We've all heard about the so-called Dutch Mafia and the British Disease present in the world game in Australia and preached around the world.

But given the fact that since 1978 there have only been three world cup finals not to feature a South American team, why is so much of the 'fashionable' or 'current' football thinking based on methods from Europe (and specifically from countries that have not won at senior level for quite some time - countries like France and Germany have been far more successful, yet we are not after their coaches, methodologies, or strategies?)

Discuss.


(Note: Not a naive comment or Dutch/Brit-bashing post either, just a legitimate question)