Quote Originally Posted by Tuerto View Post
What blue matt is saying is bullshit. The culture has changed and thank God. There were people complaining when laws were brought in that stopped 8 year olds climbing up chimneys, and then later when the education act was brought in, it's not acceptable now to single out kids and make them the butt of jokes infont of their peers, which is what bullying is. You can still be critical as the education system shows, you can still show dissatisfaction and disappointment, you just can't get personal or make a kid feel like shit because he's had a poor game, it doesn't work.

The people who seem to be surmising on this subject were probably not in such a high pressure situation at such a young age, in short they know **** all. And **** all on how a young persons mind works and how they respond, experts without a shred of education or training.

Nobody likes being singled out, it doesn't make you stronger, it makes a person cynical and scared to make mistakes, it then leads to isolation and anxiety in some people. Imagine that at 16 years of age 200 miles from home without your family around you. I'd love to know how some of you would react if it was one of your kids.

The same people who get upset by a 16 year old Swedish schoolgirl are the ones who think the youth players should man up and take it on the chin.