It is finally a debate worth having… would the current England team win the Premier League?
For years, Three Lions' fans have been frustrated by the national side that has been consistently less than the sum of its parts.
Fragmented dressing rooms, disaffected players, muddled coaching, distractions and negativity have played their part in blunting the potential of native talent, tarnishing 'golden' generations.
Throw in the foreign superstars that illuminate the Premier League and it has long been accepted that the national side would have little chance of turning over the country's best clubs.