Gareth Southgate said that the FA should address the falling number of England players starting for their club. He said that it has fallen to a record low of 25% in recent weeks and he believes that this will hinder the England national team.

He said that he has a small pool of players to choose from and this will affect the England national team able to win big tournaments. He said that teams such as France and Germany have a league where the majority of players are home-grown players and that we can see these benefits in their national team.
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