Ronaldo and Messi are about 100 and coming through there's... who? Greaseman? Meh. No young Krauts, no young Dutchies. Some kid at Monaco who's scored a few goals this season, whoopydoo. Where's the next Bergkamp, Cruyff, van Basten or Sneijder?
It's a piss-poor outlook and no mistake.
"Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.
"But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."
Well in the CL final you will have players like Dybala and perhaps in the light of the Bale injury Asensio, both wonderful players.
In Germany the likes of Wiegl, Mor, Dembele and Pulisic and that is at Dortmund alone.
France have Lemar, Mbappe on top of your Pogba or Griezemann or Varane types.
England has Kane, Alli and Sterling. Oh my.
None are a Cruyff nor Bergkamp but as you well know such players don’t come along every day, or even every few years. Cruyff was beyond debate at the top, then Maradona, then Zidane. It is only in recent years we have been spoiled somewhat by two of the very best at the same time.