stages and European finals. I remember reading some thinly veiled whimpers in Zurich that didn't seem to be present when Italy and Spain had their periods of dominance and not during the...
Liverpool had more in their team than Barcelona- and more in their squad.
Ajax are apparently the bastion of home grown players- yet they have no more than Liverpool in their squad.
Tottenham Hotspur have more English players in their squad than Barcelona have Spanish.
So what do we conclude...