It's Quiet - a new dawn

[mosssideblue]

That's another ridiculous cliché used every year.

Hardly any kids in the world anywhere are 'good enough' they become 'good enough' by being given time on the pitch to learn how to be 'good enough'.

If that ridiculous cliché applied no kids would ever play, anywhere.

You can see in games like today how the kids are learning what they can & can't do at senior level & how they must change to adapt. What they need is time on the pitch to refine it. They have no way of learning it without playing.

You don't get that on the training pitch & it's all necessary in order to be 'good enough' or otherwise they rot away playing shit level football & lose their desire & edge, like most of our academy kids have done so far.

I wish this cowardly attitude amongst some fans would stop. We never used to be like this.

It's not cowardly, it's realistic expectations. Its clear you are passionate about seeing the young uns coming through and that is commendable. But cliche or not, it is true. They are seen training every day of the week and that is the first part of their audition. Impress there and then maybe you stand a chance. Perhaps no one has impressed enough to get to phase two.

 

[Kompany is King]

Let's see how many of the youngsters Pep plays, even as sub this season.

Foden looks favourite at moment but competition is intense.

 

[Daz_Blue]

City Watch‏Verified account @City_Watch 42s43 seconds ago
Pep after today's game: "I think we need someone else, something else, a little bit more." [@spbajko]

 

[Neville Kneville]

It's not cowardly, it's realistic expectations. Its clear you are passionate about seeing the young uns coming through and that is commendable. But cliche or not, it is true. They are seen training every day of the week and that is the first part of their audition. Impress there and then maybe you stand a chance. Perhaps no one has impressed enough to get to phase two.

They DO impress there.

They always have, even ones who aren't that good. Training is piss easy. Real games are totally different.

It's another nonsense cliché mindlessly spouted on here.

 

[Ruzzles]

Sterling is starting to get into a lot of scoring positions playing inside.

Another striking option.

Sterling's movement is exceptional when he is playing in a 2 up top.

 

[Andrew___K]

City Watch‏Verified account @City_Watch 42s43 seconds ago
Pep after today's game: "I think we need someone else, something else, a little bit more." [@spbajko]

Someone whose surname starts with 'M'.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Sterling's movement is exceptional when he is playing in a 2 up top.

His finishing is looking better too this pre season. He looks very confident.

 

[BAB.DAB]

Someone whose surname starts from 'M'.

Marvin?

 

[inchy14]

That's the era I grew up in... but that's not the modern premier league game or even modern life. Dropping down a division or two wasn't death before the television and internet era. As long as fans showed up on the terraces and bought pints and pies and shirts, a team could survive a few seasons without winning because revenue wasn't dependent on the media et al. Outside football we used to give teenagers real apprenticeships into real jobs to stay with a company their whole working life and in which they could support families too. The world has moved on my friend.

He should put two kids in the bench every week, if 3 up or more against the West Ham's and Bournemouth's of the league they should get game time, they should be starting cup games also.
I'd rather see the likes of Diaz, Foden and Roberts get minutes than Delph, Fernando or Bony.

 

[Neville Kneville]

Someone whose surname starts with 'M'.

Decent final ball would be enough imo.