Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard believes the influx of foreigners is making it more difficult for English youngsters to make the Premier League breakthrough.
FA chairman Greg Dyke stated his concern over the amount of imports into the Barclays Premier League in his first major speech last month and announced the setting up of a commission to look into the problem of dwindling English players in the top flight.
"Managers are only ever eight to 10 days away from the sack so to take risks on unknown young players is difficult," Gerrard told BBC Breakfast.
"I mean (Liverpool manager) Brendan Rodgers has been fantastic at this club because he's been brave and he's given young players a chance.
"But there's no two ways about it, it's a lot more difficult to break through nowadays because of the standard of players and because there is a lot more foreigners about.
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