Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
That's not quite what I said though. You make the case for saying that the system is in place to produce an England team that wins major tournaments, but, just like with City, it seems at the moment that turning good teenagers into good first team players is either a problem or something that is not encouraged at the club - I'm convinced that someone like Loftus-Cheek won't realise his full potential if he stays at Chelsea and, seemingly, the penny is dropping with a lot of the best talent coming through in the younger age group.
In itself that doesn't mean the system doesn't work though.
Creating some excellent young talent and selling/loaning it to clubs who are willing to take the risk basically is the system now