Following the elimination of the English u-21 team from the on-going tournament, Barton has voiced his complaint in a recent interview
"Everybody wants to blame it on something and it's not a case of that," he told BBC Radio 5 Live. "It's not the players, it's not the coaching staff, it's not one thing, it's an accumulation of many things.
"The culture within English football is not changing - no St George's Park, no massive spend, no change of coach, this isn't going to change it.
"The culture is rotten from top to bottom. England's national team will under-perform at every single tournament because of this reason and that filters down."
Raheem Sterling, Jack Wilshere, Ross Barkley, Phil Jones and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were all eligible for the championships but not called up.
Barton added: "The FA should say to them: 'If you don't make yourself eligible for an Under-21s campaign if you're selected, you won't be considered by the national team for however many years.'
"We need to get in line, we need to get a passion restored in the badge of representing your country at any level."
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"The culture within English football is not changing - no St George's Park, no massive spend, no change of coach, this isn't going to change it.
"The culture is rotten from top to bottom. England's national team will under-perform at every single tournament because of this reason and that filters down."
Raheem Sterling, Jack Wilshere, Ross Barkley, Phil Jones and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were all eligible for the championships but not called up.
Barton added: "The FA should say to them: 'If you don't make yourself eligible for an Under-21s campaign if you're selected, you won't be considered by the national team for however many years.'
"We need to get in line, we need to get a passion restored in the badge of representing your country at any level."
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