Atila Reincarnate Wrote: > This may sound controversial but I also think some > players don't have the balls to come to the prem > as they see it as overly physical. And in Messi > and Kaka's case, it was probably that and the > cultural thing, which I can't blame them for. > After all, using Madrid as example against say > London or Manchester is non starter, Madrid wins > hands down. Keane said a similar thing about where players lived/worked when he was at Sunderland. Mentioned that players and their wives as a rule didn't want to live in the North East, so they were less likely to attract those sorts.