Usual snobbery on the Guardian football blogs today. A guy writes about the chances of the African teams at the World Cup next year and focuses on the more well known Africans and he's criticised for lack of depth in the article.
Why are the players well known? Because they play for well known teams. Why are the teams well known? Because they are successful and regularly appear in the finals of what is reckoned to be the highest level of club football in the world - The European Champions League.
It's where the money is and it's where the world's top players gravitate to, be they Europeans, South Americans, North Americans, African, Asian etc.
Because the world's top players are involved, many of the club teams are considered to be better than many of the International teams because their player selection is not restricted to players of one nationality.
So what's the big deal in concentrating on players 'proven' at the top level when assessing the chances of national teams?
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