Quote Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa View Post
The first team don't play like the academy, and then you've got a disconnect where players can't really drop in. Whether he was the right person to address this, Slade tried to fix this a bit and Warnock's youngest player was Patto. Hopefully Morison's and Harris' relationship addresses this.
You’re right. There’s a massive difference between what the academy coaches are delivering in relation to certain managers needs, wants and expectations.

Different techniques, philosophies and playing styles make the playing side look disjointed.

If anyone remembers Bellamy doing his punditry on Sky Sports and acknowledging City’s play was lacking some football finesse was a shining example of this.

Someone’s mentioned earlier the academy seems to produce players for other clubs.