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Maybe yes, but when was the last one who made a breakthrough ?
I have to wonder if the tweet above regarding pochs alleged promotion of Youth has some truth to it.
The last one then ? how many years ago was that exactly ?
I respect your faith, but I am not so sure any longer.
Its not like Janssen or Llorente are ever going to be great back ups for Harry is it ?
I think he should have been given a chance, if he is good enough ,he is old enough , Micael Owen for example :
"Michael Owen has announced that he will be retiring from football at the end of the season. In 1997, Owen, still only seventeen, convinced Liverpool he was ready to make his first team debut. When asked about his possible inclusion, Liverpool manager Roy Evans said bluntly: "if you are good enough you are old enough"
You only really find out by giving them a chance, if they fail...so be it, then you can disparage them.
On the flipside its good to see a british youngster play abroad. More should do it.
My French is excellentIf you can come to Paris...yes lol.
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Michael Owen did at 17, not so bad was he ?
Not sure on that one.If he was 17 & left the academy for a team abroad would he still be considered homegrown?
I have long been of the opinion, and said, that what holds the English national team back is the lack of youngsters moving abroad for some different input. Also, too many of the best talents are stuck as fringe, talented players at the top clubs for too long, not getting the regular game time needed to further their development.
The window for breaking into a first eleven at a top-6 club is extremely narrow. It is even very narrow for other PL clubs. Those that do come close, that do get a taste, may find it very difficult to handle the pressure, to perform consistently enough from a young age, and to nail down a spot and regain the spot after an injury.
We've had to let the likes of Livermore, Mason and Townsend go. Players who all came close, who even got national team games for England, but who just lacked that little bit of consistency or end product or that were unfortunate with injuries. Some tend to see such players as "shit", but making it as good PL players is an amazing achievement. They have all, in fairness, had great careers. The competition for a place amongst professional footballers is extremely fierce, and to then be amongst the 1% (?) of those to make it in the PL is an amazing achievement.
Reo Griffiths was most likely, from what I read here, looking at another season or two of youth football in Spurs, then maybe some loans to league two or league one. In my opinion it is likely much better for him to move to a club and nation where it is more likely that he gets some first tram minutes at a high level and where he may get some new coaching input. It seems a very sensible move.
I would never advice a young, talented player to go to or stay at a top club's academy if he was at a stage in his development where he could get real game time at a reasonable level.
Ahh the dream of youth. For me that evaporated when Fenn and Allen played upfront against Man U all those years ago.
The overwhelming majority of youth team players go on to do nothing or close to nothing. Some make a splash in the lower leagues and a very minor amount make a career at the top level. It’s the same at any big club. Derek Griffiths or whatever the fuck his name is just another name in the list.
It’s an honour to play for Spurs, not a right, no player no matter whom is bigger than the club. If the lads attitude is one of moving on for a better option he is ill advised or understands his level would never be good enough and he won’t put the effort in to be good enough.
In short. Fuck off.