Quote Originally Posted by City123 View Post
Does it not occur to some that those 17 and 18 year olds were played too much, too early and suffered from it? You'll get some that have a longer time at the top, but how many were finished by 30?
Correct. Rooney was burnt out by the time he was 30.

Michael Owen another who burst in the scene very early and ended up in the knackers yard.