"I always wanted to play abroad, says Goss, who spent 18 months in Greece before moving to Trencin, one of Europe's capitals of culture this year. When I was at United a lot of coaches and players always used to tell me it would suit me a lot more. When I got older when I was training with the first team, there were players telling me that as well."
"Not that I wasn't looking in England but I was mainly asking agents or agents were coming to me with more abroad options, Taylor-Hart says. I'm not saying that it's a step back, but sometimes you've got to go to a lower level and get your playing time. It's not that I fell out of love with the game, but just found that love for the game again."
Six British players are involved in a Slovak top-flight match between AS Trencin and Zemplin Michalovce, with multiple squad members having come through English academies. Trencin’s British contingent includes Sean Goss, Roshaun Mathurin and Cody David, while Zemplin features Kido Taylor-Hart, Ben Cottrell and Kai Brosnan. Markus Poom provides an additional British link through birthplace. Post-Brexit employment rules make moves to some western European leagues harder, while eastern European countries such as Slovakia often have lower permit thresholds. Several players moved abroad to secure playing time, revive their careers and gain consistent first-team experience.
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