Would having a Category 1 Academy be linked to developing our own training ground at Hensol?
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Would having a Category 1 Academy be linked to developing our own training ground at Hensol?
It's so complicated. I've got no idea if we should be concentrating on producing successful teams or on player development either, hopefully the two will go hand in hand. Even if we're settling on one style of play I'd like to think we're encouraging some flexibility, both positionally and tactically, so players aren't too fazed when they get sent out on loan to play in a 4-4-2 at Port Vale or find an 80-year-old Warnock is still in charge when they're ready for the first team here.
You may be interested in this report on the Benfica academy. They've made £230m on the sale of academy products in the last 3 years, I'm sure Tan would settle for that.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...ball-transfers
Swansea showing no signs of slowing their academy expansion in Wales (apparently)....
SWANSEA CITY HAVE NAMED FORMER WREXHAM AND LIVERPOOL STRIKER LEE JONES AS THEIR ACADEMY’S FIRST DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR NORTH WALES.
https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swa...velopment-boss
well you know my stance on children and youth football gringo but the fact still remains what i,ve been harping on about for the last 10 years on here is nurturing futsal to the younger generation in the uk but the depressing fact is we are about 20 years behind the rest of the major footballing nations to make any difference
will be interesting if england go out of the world cup early doors and the back lash that will follow in the media about the state of our game like every major tournament in the last 20 years whilst the prem league is considered the best .
https://www.theguardian.com/football...d-messi-neymar
the above article is good but far too little too late to make an impact . a good point you made about our under 11's regarding playing like spain in reality most kids want to play the passing game these days which as you mention goes against the grain in terms of our first team . Looks like the fulham owner has wound up a few people on here too regarding that :hehe:[/QUOTE]
Wasn't a lot of passing going on when I was playing youth football a couple of years ago, it was for parks football mind :hehe:
If only our academy had picked up Gareth Bale and Craig Bellemy we wouldn’t have been talking about the lack of success?