Come on, at least give us some hint of sarcasm..it is text after all.Honest question: Do we now have the best academy in Europe?
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Come on, at least give us some hint of sarcasm..it is text after all.Honest question: Do we now have the best academy in Europe?
We don't even have the best academy in England. United is far in front. Granted last few years they've fallen off but they've largely been playing youth players this year as well and have been pretty good in the league. They also had Pogba in their youth academy and Morrison who was almost more highly rated.Too early to say that, but give it 5/10 years and I think we'll be considered to be up there.
Yeah and dont forget Tom Cleverley!We don't even have the best academy in England. United is far in front. Granted last few years they've fallen off but they've largely been playing youth players this year as well and have been pretty good in the league. They also had Pogba in their youth academy and Morrison who was almost more highly rated.
Yeah, but both Pogba and Morrison left because of a lack of first team opportunities...We don't even have the best academy in England. United is far in front. Granted last few years they've fallen off but they've largely been playing youth players this year as well and have been pretty good in the league. They also had Pogba in their youth academy and Morrison who was almost more highly rated.
Man Utd vs West Ham.. 1-1 draw, 1 youth product.We don't even have the best academy in England. United is far in front. Granted last few years they've fallen off but they've largely been playing youth players this year as well and have been pretty good in the league. They also had Pogba in their youth academy and Morrison who was almost more highly rated.
Not to mention Walker who also spent a bit of time in the reserves and out on loanMan Utd vs West Ham.. 1-1 draw, 1 youth product.
Spurs vs. Woolwich.. 2-1 win, 4 youth products.
or the Chelsea game, where including Townsend, making it 5 of the starting 11 being academy graduates.Not to mention Walker who also spent a bit of time in the reserves and out on loan
Morrisson left because he was a cunt.Yeah, but both Pogba and Morrison left because of a lack of first team opportunities...
We have an unbelievably talented u18 side, we really do. Outclassed Man Utd tonight.
Walker-Peters, Carter-Vickers, Onomah, Azzaoui, Georgiou all huge potential, amongst others.
Completely played them off the park tonight.We don't even have the best academy in England. United is far in front.
What even is this? You'd can't possible think that surpasses the youth players that have come from United. Even if it was 20 years ago getting Beckham, Scholes, The Nevilles and Giggs all in one year is unbelievable and they also had 1 youth player at least in their starting XI since 1937 or something. Almost 3700 days. We have a long way to go to be saying we have he best youth academy in England.Man Utd vs West Ham.. 1-1 draw, 1 youth product.
Spurs vs. Woolwich.. 2-1 win, 4 youth products.
Completely played them off the park tonight.
Michael Keane is 22 (thus Will is too), this was U18s.Check the loans United have out. Clearly not their "best XI". Two years ago they beat us, i think, in the u21 league final as it were?
Granted we had a large amount of loans as well but Michael and Will Keane were probably higher rated than our missing players. They had also just invested in Nick Powell just like we have with Alli.
Our academy is probably not better than Southampton either. Most academy's I believe dont hold excessive amounts of weight on winning titles and cups. More about how the individual progresses. I'm sure you know this SpursLegend
Don't get me wrong, I'm incredibly excited to see just how far we can go with our academy right now. I am 100% behind Poch and I'm one of the few who credit TS with promoting Harry in the first place and Bentaleb but it's still early days to be going around gloating about having the best academy in England. We'll turn into the Dippers.
Suso was supposed to be Gerrard incarnate. Sterling is good but he was plucked right out of QPRs academy.