Time for a superstar ?

In other areas we have mostly everything that is needed to take the prize of being the best league. The play is fast, furious and physical without being plagued as much as La Liga in terms of play-acting. The rivalries are fierce and our teams often do well in Europe and this standard of quality runs through to sides that even battle relegation (see Blackpool). Yet, it seems again there are few big stars who want to join us and revel in what is surely the best balance of overall football and without doubt the best atmosphere in any league in any country. 

Lets trace back the years: Ronaldo was our superstar back in 2008, the best player in the world, Henry ruled 2003-2005 alongside the magical Bergkamp, Beckham was an overrated yet wonderful talent known throughout the world and everyone's Mr Nice, the electric Zola, lit up our screens. Let's not forget Marcel Desailly or throughout the 90's Cantona, with Klinsmann joining for a few seasons and Pires and Peter Schemichel also being characters in our game. Lets not forget Di Canio, either. 

What has changed? Why can our country no longer attract the talent it once used to and why have we now got the hated Rooney, or want-away Fabregas as the face of our league. Giggs image is out the window and Torres hasn't been producing the gorgeous displays that we all know he can do for at least a year. Again, Kaka did not sign for City when they offered 100 million +, just as Ronaldo wanted out to play for his 'dream club', despite the fact that they were nowhere near reaching European finals or even having domestic success. Ronaldinho, a brilliantly attacking player chose the mundane Italian league aswell as Eto'o, Sneijder and perhaps Tevez will be added to that list now his Corinthians move has collapsed.

We can also comfort ourselves with the notion that these players haven't fitted in right at their respective clubs or they are homesick, or of course that we 'hated them all anyway'. Yet, the more annoying and even shocking truth is that the inability of England to attract a superstar (even Neymar and Aguero want Madrid) may simply tell us that a move abroad is a much more attractive prospect than rainy, physical, boring old England. Even if it poses no danger to the brilliance of our league, it would be nice to have a player that we either love or hate, yet all appreciate for their genuine football talent.