One would have to be pretty bad to be worse than the present Walker for example. Anyone worse should not be anywhere near our squad. The "children" as you call them are young professional footballers who have been excelling in their sport their entire young lives in order to reach this point. They aren't idiots. I played well into my 30s at a decent level and I can only imagine what some of these younger players are thinking watching some of the dross performances being put in by players who are past it. They are basically being told "see that fella walking around, getting beat repeatedly to the ball, refusing to put in a proper challenge, losing sight of his man...", he's still a better option than you. What message is Pep sending the squad as a whole? That I won everything with these guys so no matter how dreadful they become I'll always prefer them to you.