We can’t let all these players go on loan as we won’t have much of an u23 team left at all. I was thinking a couple of the older ones and the rest maybe beginning of next season .
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But we have something like 30 players in development squad (see first page of this thread) so plenty to loan out whilst leaving an u21' team.
This video highlights the Madrid setup, which is one I think we need to look at in order to see what we have in our setup. Loans are not a bad thing and will help develop the players. If they don’t make it, they don’t make it, but at least their careers are somewhat on the move. I can’t believe how many players we hold and just stagnate their careers,
Think it would help the youngsters though. More important that we get quality players in the first team than having a competitive U23s.
I agree but most players ain't gonna make it with us but we have to encourage players to join us. We seem to have successfully done that over the years.
I can't recall many having bad word to say about our system and we are not paying £180k a week like Chelsea to Hudson-Okoi.
It averages maybe one game a week for u18s and u21s, rarely two games a week.
So with almost 30 players in development squad ( imo we need a major full of 10 to 15 players this summer) plus an Academy year 2 which has the likes of Cirkin, Binks, Walcott, White, Bennett and Etete ,( not to mention Parrott), so half a team ready for u21' football, we can easily put out a decent u21' team even if we send maybe 10 of the current development squad out on loan.
That then leaves the u18 matches to be played by the other half of Academy Year 2 not playing u21' football plus Academy Year 1 and a few u16s who have started playing u18 football regularly.
Problem at the moment is we have far more players in the youth system than games to play them in .....
Amos, Roles and Parrott seem like they have a genuine chance with us.
On Chelsea TV, might need to turn the sound down or off though !
Still poor that the club have zero interest in covering these games properly.
It‘s true, most won‘t make it. But I still think that getting them out on loan is the best way to develop them. (Edit: From a certain point. E.g. 18-22 years of age) Look at the likes of Roles and Amos currently. Even if Roles never makes it in our first team, the way he is currently playing for Cambridge will make a club take a chance on him, when we decide to sell.
Not sure many would do that, going purely on his achievements in virtually non-competitive U-23s football.
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