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Premier League Could Ruin Young English Talent

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Blackpool winger Thomas Ince understands the harsh realities of the Premier League, he walked out of Liverpool at the age of 19 eager to to escape the academy and learn his trade in the lower divisions of English football. 

He says that he would probably still be in the reserves if he was still at Liverpool but instead he flourished at Blackpool under Ian Holloway and then his father Paul. He scored 18 goals and 14 assists last season and currently has 2 goals in 2 appearances during this campaign. He still remains anxious over a move to the Premier League concerned it might hinder his development. 

‘It is hard because in the Premier League, there are a lot of foreign players,’ Ince told Sportsmail


‘If you look at a lot of clubs in the Premier League, particularly the top five, there are a lot of foreign players. It makes it very hard for young English players to break through.’


‘A lot of people make rash decisions, based on getting into the Premier League too quick. You have to earn the right to be somewhere.’


‘Wherever you go, you are not guaranteed to play football. There are a lot of English players out there now at big clubs who aren’t playing football.’


‘I am happy to be playing in the Championship – people underestimate how good this league is. I will know when the time is right to go into the Premier League. When I do, I don’t want to be loaned out or be in and out of the team. I have to make sure that I am ready.’


Ince was heavily linked with a transfer deadline day move to Tottenham Hostpur, he also rejected a move to Cardiff earlier this summer due to family reasons. 


‘I didn’t feel that, right now, I wanted to move to Tottenham or Everton. It is flattering to have that interest in me but it is about playing for Blackpool and enjoying my football. I went down to Cardiff to speak to Malky Mackay and what a guy he is,’ Ince explains. 


‘They are a very strong team, they got a fantastic result against Manchester City and it wasn’t to do with any fears that Cardiff might struggle. 

‘I’m based up in the North-West, I’ve just had a little girl myself so I felt the timing wasn’t right to move my family down there and make that sacrifice.’

James Moss – @JMoss_13


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