Italian players left their mark in England even when Serie A was at its peak. Zola for instance, Di Mateo, Vialli, Ravanelli, etc... Simply throughout the history Italians had better players, more technical, skillfull, more cunning and it comes as no surprise they have won 4 world cups till now. England as a football nation, when you look at the talent they have managed to develope in the last 20-30 years and what their NT has accomplished so far is a laughing stock. Despite the wealth, modern facilites and plenty of football academies, it's becoming hard to find semi decent English football player.