- Jan 17, 2013
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How do you consistently compete at the top and stay a successful team if you don't pay top wages?
I think by bringing through, developing and scouting youth, we have the infrastructure in place now, more Bale's, Dier's, Ali's and Kane's please!
Also by signing really good players that are at the end of their contracts, that have been overlooked by the big boys, like Lorrs, Eriksen, Vertonghen etc and giving them a crack at the Prem.
Our biggest signings never seem to live up to expectations - We can't afford the top bracket so go for the lesser players that rarely work out, I'd rather see us continue to give hungry young players a go, they always seem to surpass expectations unlike some of our record deals like, Bent, Bentley, Paulinho, Soldado, Sissoko etc.
Most important thing for me is the coaching staff and a style of play that the whole club from top to bottom buys into. Athletico are the prime example of how the right coaching
can compete with unlimited resources.
No club can keep players if they really want to leave, even the richest, UTD and Ronaldo is the prime example.
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