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Academy Pathway to the First Team
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The1nvisibleMan
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Will any play though?Hopefully with 9 subs coming in at game 14, we may see some on the bench.
johnmcfcagain
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So, Braaf is the latest promising youngster who doesn't seem to have a future at the club. What do folk think about that? More importantly, what does it tell us about Pep, his coaching skills, and/or the hierarchy at the club?
Pessimists may say it's a sign that Pep is not interested in our academy/youth development and would prefer to bring in finished products from elsewhere. That he is not such a great coach if he cannot upskill and promote talented kids into the first team squad. Or simply that he has just lost his mojo and doesn't really care about the future at all.
Optimists may argue that he is a great judge of a player, with very high standards, and recognises that the club needs to recruit the best from around the world irrespective of age in order to win the top trophies - particularly the Champions League which is in reality his sole focus now.
Interestingly, in Pep's early time at the club, particularly his first season, the perceived wisdom was that Pep wasn't keen on dealing with senior experienced pros, preferring to mould (bully?) younger players into his ways?
Pessimists may say it's a sign that Pep is not interested in our academy/youth development and would prefer to bring in finished products from elsewhere. That he is not such a great coach if he cannot upskill and promote talented kids into the first team squad. Or simply that he has just lost his mojo and doesn't really care about the future at all.
Optimists may argue that he is a great judge of a player, with very high standards, and recognises that the club needs to recruit the best from around the world irrespective of age in order to win the top trophies - particularly the Champions League which is in reality his sole focus now.
Interestingly, in Pep's early time at the club, particularly his first season, the perceived wisdom was that Pep wasn't keen on dealing with senior experienced pros, preferring to mould (bully?) younger players into his ways?
abu13
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This is one area where i have been disapointed with Pep, I really hoped he was going to bring through more young players to the first team squad. The reality is that only Foden has made the step up so far although others appear to be getting closer I am struggling to see how they break through.
PannickAtTheDisco
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not with Pep, no. Then to top it all off we don't get the fees we should for academy or CFG prospects, Iheanacho and Mooy aside.
idahoblues
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Errrr, yes
LongsightM13
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Not one bit arsed about losing a troublemaker like Braaf. City knew he had baggage and issues when he arrived and took the gamble anyway.
Would like be very arsed however if unmerited favouritism, mistrust of youth and double standards ends up costing us Phil, Palmer or Doyle
Would like be very arsed however if unmerited favouritism, mistrust of youth and double standards ends up costing us Phil, Palmer or Doyle
johnmcfcagain
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Errrr, yes
jamesha
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Braaf is (reputedly) a bit of an entitled git so I would hesitate to judge City's youth policy by however his situation turns out but the pathway for academy players is lacking.
Pep did try an EDS player (Delap) against Leicester which turned into a disaster so I can understand why he is wary but the youngsters must despair of getting a chance. Maybe having more sub spots will help - we just need to start putting teams away with 30 minutes to go again so the youngsters can get some minutes.
Pep did try an EDS player (Delap) against Leicester which turned into a disaster so I can understand why he is wary but the youngsters must despair of getting a chance. Maybe having more sub spots will help - we just need to start putting teams away with 30 minutes to go again so the youngsters can get some minutes.