Quote Originally Posted by MacAdder View Post
Many large companies invest in their young recruits by providing mentors.
We have had two very sad cases this week, this and Steven Caulker, and one can't help thinking that all clubs would do well to follow a similar path.

It isn't rocket science. Get the player in the right frame of mind and you will reap the benefits.
There's a good chapter in a book called Why England Lose which talks about how little clubs do to help. I remember a story about anelka, an insular character, going to Madrid and being left to himself. He took a senior players locker on his first day as he wasn't told what to do which instantly put the senior players against him. The last thing a guy like that needs. And this was a teenager in a new country that they'd spent a fortune on.

For some reason, clubs tend not to care for their big assets off the pitch.