Steve0
Player Valuation: £35m
Most fans seem to just love match of the day players. If you're 6 foot, powerful, can run fast, and belt the odd goal from 20 yards or hit long diagonal passes you're revered in this country even if you lack every other aspect that makes a good midfielder. We're the nation that consigned Paul Scholes to the graveyard shift on international duty before retiring him, that picked Henderson and Milner over Carrick in his prime. We generally have some of the stupidest football administrators, national team managers, players, sports media, and a vocal part of the fan base in Europe and that is reflected in the performance of the national team.
20 yard goals and diagonal passes were scholes' trademark. Also it was more Gerard and Lampaed who kept Carrick out. Milner mainly played out wide.
Sort of agree with the main point of the post though!