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gotta love him!Cassanova scores.
Now there's a novelty....
gotta love him!Cassanova scores.
Now there's a novelty....
I mean with Lampard it might change, but Chelsea's youth farming isn't good for youth development, in fact it's exactly the opposite you get put on that conveyor belt and end up staying there often until your mid-20s, going through the exhaustion of going club to club without ever having the stability and structure to help you grow, settle and produce your best work.
I'd say when looking at Chelsea's youth, there is a lot of talent there, a lot of it wasted and a lot of youth players hate it. Josh McEachran, Piazon and Panzo have all publically complained about Chelsea's system, and even Andros Townsend has mentioned how being loaned out all the time affected his mental health etc.
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Chelsea is really not a model to look at. When you look at previously special talents in Baker and Piazon, they haven't moved on, still bieng farmed out on loan, having to re adapt, reintegrate, prove themselves at a club rinse repeat. No stable life, home, or friend groups. That's a lot to ask out people and it can't be good for your development. Baker is 25, three years ago people thought he could contribute to a top level team, before that he was super hyped. Now he is just going through the motions. Piazon was also very hyped, he is 26 still reluctantly with Chelsea. This guy was getting La liga loans 8 years ago, at 18, he hasn't moved on from that. But how can he? The loan system makes it very hard to really develop and see career progression. It has its limits.
Tanganga and Skipp.
And, in addition to Winks, let’s not forget that it wasn’t that long ago that another Harry broke through. And, frankly, he pisses over every other player to have come through any other academy in England over the past decade.
Tanganga has been injured literally since June. He's been confirmed unavailable in every team news article this season.
And I completely agree with you but I felt it had to be pointed out that Dog was arguing from the wrong premise.I agree with this, but I can also understand Dog's pessimism from Mourinho's history and the general nature of players coming through in the PL. I hope everyone is right and Tanganga is back getting chances when he is fit
Devine playing centre back?
Cassanova scores.
Now there's a novelty....
Japhet also looks to be our primary back up at RB if Serge was to go last week of the window. I don’t know if that’s a position he’s comfortable in, but he’ll get games I think.
Lyon’s former Tottenham striker Ref Griffiths, 20, is also blossoming in France as the Ligue 1 club have made him captain of the B team, rebuffed approaches from England to take him on loan and told him they want him to push for the first team.
Griffiths has scored five goals in six games this season and the club - which has an excellent record of youth development - have been impressed with his work rate and professionalism.
Sorting through some old papers earlier today found an old team sheet from FA Youth Cup 4th Round vs Portsmouth -2010 I think we lost 1-0 a memorable goal by Ciftci who want on to play for Celtic I think 10 of the Spurs side wnat on to play league football 3 are full internationals and 5 made first team appearances
Spurs Team
Jamie Butler
Jesse Walter Lassen
Tom Carroll
Jake Nicholson
Nathan Byrne
Steve Caulker
Ryan Fredericks
Dean Parrett
Harry Kane
John Bostock
Paul Jose Mpoku
subs
Jordan Archer
Olumide Durijaiye
Paul Mcbride
Kudos Oyenuga
Zaine Francis Angol
talking of former academy players it's weird how there's been nothing on tariq hinds since he left? think a move abroad would suit him given his size.
also just saw this on reo griffiths:
hadn't heard much from him for a while so kind of assumed he wasn't doing much but glad to hear that's not the case.
tob started for stoke at the weekend too so that year group are at least now starting to find their way it seems.