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Published 10:56 3 Feb 2018 GMT
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Harte complained on Twitter that there are currently "too many foreign players" in Leeds' under-23 team, and that he was left "fuming" following the match. Leeds is "losing its identity", according to the Irishman, as some of the players and coaches were speaking Spanish, and they lack the "passion" of homegrown footballers. They are also, according to Harte, "killing" the chances of young British players making it to the first-team.
Here are Harte's tweets:
https://twitter.com/ianharte23/status/959472030813999104
https://twitter.com/ianharte23/status/959472320548163584
https://twitter.com/ianharte23/status/959473979835764736
Harte, who now works as a football agent, seems oblivious to the fact that he is Irish, and he was once a "foreign" player in England. He is from Drogheda in County Louth, and played schoolboy football for Home Farm in Dublin, before joining Leeds' academy in 1995 and establishing himself in the first-team.
Harte, like the Spanish players he complained about, was an economic migrant. Each player has left home to try become a professional footballer in another country, the same way he did over 20 years ago. Harte also played in Spain for three years! So, it's really strange to hear him complain about Spanish players doing exactly what he did, and try their luck in another league.
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