"Concerned" WSL has a problem of training local talents?
London City Lionesses escalaram um time sem nenhuma jogadora inglesa contra o Manchester United, na WSL, gerando debate sobre o desenvolvimento de talentos locais. O caso levanta a questão entre competitividade imediata, com contratações internacionais, e a formação de base inglesa, podendo indicar uma tendência de mercado cada vez mais global no futebol feminino inglês (English women's football is becoming more and more competitive in the world of professional soccer), which means that there has to be an immediate competition with international players from other countries.
By the editor Prancheta Viva
The reason: Uma escalação que virou assunto (An escalation that has turned into an affair)
O game entre Lionesses of the City of London and e Manchester United and "Pelo futebol feminino inglês" would make headlines in any form, but what I called attention to was something off the field: o técnico das Lionesses scalou um time inicial There is no English player..
In an English championship, with a club bearing the name "London" and a squad hoping to see home-grown talent, England's total absence from the starting eleven was enough to generate debate among fans and commentators about what it meant for the development of local players.
This post is part of our special coverage Mexico: Caso isolado ou tendência?
The question that remained in the air was whether this escalation was a one-off decision by the technical committee or a reflection of a major movement in English women's football.
There is a context which helps to understand: newly promoted or restructuring clubs often turn aggressively to the international market in order to compete immediately with giants such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal.
O episódio com as Lionesses reacendeu, portanto, o discussão sobre o equilíbrio entre competitividade imediata e a formação de base inglesa, um tema sensível para quem acompanha a seleção feminina do país (The episode ends with the discussion of the balance between immediate competitiveness and basic English training, which is a sensitive topic for those who follow the women's national team).
Recent developments: what to observe from the agora
For the Brazilian fan following European women's football, this case deserves attention for two reasons.
Primeiro, porque mostra como a WSL e o futebol feminino inglês se profesionalizaram a ponto de clubes se planejarem como empresas: what matters is to assemble the team as strongly as possible, independentemente da nacionalidade das jogadoras. First of all, because it shows how WSL and English women's football have professionalised so that clubs can flourish like companies.
Second, because other teams will follow the same path as the Lionesses, there is a trend towards an increasingly global transfer market which can open up space for Brazilians and players from all over the world in English clubs.
In the end, the game against Manchester United will be marked not so much by the result but rather by the question it raises: how far does globalization of English women's football go and what is its price for home-grown players?
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Source: BBC Sport Football
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