Capello highlights major issue in Italian football: "Modric, Rabiot and a few others"

"The connection is there, and it starts with the value of foreign players. In my day, when I played, I always studied Luis Suarez, the best of them all, as well as Bulgarelli, who was a few years older than me. They were role models. They were masters. When I was a coach, we had the best in the world in Italy. Today, we have Modric, Rabiot and a few others."

"We sell the good ones, whereas once upon a time, at least until 2010, they all came here because we were a benchmark. Without that example, our players can't improve. But that's not the only problem. The absolute shortage of Italian players in Serie A. Foreigners occupy those spots, even if they're modest. Do we really think they're all superior to ours?"

Fabio Capello identifies two critical problems affecting Italian football: the absence of elite foreign players as role models and mentors, and the shortage of Italian players in Serie A due to foreign player dominance. Historically, Serie A attracted the world's best players, creating benchmarks for Italian talent to aspire toward and learn from. Currently, the league lacks this caliber of foreign talent while simultaneously limiting opportunities for Italian players. Capello argues that modest foreign players occupy positions that could develop Italian talent. He suggests that repeated World Cup failures would indicate fundamental flaws in youth development policies rather than temporary setbacks.

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