No disrespect to Owen, but he didn't play 20 in two seasons!Allardyce: "Nearly all jobs are becoming more and more impossible to do as time goes by because of the perception that revolves around it and the need for instant success, and none more so than the England job.
"The bottom line is are we really as good as we think we are? That's where the problem really lies, that we probably think we are better than we really are.
"I do think the first 11, 14, perhaps 16 players are high quality for England, but looking at last night, after that we are finding it difficult at international level to cope.
"You need at least 50 top players for your country's opportunity to perform in an international competition because very often as time goes by, you are faced with all sorts of injuries and suspensions.
"You can never go to an international tournament with the top 22 players, so you need 50-plus top players available to you at least.
"I do not know if we have got 50 of that top calibre now.
"We have got some hugely talented players, but we have not got enough. We have certainly not got enough in the Premier League and we are not growing enough.
"If we can do that, then five, eight, 10 years' time, we can re-establish ourselves as a top international team.
"The players are very passionate about playing for their country, but they have got the huge demands of their owners and their coaches to deliver Premier League trophies, Champions League trophies, UEFA Cup trophies, and those are 60-game seasons or 55-game seasons.
"The demands on a player at that level, a Steven Gerrard, a Michael Owen or a Wayne Rooney, are huge.
"Playing 60 games a year every year, playing in high-level competitions will take its toll.
"I hope this is the biggest shock we have had for a long time. It's a big and hard one to take."