Well I'm delighted with the way we are handling the kids, and I'm delighted that we finally have some who are good enough. The problem with our Academy in my opinion has not been a reluctance to involve players, it has been a lack of players good enough to involve. The only way anyone can make an argument that we aren't doing it right is if a player goes on and makes it at a club of our level.
Zinchenko couldn't get a game last season for PSV. Now he's playing here. Not a person at the CFA could've predicted that. He wasn't even meant to be here either - we just couldn't find him a loan in the summer. It's not always about talent, it's about opportunity and circumstance too. Zinchenko isn't any more talented than Maffeo, the Garcias, Ambrose and co. He's just got his chance and thankfully he's taking it. I'd wager a fair bit that if some previously around had had a similar bit of fortune they'd be still here doing just as well.